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Colorado Jails & Prisons

Every jail, prison and detention facility in Colorado — addresses, phone numbers, visiting rules, and the official inmate search for each one.

117 facility records
19 CDOC institutions
56 county jails
55 counties with facilities

Colorado has 19 state prisons operated by Colorado Department of Corrections, plus 56 county and local jails. This directory lists 27 because it still carries institutions the agency is closing. How we count.

Where are they right now? Jails and prisons are not two separate worlds. They are points on one path, and searching the wrong one is why a name comes back with nothing.
  1. ArrestedTaken to the county jail for the county where the arrest happened — not where they live.
  2. County jailHeld here while the case runs. 56 local jail facilities in Colorado. Bail is set and posted here.
  3. Court and sentencingMost people leave from here. Only a sentence to state time moves someone into the prison system.
  4. Released, fined, or a county sentence — the path ends here for most people
  5. Reception centreWeeks, not days. They are scored, assessed and assigned. Expect little contact during this stage — this is the part families are least warned about.
  6. InstitutionPlaced at one of 19 institutions, at a security level set by their score — not by the worst thing the prison is allowed to hold.
  7. Release and supervisionThey report to a parole or probation office, which is rarely the city they were held in.
What is in this directory

Browse Colorado records by system.

Jails, state prisons, federal facilities, and ICE detention are run by different agencies under different rules. These groups are how we file the records — not official counts of what the state operates.

Official routes and practical help

What do you need to do in Colorado?

Each link goes to the agency that actually handles it. Individual facilities can still add their own rules, so confirm with the one holding the person.

Facility directory

All Colorado facility records.

Open a group to see its records. Type in the box to narrow the list by facility, city, or county.

State prisons in Colorado27 records
Federal facilities in Colorado9 records
FacilityCityCounty
Aurora Detention Facility Aurora Adams
FCC Florence Florence Fremont
FCI Englewood Littleton Jefferson
FCI Englewood Detention Center Littleton Jefferson
FCI Florence Florence Fremont
Mstc Aurora Arapahoe
Southern Ute Tribal Detention Center Ignacio La Plata
USP Florence Admax Florence Fremont
USP Florence High Florence Fremont
County and city jails in Colorado56 records
FacilityCityCounty
Adams County Detention Facility Brighton Adams
Alamosa County Detention Center Alamosa Alamosa
Arapahoe County Detention Facility Centennial Arapahoe
Archuleta County Jail Pagosa Springs Archuleta
Baca County Jail Springfield Baca
Boulder County Jail Boulder Boulder
Chaffee County Detention Facility Salida Chaffee
Clear Creek County Sheriffs Office Jail Georgetown Clear Creek
Conejos County Jail Antonito Conejos
Costilla County Jail San Luis Costilla
Crowley County Sheriffs Office Jail Ordway Crowley
Custer County Jail / Sheriff Westcliffe Custer
Delta County Detention Facility Delta Delta
Denver County Jail Denver Denver
Douglas County Sheriffs Office Jail Castle Rock Douglas
Eagle County Detention Facility Eagle Eagle
El Paso County Criminal Justice Center Colorado Springs El Paso
El Paso County Metro Detention Facility Colorado Springs El Paso
Elbert County Jail / Sheriff Kiowa Elbert
Fremont County Detention Center Canon City Fremont
Garfield County Detention Facility Glenwood Springs Garfield
Gilpin County Justice Center Golden Gilpin
Grand County Jail Hot Sulphur Springs Grand
Gunnison County Detention Center Gunnison Gunnison
Huerfano County Jail Walsenburg Huerfano
Jefferson County Detention Facility Golden Jefferson
Kit Carson County Jail Burlington Kit Carson
La Plata County Jail Durango La Plata
Lake County Jail Leadville Lake
Larimer County Jail Fort Collins Larimer
Las Animas County Jail Trinidad Las Animas
Lincoln County Jail Hugo Lincoln
Logan County Detention Center Sterling Logan
Mesa County Alternative Sentencing Unit Grand Junction Mesa
Mesa County Jail / Sheriff Grand Junction Mesa
Moffat County Detention Facility Craig Moffat
Montezuma County Detention Center Cortez Montezuma
Montrose County Jail Montrose Montrose
Morgan County Jail / Sheriff Fort Morgan Morgan
Otero County Jail / Sheriff La Junta Otero
Park County Jail / Sheriff Fairplay Park
Phillips County Sheriff's Office Holyoke Phillips
Pitkin County Jail Aspen Pitkin
Prowers County Jail / Sheriff Lamar Prowers
Pueblo County Detention Center Pueblo Pueblo
Rio Blanco County Detention Center Meeker Rio Blanco
Rio Grande County Jail Del Norte Rio Grande
Routt County Jail / Sheriff Steamboat Springs Routt
Saguache County Jail Saguache Saguache
San Miguel County Jail Telluride San Miguel
Summit County Jail / Sheriff Breckenridge Summit
Teller County Jail Divide Teller
Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center Denver Denver
Washington County Justice Center Akron Washington
Weld County North Jail Complex Greeley Weld
Yuma County Jail / Sheriff Wray Yuma
Juvenile facilities in Colorado15 records
Community corrections and work release in Colorado4 records
Other facilities in Colorado6 records
FacilityCityCounty
3808 Residential Facility Colorado Springs El Paso
Aurora City Detention & Jail Aurora Arapahoe
Broomfield Detention Center Broomfield Broomfield
Colorado Correction Inc 3905 Residential Facilty Colorado Springs El Paso
Roberts Road Residential Facility Colorado Springs El Paso
Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center Canon City Fremont
Browse by place

Where in Colorado?

Most people know the county or the city, not the name of the facility. Start there. Bail is set and posted at the county jail, so the county page is also where the sheriff, the custody search and the court contacts live.

54 counties in Colorado with facility records

67 cities in Colorado with facility records
No longer operating

7 closed facilities in Colorado

These have shut. Nobody is held at any of them. They are listed because the names stay in people’s records, letters and memories long after the doors close, and because a directory that simply omits them looks broken to the person searching.

Open the canonical historical-facility directory →

7 more, closing date not yet confirmed

  • ARCHULETA COUNTY JAIL Pagosa Springs
  • COLORADO WOMENS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY Canon City
  • FORT LYON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY Fort Lyon
  • HIGH PLAINS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY Brush
  • HUERFANO CORRECTIONAL CENTER Walsenburg
  • MESA COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING UNIT Grand Junction
  • SOL VISTA YOUTH SERVICES CENTER Pueblo

Parole and probation

Colorado parole offices — where someone reports after release, which is rarely the city they were held in.