This is a private reference site, not a Denver government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve official booking records. Those requests must go to the office that holds the record or manages the custody status.
Where to Start for Denver Jail Questions
For official Denver Sheriff Department facility information, use the agency's contact and records pages. Denver Sheriff Department records requests through the Civil Liabilities Unit are electronic-only through the official form, and the department says phone or social-media records requests are denied.
| Need | Official Denver Contact |
|---|---|
| Downtown Detention Center | 490 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80204; 720-337-0400 |
| Denver County Jail | 10500 E. Smith Rd., Denver, CO 80239; 720-913-3642 |
| Inmate search phone fallback | 720-913-3600 |
| Visit Line | 720-913-3791, Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. |
| Denver 311 | 3-1-1 inside Denver or 720-913-1311 outside Denver |
| Colorado VINE | 888-263-8463 for custody-status notifications |
The links below route common custody and record questions to the most relevant Denver County page or official lookup path.
- For someone held by Denver Sheriff Department at the Downtown Detention Center or Denver County Jail, start with jail inmate records.
- For booking-photo availability and limits, review jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after a Denver jail booking, use court records after a jail arrest.
- For addresses, phone numbers, and visitation context, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Colorado prisoner, use the Colorado Department of Corrections offender search rather than the Denver jail roster.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.