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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.

NeedOfficial Denver Contact
Downtown Detention Center490 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80204; 720-337-0400
Denver County Jail10500 E. Smith Rd., Denver, CO 80239; 720-913-3642
Inmate search phone fallback720-913-3600
Visit Line720-913-3791, Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Denver 3113-1-1 inside Denver or 720-913-1311 outside Denver
Colorado VINE888-263-8463 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.