Denver County Jail Roster
The official Denver Sheriff Inmate Search is the main public roster for Denver County inmate records. It is linked by the Sheriff Department as the in-custody search and is built for people in Denver Sheriff custody. That means the roster is the right starting point for a recent booking, a person awaiting court, or someone housed in the Downtown Detention Center or Denver County Jail. It is not the right database for a sentenced CDOC prisoner, a federal inmate, or an ICE detainee.
The roster app accepts broad keyword searches, so a user does not need a perfect full legal name to start. Search can be done by full or partial name, booking number, or CD number. Results may show the facility abbreviation and whether the booking status is active or inactive. The official app does not publish a precise refresh schedule or a public retention window for released people. If the person should be in Denver custody and no result appears, the app provides 720-913-3600 as the phone fallback.
Use Denver County Inmate Search
A good Denver County inmate records search starts with the broadest official record source and then narrows. The roster keyword box can search several fields at once, including names, race, facility, status, booking number, and CD number. Partial spelling helps when a name is hyphenated, misspelled, or entered with a middle name. A booking number is more precise because it points to one jail intake event.
- Open the official Denver Sheriff Inmate Search.
- Enter a name, booking number, or CD number in the keyword field.
- Leave the facility set to all unless the person is known to be at DDC or Denver County Jail.
- Review the result table or card for name, age, race, facility, status, CD number, and booking number.
- Open the detail route when available and save the booking number before calling or filing a records request.
- If the person is not listed, try CDOC, BOP, ICE, VINE, another county, or the Denver phone fallback.
Denver's official inmate search screenshot shows the keyword field, facility selector, results table, and fallback notice on the same app page.
The broad keyword design is useful for first searches, but the booking number is still the best detail to keep for public-records follow-up.
Denver County Roster Fields
The Denver County jail roster search-field table below comes from the research inventory for the official app. It shows why a name-only search is not the only option. Facility filters and booking identifiers help when several people share a last name. The empty-field validation also matters because the app requires a search term before it will run.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search for inmates by name, booking number, or CD number | Search text | Yes | Maximum length 50; full or partial keywords accepted across name, booking, race, facility, status, and CD number. |
| Facility | Dropdown | No | Default is all; use only when the facility is known. |
| Sort headers | Table control | No | Sortable columns include last name, first name, middle name, race, facility, CD number, and booking number. |
| Pagination | Result control | No | Page size is 10 when the search returns results. |
Denver County Inmate Profile
A Denver County inmate profile is a jail custody record, not a complete criminal case file. The search results inventory shows identity and custody fields. Profile templates recovered from the app indicate personal details, case details, court information, and charge or bond fields may appear in the detail route. A booking photo was not visible in the extracted search result template, and Denver Sheriff routes booking-photo requests to Denver Police Department.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Last, first, and middle name | The name fields used by the roster result. |
| Age, sex, and race | Basic demographic fields visible in search results. |
| Facility | The Denver Sheriff facility abbreviation, useful for DDC or COJL routing. |
| Booking status | Rendered as ACTIVE or INACTIVE from the app field ARREST_ACTIVE. |
| CD number | Denver inmate number field used with the detail route. |
| Booking number | The booking event number needed for records and court follow-up. |
Note: Jail charges can differ from prosecutor-filed charges, so use court records after arrest for final charge status.
When Denver Records Do Not Appear
Roster failures are common in a fast-moving jail system. A person may be too recently booked for the search to show them. The name may be entered with a middle name, suffix, hyphen, or spelling variant. The person may have been released, moved to another Denver Sheriff facility, transferred to CDOC, held by another county, or placed in federal or immigration custody. The official Denver app itself links to state and neighboring county options when a person may be elsewhere.
Use the phone and records channels carefully. The roster fallback line is 720-913-3600. Facility phone numbers are 720-337-0400 for Downtown Detention Center and 720-913-3642 for Denver County Jail. Formal jail or booking records go through the Denver Sheriff Civil Liabilities Unit electronic request process. Denver says telephone and social-media records requests are denied, so do not treat a phone call as the way to submit a CCJRA records request.
| Custody question | Best route | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Current Denver jail custody | Denver Sheriff Inmate Search or 720-913-3600 | Official local jail roster and fallback. |
| Sentenced Colorado prisoner | CDOC Offender Search | State prison locator for DRDC, DWCF, and other CDOC facilities. |
| Federal sentenced inmate | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detainee | ICE ODLS | Separate civil immigration detention system. |
| Custody notification | VINELink / Colorado VINE | Web, app, phone, email, and text notifications. |
Denver County Jail Facilities
Denver Sheriff operates two local jail facilities. Both can appear in Denver County inmate records, but they have different visit rules and facility roles. The Downtown Detention Center is tied to downtown booking, court movement, and video-only visits. Denver County Jail is the Smith Road local jail facility and has both video and in-person visiting. State prisons near Smith Road are separate CDOC facilities and should not be searched through the Denver Sheriff roster.
Downtown Detention Center
490 W. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80204
720-337-0400
Video visits only.
Denver County Jail
10500 E. Smith Rd.
Denver, CO 80239
720-913-3642
Video and in-person visits.
Denver County Visit Records
Visitation is not proof of custody by itself, but it is a practical reason to confirm a roster record. Denver Sheriff uses Securus for video visits. Visitors must create an account unless they already have one, bring accepted ID for onsite or in-person visits, arrive early, and follow dress and conduct rules. The Visit Line is 720-913-3791 Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Securus customer service is listed as 877-578-3658.
| Facility | Visit type | Hours and limits |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Detention Center | Onsite video | 7-10 a.m.; noon-2 p.m.; 3-4 p.m.; 6-9 p.m.; up to 30 minutes, one per week and one per day. |
| Downtown Detention Center | Remote video | 7-10 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; 5-9 p.m.; up to 30 minutes, one per week and one per day. |
| Denver County Jail | Onsite video | Friday, Saturday, Sunday at noon, 1 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 p.m. |
| Denver County Jail | In-person | Friday and Saturday at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m.; eligibility form required. |
Request Denver County Jail Records
Denver Sheriff records are handled by the Civil Liabilities Unit. The official public records page says release of sheriff records and reports is governed by the Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act, and that CORA requests for criminal justice records are treated as CCJRA requests. The page also states that some reports may not be releasable and that information may be redacted as required by law.
Useful request details include full name, date of birth if known, booking number, CD number, approximate booking or arrest date, facility, case number, arresting agency, type of record requested, and the requester's role. Denver says the first hour to research and retrieve records has no charge, paper copies are $0.25 per page, and staff time may be charged up to $41.37 per hour. Substantial requests of 25 or more pages or more than one hour require a cost estimate and requester approval.
Records rule: Denver Sheriff says CLU records requests must be submitted electronically and phone or social-media requests will be denied.
Denver County Booking Process
A Denver jail record begins after arrest and intake. Booking creates the booking event, public roster entry, and booking number. Denver Pretrial Services assesses defendants booked into the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center on new pending criminal charges seven days a week before initial advisement. The assessment can include an interview, criminal-history checks, CPAT scoring, ODARA for domestic-violence cases, and DUI RANT for DUI or drug and alcohol driving cases.
Pretrial Services sends a Bond Advisement Report to the court with assessment information, recommended release conditions, and recommended supervision level. The court then addresses release, detention, bond, and conditions. A jail booking record may exist before the court record is complete, and a court charge can later be amended, reduced, dismissed, or replaced. For that reason, custody status, bond information, and filed charges should be checked through the right office.