Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Durango is held at the county jail, run by the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Durango
The county jail, run by the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Durango, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the La Plata County Sheriff's Office at lpcgov.org/sheriff.php (page title: La Plata County Sheriff), phone 970-247-1157, 283 Girard Street Durango, CO 81303, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 970-247-1157.
The La Plata County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 160 people, down from about 190 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 230 beds, and it ran at 69 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
La Plata County has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the La Plata County Jail
The La Plata County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Durango (filed by the FBI as Durango Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Durango.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in La Plata County: Fort Lewis College (campus police); Southwest Drug Task Force (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Durango's 1,720 for 2024, the La Plata County Sheriff's Office's 163 for 2024 and Bayfield's 44 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in La Plata County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,912 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Durango arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in La Plata County serves the sentence in a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Durango?
Ask the La Plata County Sheriff's Office at 970-247-1157; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lpcgov.org/sheriff.php.
How many people are in the La Plata County jail?
About 160 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 230 beds.
What is the phone number for the La Plata County jail?
970-247-1157, the number on the page of the La Plata County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in La Plata County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Durango website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.