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.
Rifle, Colorado, in Garfield County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rifle is held at the county jail, run by the Garfield 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 Rifle
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rifle is held at the county jail, run by the Garfield County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office at garcosheriff.com/current-inmates (page title: Current Inmates | Garfield County Sheriff Colorado), phone (970) 945-0453, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Garfield County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 72 people, down from about 100 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 193 beds, and it ran at 37 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Garfield County has about 63,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Garfield County Jail
The Garfield County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Rifle (filed by the FBI as Rifle Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Rifle.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Glenwood Springs's 594 for 2025, the Garfield County Sheriff's Office's 500 for 2025 and Rifle's 382 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Garfield County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,797 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 Rifle arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Colorado Department of Corrections lists its inmates at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Rifle?
Look on the custody page of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office at garcosheriff.com/current-inmates, or call (970) 945-0453. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Garfield County jail?
About 72 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 193 beds.
What is the phone number for the Garfield County jail?
(970) 945-0453, the number on the page of the Garfield County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Garfield County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Rifle 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.