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 on September 23, 2026.
Archuleta County, Colorado, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Archuleta County is held at the county jail, run by the Archuleta 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 Archuleta County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Archuleta County is held at the county jail, run by the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.archuletacounty.gov (page title: Archuleta County Sheriffs Office | Archuleta County Sheriffs Office), phone 970-398-5529, 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 970-398-5529.
The Archuleta County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 15 people, down from about 19 in 2018. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 60 beds, and it ran at 25 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Archuleta County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Archuleta County Jail
The Archuleta County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Pagosa Springs make the arrests that end in a booking in Archuleta County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office's 195 for 2024 and Pagosa Springs's 194 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Archuleta County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 403 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 Archuleta County 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 Archuleta 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 Archuleta County?
Ask the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office at 970-398-5529; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff.archuletacounty.gov.
How many people are in the Archuleta County jail?
About 15 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 60 beds.
What is the phone number for the Archuleta County jail?
970-398-5529, the number on the page of the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Archuleta County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Archuleta County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.