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.
Baca County, Colorado, has about 3,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Baca County is held at the county jail, run by the Baca 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.
Related guides: Baca County public records, Baca County arrest records, Baca County warrants, Baca County criminal records, Baca County court records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Baca County
The county jail, run by the Baca County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Baca County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Baca County Sheriff's Office at bacacountyco.gov/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Baca County Colorado), phone 719-523-4511, 265 E. 2nd Ave Springfield, CO 81073, Monday - Thursday: 8am to 4pm, 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 719-523-4511.
The Baca County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2022 the jail held about 4 people, down from about 8 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2022 was 25 beds, and it ran at 18 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Baca County has about 3,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Baca County Jail
The Baca County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Springfield and Walsh make the arrests that end in a booking in Baca County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Springfield's 37 for 2025, the Baca County Sheriff's Office's 20 for 2022 and Walsh's 0 for 2023.
Springfield reported 37 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Baca 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 Baca 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 Baca County?
Ask the Baca County Sheriff's Office at 719-523-4511; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bacacountyco.gov/departments/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Baca County jail?
About 4 on an average day in 2022, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 25 beds.
What is the phone number for the Baca County jail?
719-523-4511, the number on the page of the Baca County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Baca County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Baca 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.