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 30, 2026.
Conejos County, Colorado, has about 7,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Conejos County is held at the county jail, run by the Conejos 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 Conejos County
The county jail, run by the Conejos County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Conejos County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Conejos County Sheriff's Office at conejoscounty.colorado.gov/sheriffs-office-information-page (page title: Sheriff's Office Information Page | Conejos County), phone 719-376-2196, 6683 County Rd. 13 Conejos, CO 81129, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 719-376-2196.
The Conejos County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 18 people, down from about 44 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 80 beds, and it ran at 23 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Conejos County has about 7,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Conejos County Jail
The Conejos County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for La Jara make the arrests that end in a booking in Conejos County.
The Conejos County Sheriff's Office reported 49 arrests to the FBI for 2023. 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 Conejos County 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 Conejos County?
Ask the Conejos County Sheriff's Office at 719-376-2196; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at conejoscounty.colorado.gov.
How many people are in the Conejos County jail?
About 18 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 80 beds.
What is the phone number for the Conejos County jail?
719-376-2196, the number on the page of the Conejos County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Conejos County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Conejos 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.