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 October 9, 2026.
Elbert County, Colorado, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Elbert County is held at the county jail, run by the Elbert 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: Elbert County public records, Elbert County arrest records, Elbert County warrants, Elbert County criminal records, Elbert County court records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Elbert County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Elbert County is held at the county jail, run by the Elbert County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Elbert County Sheriff's Office at elbertcounty-co.gov/181/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Elbert County, CO), phone 303-805-6111, 751 Ute Avenue Kiowa, CO 80117, 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 303-805-6111.
The Elbert County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 20 people, down from about 24 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 36 beds, and it ran at 55 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Elbert County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 7 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Elbert County Jail
The Elbert County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Elizabeth and Simla make the arrests that end in a booking in Elbert County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Elbert County Sheriff's Office's 263 for 2025, Elizabeth's 106 for 2025 and Simla's 1 for 2021.
Together, the two agencies in Elbert County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 369 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 Elbert 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 Elbert 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 Elbert County?
Ask the Elbert County Sheriff's Office at 303-805-6111; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at elbertcounty-co.gov/181/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Elbert County jail?
About 20 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 36 beds.
What is the phone number for the Elbert County jail?
303-805-6111, the number on the page of the Elbert County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Elbert County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Elbert 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.