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.
Fremont County, Colorado, has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fremont County is held at the county jail, run by the Fremont 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 Fremont County
The county jail, run by the Fremont County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Fremont County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Fremont County Sheriff's Office at crimewatch.net/us/co/fremont/sheriff/180579/content/inmate-locator (page title: Inmate locator | Fremont County Sheriff's Office), phone 719-276-5555, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 Fremont County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 1,380 people, up from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 200 beds, and it ran at 688 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Fremont County has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 274 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Fremont County Jail
The Fremont County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Cañon City and Florence make the arrests that end in a booking in Fremont County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Cañon City's 888 for 2025, the Fremont County Sheriff's Office's 279 for 2025 and Florence's 30 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Fremont County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,197 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 Fremont 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 Fremont County?
Look on the custody page of the Fremont County Sheriff's Office at crimewatch.net, or call 719-276-5555. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Fremont County jail?
About 1,380 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 200 beds.
What is the phone number for the Fremont County jail?
719-276-5555, the number on the page of the Fremont County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Fremont County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Fremont 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.