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.
Gunnison County, Colorado, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gunnison County is held at the county jail, run by the Gunnison 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: Gunnison County public records, Gunnison County arrest records, Gunnison County warrants, Gunnison County criminal records, Gunnison County court records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Gunnison County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gunnison County is held at the county jail, run by the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office at gunnisoncounty.org/165/Detention-Services (page title: Detention Services | Gunnison County, CO), phone 970-641-1113, 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 970-641-1113.
The Gunnison County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 4 people, down from about 15 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 82 beds, and it ran at 5 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Gunnison County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 3 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Gunnison County Jail
The Gunnison County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Gunnison, Crested Butte and Mount Crested Butte make the arrests that end in a booking in Gunnison County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Gunnison's 309 for 2025, the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office's 80 for 2025 and Mount Crested Butte's 40 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Gunnison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 456 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 Gunnison 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 Gunnison County?
Ask the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office at 970-641-1113; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gunnisoncounty.org/165/Detention-Services.
How many people are in the Gunnison County jail?
About 4 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 82 beds.
What is the phone number for the Gunnison County jail?
970-641-1113, the number on the page of the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Gunnison County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Gunnison 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.