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.
Huerfano County, Colorado, has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Huerfano County is held at the county jail, run by the Huerfano 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 Huerfano County
The county jail, run by the Huerfano County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Huerfano County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Huerfano County Sheriff's Office at huerfano.us/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Huerfano County Government), phone (719) 738-1044, 500 South Albert Street Walsenburg, CO 81089, Monday - Thursday, 7:30 am - 5:30 pm, 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) 738-1044.
The Huerfano County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 19 people, down from about 34 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 45 beds, and it ran at 42 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Huerfano County has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Huerfano County Jail
The Huerfano County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for La Veta make the arrests that end in a booking in Huerfano County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were La Veta's 1,185 for 2025 and the Huerfano County Sheriff's Office's 79 for 2020.
La Veta reported 1,185 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 Huerfano 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 Huerfano 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 Huerfano County?
Ask the Huerfano County Sheriff's Office at (719) 738-1044; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at huerfano.us/sheriff.
How many people are in the Huerfano County jail?
About 19 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 45 beds.
What is the phone number for the Huerfano County jail?
(719) 738-1044, the number on the page of the Huerfano County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Huerfano County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Huerfano 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.