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.
Kit Carson County, Colorado, has about 7,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kit Carson County is held at the county jail, run by the Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Kit Carson County is held at the county jail, run by the Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office at kitcarsoncounty.colorado.gov/kcc-sheriff/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Kit Carson County), phone 877-998-5678, 1650 Donelan Ave, Suite 103, Burlington, CO 80807, 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 877-998-5678.
The Kit Carson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2022 the jail held about 8 people, down from about 22 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2022 was 52 beds, and it ran at 14 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kit Carson County has about 7,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kit Carson County Jail
The Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Burlington make the arrests that end in a booking in Kit Carson County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Burlington's 83 for 2025 and the Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office's 51 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Kit Carson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 134 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 Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson County?
Ask the Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office at 877-998-5678; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at kitcarsoncounty.colorado.gov.
How many people are in the Kit Carson County jail?
About 8 on an average day in 2022, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 52 beds.
What is the phone number for the Kit Carson County jail?
877-998-5678, the number on the page of the Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kit Carson County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Kit Carson 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.