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.
Las Animas County, Colorado, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Las Animas County is held at the county jail, run by the Las Animas 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 Las Animas County
The county jail, run by the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Las Animas County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office at lasosheriff.org (page title: Las Animas County Sheriff's Office), phone 719-846-2211, 2309 E. Main Street Trinidad, CO 81082, Mondays through Fridays from 8am - 4pm., 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 719-846-2211.
The Las Animas County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 46 people, up from about 45 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 117 beds, and it ran at 39 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Las Animas County has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Las Animas County Jail
The Las Animas County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Trinidad make the arrests that end in a booking in Las Animas County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Trinidad's 461 for 2025 and the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office's 167 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Las Animas County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 642 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 Las Animas 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 Las Animas County?
Ask the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office at 719-846-2211; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lasosheriff.org.
How many people are in the Las Animas County jail?
About 46 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 117 beds.
What is the phone number for the Las Animas County jail?
719-846-2211, the number on the page of the Las Animas County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Las Animas County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Las Animas 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.