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.
Ouray County, Colorado, has about 5,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ouray County is held at the county jail, run by the Ouray 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: Ouray County public records, Ouray County arrest records, Ouray County warrants, Ouray County criminal records, Ouray County court records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ouray County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ouray County is held at the county jail, run by the Ouray County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ouray County Sheriff's Office at ouraycountyco.gov/152/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Ouray County, CO), phone 970-325-7272, Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 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 970-325-7272.
The Ouray County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 7 people, down from about 10 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 16 beds, and it ran at 40 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ouray County has about 5,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ouray County Jail
The Ouray County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ridgway and Ouray make the arrests that end in a booking in Ouray County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Ouray County Sheriff's Office's 49 for 2025, Ouray's 13 for 2025 and Ridgway's 0 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Ouray County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 62 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 Ouray 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 Ouray 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 Ouray County?
Ask the Ouray County Sheriff's Office at 970-325-7272; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ouraycountyco.gov/152/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Ouray County jail?
About 7 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 16 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ouray County jail?
970-325-7272, the number on the page of the Ouray County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ouray County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Ouray 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.