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.
Saguache County, Colorado, has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Saguache County is held at the county jail, run by the Saguache 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 Saguache County
The county jail, run by the Saguache County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Saguache County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Saguache County Sheriff's Office at saguachecounty.colorado.gov/frequently-asked-questions-for-the-sagu... (page title: Frequently asked questions for the Saguache County Jail Office | Saguache County), phone 719-655-2544, 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 719-655-2544.
The Saguache County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2022 the jail held about 21 people, up from about 11 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2022 was 10 beds, and it ran at 200 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Saguache County has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Saguache County Jail
The Saguache County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Center make the arrests that end in a booking in Saguache County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Center's 149 for 2025 and the Saguache County Sheriff's Office's 56 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Saguache County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 205 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 Saguache 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 Saguache County?
Ask the Saguache County Sheriff's Office at 719-655-2544; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at saguachecounty.colorado.gov.
How many people are in the Saguache County jail?
About 21 on an average day in 2022, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 10 beds.
What is the phone number for the Saguache County jail?
719-655-2544, the number on the page of the Saguache County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Saguache County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official Saguache 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.