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.
San Miguel County, Colorado, has about 7,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in San Miguel County is held at the county jail, run by the San Miguel 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: San Miguel County public records, San Miguel County arrest records, San Miguel County warrants, San Miguel County criminal records, San Miguel County court records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in San Miguel County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in San Miguel County is held at the county jail, run by the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office at sanmiguelcountyco.gov/554/Sheriffs-Office-Activity-Logs (page title: Sheriff's Office Activity | San Miguel County, CO), phone 970-728-1911, 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 970-728-1911.
The San Miguel County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 4 people, down from about 9 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 32 beds, and it ran at 14 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
San Miguel County has about 7,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 6 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the San Miguel County Jail
The San Miguel County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Telluride and Mountain Village make the arrests that end in a booking in San Miguel County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office's 109 for 2025, Telluride's 33 for 2025 and Mountain Village's 12 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in San Miguel County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 154 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 San Miguel 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 San Miguel County?
Ask the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office at 970-728-1911; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sanmiguelcountyco.gov.
How many people are in the San Miguel County jail?
About 4 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 32 beds.
What is the phone number for the San Miguel County jail?
970-728-1911, the number on the page of the San Miguel County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in San Miguel County go?
To a facility of the Colorado Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at cdoc.colorado.gov.
Is this the official San Miguel 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.