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 24, 2026.
Colfax County, New Mexico, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Colfax County is held at the county jail, run by the Colfax 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: Colfax County public records, Colfax County arrest records, Colfax County warrants, Colfax County police reports, Colfax County property records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Colfax County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Colfax County is held at the county jail, run by the Colfax County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Colfax County Sheriff's Office at co.colfax.nm.us/government/sheriff_s_department.php (page title: Sheriff's Office), phone (575) 445-5561, 1413 South 2nd St. Raton, NM 87740, Monday and Tuesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 (575) 445-5561.
The Colfax County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 69 people, up from about 45 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 58 beds, and it ran at 78 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Colfax County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 56 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Colfax County Jail
The Colfax County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Raton, Angel Fire, Springer and Cimarron make the arrests that end in a booking in Colfax County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Colfax County Sheriff's Office's 118 for 2019, Springer's 30 for 2022 and Angel Fire's 19 for 2022.
Together, the three agencies in Colfax County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 49 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 Colfax 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 Colfax County serves the sentence in a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department, whose inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Colfax County?
Ask the Colfax County Sheriff's Office at (575) 445-5561; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.colfax.nm.us.
How many people are in the Colfax County jail?
About 69 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 58 beds.
What is the phone number for the Colfax County jail?
(575) 445-5561, the number on the page of the Colfax County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Colfax County go?
To a facility of the New Mexico Corrections Department; its inmate locator is at cd.nm.gov.
Is this the official Colfax 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.