Washington County Jail Roster Status
No official Washington County Colorado online jail roster was located on the county sheriff domain. That finding controls how inmate records should be searched. The sheriff site identifies the Washington County Sheriff's Office and Justice Center at 26861 Hwy 34 in Akron, names Sheriff Robbie Furrow, and lists the non-emergency office phone as (970) 345-2244. The county directory separately lists Inmate Information at (970) 514-3145. Those two phone channels are the practical starting point for current local custody.
County jail custody is not the same as a state prison record. A person may be booked locally after arrest, held pretrial, held for a court date, serving a local sentence, or held on a warrant. A person committed to state prison after sentencing should be searched through the Colorado Department of Corrections. Victim notification may also be available through VINELink, which is linked from the 13th Judicial District Attorney victim resources. For the court charges that follow an arrest, use the court and DA records path.
The Washington County Sheriff homepage is the official local source for sheriff contact details and Justice Center information.
The sheriff page supports the phone-first custody route because no local roster screen was found in official county sources.
Search Washington County Inmates
There is no official county roster portal to open, so the Washington County inmate lookup process is a documented fallback chain. Have the person's full legal name ready. Date of birth, booking date, arrest date, court case number, and charge information can help the sheriff or inmate information staff avoid a wrong match. If the person was recently arrested, court docket results may lag behind booking. If the person was sentenced to prison, the county jail may no longer hold the custody record.
- Call the Washington County Sheriff's Office / Justice Center at (970) 345-2244 for current custody and booking direction.
- Call the county directory's inmate information line at (970) 514-3145 when the question is whether a person is currently held locally.
- Ask whether the person is in local custody, transferred, released, held for court, or committed to another agency.
- Search the Colorado Department of Corrections inmate locator if the person may be in state prison after sentencing.
- Use Colorado Judicial Docket Search for advisement, bond, misdemeanor, traffic, felony, or later court dates after arrest.
- For booking records not released by phone, ask the sheriff for the criminal justice records request process and any limits on public release.
Note: HomeWAV helps with jail communication and visitation; it is not an official Washington County custody search roster.
Washington County Inmate Search Fields
The required search-field table is different here because Washington County did not publish a local online roster. The local lookup fields are the details to provide by phone or records request. The state-prison field table comes from the CDOC locator, which is limited to state offenders and should not be used as a substitute for the county jail phone channel.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full legal name | Text | Usually needed | Use first, middle, last, and prior names if known. |
| Date of birth | Date | Strongly recommended | Helps distinguish people with similar names. |
| Booking or arrest date | Date | If known | Useful when the arrest was recent or tied to a court date. |
| Case number | Text | If known | Helps connect custody to Washington Combined Court events. |
| DOC Number | Text | Optional for CDOC | Searches state-prison custody, not county jail custody. |
| Last and first name | Text | Optional for CDOC | CDOC allows offender lookup by identifying fields. |
| Gender | Selection | Optional for CDOC | May narrow state-prison results. |
The CDOC inmate locator is the official state-prison search channel for Colorado offenders.
Use CDOC only when the person may be in state custody after sentencing or transfer from the local jail.
What Inmate Records Show
A Washington County inmate profile is not available as a public county web page in the researched sources, so the field inventory below reflects the official phone, in-person, records-request, court, and state-prison channels documented in the research. Some details may be withheld because jail records are criminal justice records. Medical information, juvenile information, protected victim information, active investigation details, and security information should not be expected from a public inquiry.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Current custody status | Whether the person is held locally, released, transferred, or not found in county custody. |
| Booking date | When the person entered local custody, if releasable by the sheriff. |
| Charge or hold reason | The alleged offense, warrant, court hold, or agency hold when public release is allowed. |
| Bond or hold status | Whether release may require bond, court review, or another agency decision. |
| Next court date | Advisement, bond, traffic, misdemeanor, felony, or review hearings found through court channels. |
| State offender number | CDOC number for sentenced state-prison inmates, not local jail booking. |
| Communication eligibility | HomeWAV, phone, video, mail, and visit options subject to jail rules. |
Washington County Jail Facility
Washington County's jail, sheriff, and Justice Center information points to one local campus on Highway 34. The same campus is also associated with Washington Combined Court, which helps explain why arrest, booking, advisement, bond, and court-date questions often move between the sheriff and court clerk. The county administrative building at 150 Ash Avenue is not the jail or court counter; it handles county clerk and recorder functions such as marriage, recording, elections, and motor vehicle matters.
Washington County Sheriff's Office / Justice Center
26861 Hwy 34
Akron, CO 80720
(970) 345-2244
Office hours Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The county directory also lists Inmate Information at (970) 514-3145. Public counter or visit plans should be confirmed by phone because rural weather, holidays, court schedules, and jail security rules can affect timing.
Washington County Booking Process
The District Attorney's victim information describes the criminal process that follows a crime, investigation, arrest, or filed charge. After a defendant is arrested or after charges are filed, the defendant appears for advisement. At advisement, the judge explains possible charges and rights, usually sets bond, and sets the next court date. Felony matters may then move to preliminary hearing, arraignment, trial, and sentencing. This is the official basis for describing post-arrest court flow in Washington County.
Booking and court records can diverge. A booking record may identify custody and the arrest reason, while the DA later files formal charges that may differ from the arrest reason. Court dockets can show advisement, bond, hearing dates, and case class. The full charge path is better tracked through court records, while current custody and booking questions should stay with the sheriff. For the charge-filing side after arrest, use Washington County arrest records and court charges.
Washington County Inmate Visitation
Washington County uses HomeWAV for jail visitation, video, and phone communication. The official visitation page says all visitors must create a HomeWAV account. Persons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult with a valid HomeWAV account. Visitor and inmate must each use their own credentials during a visit, and visit sharing is prohibited. On-site visits must be scheduled 24 hours ahead pending visitor approval, and visitors are responsible for scheduling visits.
| Service | Schedule or Cost | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| On-site video visitation | Monday-Friday 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | 30 minutes per inmate per week; no Saturday or Sunday; closed national holidays. |
| Remote video visitation | Available through HomeWAV | Subject to recording and monitoring when using Washington County Jail video equipment. |
| Video calls | $0.50 per minute | HomeWAV account required. |
| Voice calls | $0.25 per minute | HomeWAV platform. |
| Text messages | $0.03 per text | HomeWAV platform. |
| Professional visits | Seven days a week 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. | Attorneys, clergy, private investigators, and similar professional visitors need ID and credentials. |
The Washington County visitation services page is the source for HomeWAV scheduling, rates, and visit rules.
HomeWAV supports visits and communication, but the sheriff phone channels remain the way to ask about current local custody.
Mail and Phone for Inmates
Washington County's inmate mail page says that, effective June 24, 2023, inmate mail should be sent with the offender's first and last name, inmate ID number, and "Washington County Justice Center" written out, then mailed to P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. Sender information must include the sender's first and last name and complete return address. Legal mail, court documents, medical, religious, and educational packages continue to go directly to the Washington County Sheriff's Office at 26861 Hwy 34 in Akron. Medical, religious, and educational packages require calling ahead.
The Washington County inmate mail service page documents MailGuard and HomeWAV scanning rules, rejected mail categories, and legal-mail handling.
Mail rules affect inmate communication, but they also show why current inmate status should be confirmed before sending anything.
Phone accounts also use HomeWAV. The official phone page lists HomeWAV support at 1-844-394-6639. Attorney-call instructions are specific: the Sheriff's Office no longer accepts phone calls from attorneys for inmate connection, and attorneys should use HomeWAV to locate the client and leave a one-minute video message instructing the client to call. That message is recorded and costs 50 cents. All inmates can call the Public Defender's Office for free on an unrecorded line at any time.
The Washington County phone accounts page explains HomeWAV phone and attorney-call procedures.
Phone and video tools are communication tools, not a substitute for the sheriff's current custody confirmation.
Washington County Inmate Funds
Washington County's inmate-finances page says inmates may order commissary every day except Wednesday. The jail no longer accepts money orders or checks through the mail. Funds can be placed through the lobby kiosk at the Sheriff's Office during office hours, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., or through Access Corrections online or by calling 1-866-345-1884 with a credit or debit card. The official page says funds post within the hour, and commissary can also be ordered through those methods.
The Washington County inmate finances page is the source for Access Corrections, kiosk, and commissary instructions.
Confirm custody first before sending money, because a release, transfer, or state-prison commitment can change the correct payment channel.
Washington County Booking Record Requests
Booking records that are not posted online should be requested from the Washington County Sheriff's Office under criminal justice records rules. The sheriff may separate public official-action information from restricted records, medical details, victim information, juvenile information, and active-investigation material. Court records should be checked separately through Colorado Judicial Docket Search or Washington Combined Court because a booking does not always show later charge decisions, court disposition, sentence, probation terms, or warrant recall status.
Victims or concerned parties may also use VINELink if available through the DA victim resources for custody notification. VINELink is a notification channel, not a full court file and not a complete local booking archive. If the person was arrested on a warrant, the Washington County warrant search route should be checked with the sheriff and court before relying on an old custody note.