In this article, our Denver criminal defense attorneys answer the following questions:

• 1. How do I locate an inmate?
• 2. How do I bail out an inmate?
• 3. Can I phone an inmate?
• 4. When can I visit an inmate?
• 5. How do I give money to an inmate?
• 6. Can I send mail to an inmate?
• 7. What if an inmate gets sick or needs medicine?
• 8. Does the jail have a commissary?
• 9. Who gets booked at the jail?
• 10. Other information

1. How do I find a person in custody at Archuleta County Jail?

Call the Archuleta County Jail at (970) 264-8458 or (970) 264-8474 . See the online inmate roster.

2. How do I bail out a person in custody at County Jail?

Contact the jail at (970) 264-8458 for the most current bail procedures for a particular inmate.

The jail accepts bail paid with cash or through a bondsman. Bondsmen usually charge 10% to 15% percent of the bail amount, and they pay the rest to the court. But after the case ends and the court returns the bail money, bondsmen keep the 10% to 15% as their payment.

3. Can I phone a person in custody?

No, Archeluta inmates may not receive phone calls. But inmates are given the opportunity to make outgoing collect calls or calls using a pre-paid phone account.

4. When can I visit a person in custody at the Detention Facility?

Visiting hours are:

Archuleta Jail Visiting Days	Archuleta Jail Visiting Hours
Monday	5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday	5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Friday	5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday	1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Note that inmates must provide information about their visitors to the jail in advance of their visits, and the jail must approve the visitors. Visitors must also make appointments ahead of time by contacting the jail at 970-264-8474 for visits. Visits are not in-person but rather are conducted over Skype.

Visitors are required to bring their ID and to wear attire that is not revealing or provocative.

5. How do I put money on a person in custody’s books at the Archuleta County Jail?

Outsiders may mail a check or money order to the jail at:

Inmate Name
Inmate ID
449 San Juan Street
Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147.

Be sure to include the inmate’s name and ID number on the check or money order.

Alternatively, people can deposit cash into an inmate’s account in-person at the jail’s administrative office at 449 San Juan Street, Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147.

6. Can I send mail to a person in custody at?

Yes, inmates may receive mail at:

Inmate Name
Inmate ID
P.O. Box 3035
Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147.

The jail must preapprove any packages. And the staff reads all incoming mail, so be sure not to say anything incriminating.

7. Does the jail have medical care?

Inmates in need of medical attention are taken to a local hospital. Otherwise, there should be a health care worker on hand to administer medicine and attend to minor health problems.

8. Does the facility have a commissary?

Yes. The commissary allows inmates to purchase snacks, toiletries, and stationary. Reference question 5 to learn how to put money on an inmate’s books.

9. Who gets booked at the Archuleta Jail?

Anyone arrested in Pagosa Springs for a felony or misdemeanor gets booked at the jail. But unless they can bond out within a few days, they will likely be transported to La Plata County Detention Facility in Durango. Defendants who are serving criminal sentences are also housed at La Plata.

The La Plata Jail is located at 742 Turner Dr., Durango, Colorado, 81303. And the phone number is (970) 247-1161.

10. Other information

Currently, the jail consists of two four-person holding cells. Most of the facility has been closed since April of 2015 due to flooding. This is why many of the inmates are housed at La Plata Jail in Durango. This is an unsustainable system, however; so far Archuleta county has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to transport inmates between the jails.[1]

The Archuleta Courthouse has also been forced to move some operations to La Plata because of air-quality problems in the building.[2] Many of the employees who worked at the Archuleta Courthouse have reported headaches, eye problems, upper respiratory tract irritation, and fatigue.[3]

Arrested? Call a Colorado criminal defense attorney…

If you or a loved one has been arrested in Colorado, contact our Denver criminal defense attorney for a free consultation at (303) 222-0330. We may be able to get the charges lessened or dismissed so your record stays clean. And if necessary, we will fight for you all the way to trial.

Also see our list of Colorado jails.

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