Archuleta County Detention Center Overview
Archuleta County Detention Center is the primary local detention facility for Archuleta County. It is operated by the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office and is located in the Fred C. Harman III Law Enforcement Complex at 125 Harman Park Drive in Pagosa Springs. The sheriff's administrative office is nearby at 85 Harman Park Drive, but the detention center address is the jail address for custody, mail, visits, and the jail information line.
The jail holds local pretrial detainees, locally sentenced jail inmates, and people booked by the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office, Pagosa Springs Police Department, or other local agencies. It should not be treated as a Colorado Department of Corrections prison, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility, or an ICE detention center. Sheriff Mike Le Roux heads the Sheriff's Office; Detentions Commander Edward Williams is listed in the county staff directory, with Detention Sergeants Dakota Cressler and Jacob Steerman also identified in official sources.
The screenshot below is from the sheriff's official detention division page, which is the central county source for the facility's contact card, roster link, visitation, commissary, inmate mail, and bond-payment notices.
That page is useful because it connects the facility record to the practical access channels a family member usually needs: JailTracker, weekly intakes, jail phone, records request, visitation rules, mail rules, commissary deposits, and bond payment.
Archuleta County Detention Center Capacity and Population
The sheriff detention page does not publish a local capacity line, so the best sourced capacity figures come from Colorado Division of Criminal Justice jail population data. Colorado DCJ jail population CSV data for Archuleta reports a rated capacity of 58 and 62 beds in recent quarters, including 2025 Q3. Those are state-reported jail data figures, not a separate capacity statement on the sheriff's web page.
The same Colorado DCJ 2025 Q3 data reports 180 bookings, 200 releases, 0 deaths, 5 sentenced inmates, 23 unsentenced inmates with holds, and 150 unsentenced inmates with no hold. Because DCJ dashboard notes say quarterly jail population reports can cover different reporting periods and not all counties report every element, these figures should be read as state-reported measures rather than a live daily headcount.
The custody mix supports describing the detention center as a local jail with a strong pretrial and hold-related function. Sentenced state-prison custody moves to CDOC after transfer, and federal or immigration custody uses separate systems.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Archuleta County Detention Center
The sheriff's detention page links the county roster through Public Safety Cloud/JailTracker. Use it for current local custody and additional jail status. For recent bookings with booking-photo-style images, use the sheriff's weekly-intake page. If neither online source answers the question, call the detention center at 970-264-8474 or use the Sheriff's Office criminal justice records request process.
- Open the sheriff-linked Archuleta County JailTracker roster.
- Search by name and review any available current or released search options in the live roster.
- Confirm that the facility or custody status points to the Archuleta County Detention Center.
- Use the weekly-intakes page for recent booking report information, including booking photo, booking date, charges, arresting agency, and bond fields.
- If the person has moved to state prison, use the CDOC Offender Search instead of the county jail roster.
Archuleta County Detention Center Address and Contact
Use the detention center number for custody and facility questions. Use the sheriff records email or fax for criminal justice records requests, not for immediate release, bond posting, or visitation approval. The sheriff administrative office and detention center sit on Harman Park Drive, but the detention center address is the facility address for jail purposes.
Archuleta County Detention Center
125 Harman Park Drive
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
970-264-8474
Fax: 970-731-3768
Sheriff Records and Administration
85 Harman Park Drive
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
970-264-8300
Records fax: 970-731-4800
Email: sorecords@archuletacounty.org
Visiting Someone at Archuleta County Detention Center
Archuleta visitation is by appointment only. Visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours before the start of the visit, approved by jail staff, and kept to 30 minutes. Each inmate is allowed two visits per week. Visitors must check in 10 minutes before the appointment, bring government-issued identification, and follow the jail's rules on dress, electronics, food, and conduct.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM | Appointment visit, 30 minutes |
| Thursday | 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM | Appointment visit, 30 minutes |
| Saturday | 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM | Appointment visit, 30 minutes |
The visitation rules include several concrete limits: no cell phones or other electronic devices, no food or beverages, no shorts, no low-cut tops, and no clothing with offensive writing. Only two adults and two children are permitted in the visitation room because space is limited. Visitors and the inmate must remain seated. Staff may deny or end a visit because of rule violations or current facility operations.
Visitor warning: All visitors are subject to a warrant search. The visitation rules state that a visitor with an active warrant will be arrested.
Mail, Commissary, CIDNET, and Window Deposits
Inmate mail should use the official detention facility format. All mail is inspected for contraband and all incoming mail must include a return name and address. Money orders may be mailed if they include the inmate's first and last name and the sender's first and last name, but cash and personal checks are not accepted by mail.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail format | Inmate Name, c/o Archuleta County Detention Facility, 125 Harman Park Drive, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 |
| Envelope and cards | Standard-sized envelopes only; greeting cards cannot contain glitter, tassels, strings, pop-ups, or be oversized. |
| Photos and books | No more than 5 pictures. No more than 3 softcover books, sent from a major publication center or nationally recognized book distributor. |
| Commissary | Sundries, hygiene items, and food items may be purchased. Commissary privilege can be revoked for rule violations. |
| Deposits | Cash and money orders are accepted at the jail window. Online deposits are linked through CIDNET. No personal checks. |
| Window drop-offs | Items such as prescriptions, eyeglasses, and medical devices must be approved by the Detention Commander. |
No official remote video-visitation vendor or full remote visit schedule was located in the research. CIDNET is linked for online inmate deposits and commissary account activity, not as a confirmed remote-visitation schedule for this facility.
Bond Payments and Release Rights
The sheriff's detention page links GovPay for Archuleta County bond payments and warns that the bond-payment site is for bond payments only. Do not use GovPay for commissary deposits, records fees, or general jail payments. Commissary account money uses the jail window or CIDNET path, while records fees are handled through the Sheriff's Office records process.
The sheriff-posted Colorado money-bond rights notice explains that bond and release have legal protections separate from ordinary jail account money. The notice says the jail charges a $30 one-time booking fee per incarceration, but that fee never needs to be paid to secure release on bond. Bond status can change through court orders, holds, detainers, or case conditions, so confirm release eligibility with the jail or court before paying.
Booking Photos and Records Requests
The weekly-intake PDF is the clearest official local publication of booking-photo-style images. It shows recent intake entries with name, booking date, charges, arresting agency, bond amount or type, and a large photo area. The sheriff weekly-intakes page also warns that every person is innocent until proven guilty and that original charges may later be dismissed, reduced, or plea-bargained.
If a booking photo, case photograph, jail video, body-camera video, dispatch record, or sheriff report is not online, use the Sheriff's Office Criminal Justice Records Request Form. Case photographs are listed at $2.50 each photo or $15.00 per DVD, USB, SIM card, or other electronic medium. Identity verification is required before records research begins, and some reports must be picked up in person with proper identification.
For more detail on photo access and Colorado's pecuniary-gain restrictions, use the Archuleta County jail mugshots page. For case events after arrest, use court records after jail arrest.
State Prison, Federal, ICE, and VINE Fallbacks
The Archuleta County Detention Center roster is for local jail custody. If a person was sentenced to state prison and transferred out of the county jail, search the Colorado Department of Corrections Offender Search. CDOC uses fields such as DOCNO, last name, first name, gender, and a CAPTCHA control, and it covers sentenced state prisoners rather than people currently booked into the county jail.
Federal custody uses the BOP Inmate Locator, and immigration custody uses the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. No BOP prison, ICE detention facility, state prison, regional jail, work-release annex, or municipal jail was located in Archuleta County official sources. VINELink/VINE can be used as a custody or release notification fallback, but no Archuleta-specific VINE configuration was fully inspected, so it should not replace the sheriff's roster and jail phone for local custody confirmation.
Local Jail Context in Pagosa Springs
The detention center sits on Harman Park Drive near the Archuleta County Justice Center and the sheriff's administrative office. The county government page says the Sheriff's Office covers more than 1,300 square miles and serves about 40,000 people at peak season, a useful local context point for a mountain county with seasonal population pressure. Official pages checked did not publish a construction year, pod layout, work-release unit, visitor parking map, separate medical unit, or formal security classification for the jail.
Confirm before traveling: Call 970-264-8474 before a visit or pickup because custody, visitation approval, facility operations, and release timing can change quickly.