Eagle County Inmate Population Overview
The Eagle County inmate population is centered on the Eagle County Detention Facility, the countywide jail operated by the Eagle County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's detention page describes the jail as the central holding location for all law enforcement agencies in Eagle County, including local police departments. That point matters in a mountain county with arrests from Eagle, Vail, Avon, Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff, Basalt, El Jebel, Dotsero, Edwards, EagleVail, and nearby I-70 traffic stops. A person booked by a town police department can still appear in the county jail population because the jail, not a city roster, is the local custody hub.
The current jail count is not the same as a full criminal history. The county roster covers people processed into the Eagle County Detention Facility and can include current custody plus out-of-custody booking records. Sentenced Colorado prison inmates from Eagle County are searched through the Colorado Department of Corrections Offender Search. Federal sentenced inmates use the BOP Inmate Locator, and immigration custody is searched through ICE ODLS.
Eagle County Inmate Population Statistics
The most direct current population figures in the research come from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice jail population dashboard and HB19-1297 data. The latest extracted quarter is 2025 Q3. That data reports Eagle County below its overall operational capacity, but it should not be stretched into a claim about staffing, classification limits, medical watch needs, or temporary housing constraints.
The DCJ dashboard is the right source for county jail population data because Colorado law requires jail reporting. The U.S. Census QuickFacts county estimate is useful context, not a jail count.
The state dashboard screenshot at Colorado DCJ county jail population dashboard shows the official statewide reporting channel used for Eagle County jail data.
Use the dashboard period and measure labels carefully because capacity, beds, average daily population, and snapshot population answer different questions.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Period |
|---|---|---|
| Operational capacity | 120 | Colorado DCJ HB19-1297 CSV, Eagle County, 2025 Q3 |
| Reported beds | 84 | Colorado DCJ HB19-1297 CSV, Eagle County, 2025 Q3 |
| Average daily population | 52 | Colorado DCJ HB19-1297 CSV, Eagle County, 2025 Q3 |
| First-day snapshot inmates | 44 | Colorado DCJ HB19-1297 CSV, Eagle County, 2025 Q3 |
| Bookings | 278 | Colorado DCJ HB19-1297 CSV, Eagle County, 2025 Q3 |
| Releases | 303 | Colorado DCJ HB19-1297 CSV, Eagle County, 2025 Q3 |
Eagle County Inmate Population Trends
Eagle County jail population trends show a low point during the pandemic period, a rebound in later quarters, and recent counts that remain below the 120 operational-capacity figure. Vera Institute trend rows give a useful multi-year view, while DCJ gives the current Colorado quarterly source. The 2022 DCJ data has zero ADP entries in Q2 and Q3 even though bookings and releases continued, so those quarters should be treated as a data-quality issue rather than a claim that the jail held no one.
| Year or Quarter | Population Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 total jail population | Vera historical row, pandemic-era decline |
| 2021 | 61 total jail population | Vera row with higher pretrial custody share |
| 2023 | 49.75 total jail population | Vera full-year context, capacity 120 |
| 2024 | 47.5 total jail population | Vera recent full-year comparison |
| 2025 Q3 | 52 ADP | Colorado DCJ latest extracted quarter |
Older Colorado Legislative Council data adds a staffing caveat. In 2017, Eagle County was listed with capacity 114, staffing for 75, daily population 87, and a daily jail cost of $50. That older source helps explain why capacity is not always the same as staffed practical capacity.
Eagle County Inmate Population Makeup
The 2025 Q3 DCJ snapshot breaks the jail count into sentenced and unsentenced categories. Eagle County reported 5 sentenced inmates and 32 unsentenced inmates with no hold in the first-day snapshot. The same quarter reported 24 felony pretrial or no-hold inmates and 8 misdemeanor pretrial or no-hold inmates. A hold can come from another jail, probation, parole, federal custody, immigration custody, or another agency, and it can affect release even when one Eagle County case has a bond amount.
- Gender ADP: 48 male and 4 female in 2025 Q3 DCJ data.
- Ethnicity ADP: 30 Hispanic and 22 non-Hispanic in 2025 Q3 DCJ data.
- Race ADP: 43 White, 5 Black, and 4 unknown race in 2025 Q3 DCJ data.
- Housing context: ECDF has minimum, medium, and maximum security housing plus separate male and female areas.
Census QuickFacts estimates Eagle County's 2025 population at 54,291 and reports 30.9 percent Hispanic or Latino residents. The jail data and Census data are not directly comparable, but they support plain instructions that avoid assuming every user knows court, jail, or English-language roster terms.
Laws for Eagle County Jail Data
Colorado public-records law gives the access frame for inmate and booking records, while criminal justice law sets limits. Eagle County's own records page says Colorado allows access to arrest information, but it also notes sealed records and juvenile records are restricted. Court-controlled records, sheriff records, and CBI records each have their own custodian.
C.R.S. 17-26-118 requires county jail data reporting that includes capacity, population, bookings, releases, deaths, and demographic information.
C.R.S. 24-72-301 et seq. governs criminal justice records held by law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and correctional agencies.
C.R.S. 24-72-305.5 lets custodians require booking-photo certifications that limit pay-to-remove or pecuniary-gain uses.
For local records, the best path depends on the record type. Current custody starts with the jail roster or ECDF phone line. Booking photos and case reports use the sheriff records process. Court charges, dispositions, sentence orders, and certified documents come from Eagle Combined Courts.
Search the Eagle County Jail Roster
The official custody lookup is the Eagle County Sheriff's Office Jail Viewer. After the warning screen, the Booking Search Query form allows a search by any single field or combination of fields. The portal supports current and out-of-custody searches, and the warning says public information may include descriptive details, mugshot images, and offenses charged by the arresting agency. It also says final case dispositions come from Eagle County Combined Court.
The official booking search screen at Eagle County Booking Search Query shows the name, booking-date, release-date, and status controls used for Eagle County inmate lookup.
The search form is useful for both current custody and recent release checks, but the detail page should be opened before relying on charges, bond, or court fields.
- Open the Jail Viewer and use the access button after reading the warning.
- Choose Booking Search.
- Enter a last name, first name, booking date range, release date range, or status.
- Use the percent sign wildcard when spelling is uncertain, such as M% or sm%th.
- Start with IN CUSTODY for a current jail search, then try ALL or OUT Of CUSTODY for recent releases.
- Open the booking detail to check status, charges, court fields, bond fields, and any mugshot image.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | No | Maximum length 20; wildcard percent sign allowed. |
| First Name | Text | No | Maximum length 20; wildcard percent sign allowed. |
| Booking From / To | Date | No | Datepicker format validates as a date. |
| Release From / To | Date | No | Useful for recent out-of-custody searches. |
| Status | Dropdown | No | ALL, IN CUSTODY, OUT Of CUSTODY. |
Eagle County Inmate Record Fields
A booking profile may show more than the result grid. The inspected Eagle County detail page displayed a profile heading, custody status, booking date, mugshot, age, sex, a town field, charge count, violation text, arrest agency, arrest date, court case number, next court date, and bond or bail fields. Some labels can be blank, so a missing court date, warrant number, or bond amount should not be treated as proof that none exists.
| Field | What It Can Show |
|---|---|
| Booking Number | Internal booking identifier used to open the detail profile. |
| Status | In custody or out-of-custody status label. |
| Mugshot | Photo on the detail page when the jail has configured it for public display. |
| Charges | Violation, level, added description, warrant, OBTS, sentence, arrest, court, and bond fields when supplied. |
| Court | Court type, court case number, and next court date when available. |
| Bond | Required bond or bail, bond group, required amount, and cash amount when posted. |
Note: A booking record is not a conviction, and the filed court charge may differ from the original arrest charge.
Eagle County Custody Lookup Fallbacks
If the online Eagle County roster does not find someone, use the full access chain. Call the jail information line at 970-328-8564 for custody or bond confirmation. For a booking record, case report, or booking photo not visible online, use the Eagle County Sheriff's Office records process. Records questions go to 970-328-8500 option 5 or ecsorecords@eaglecounty.us. The sheriff form requires a notarized request, a driver's license copy for case reports, and a $5 minimum report fee.
| Need | Best Channel |
|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Eagle County Jail Viewer or 970-328-8564. |
| Final disposition | Eagle Combined Courts. |
| Colorado prison custody | CDOC Offender Search. |
| Federal sentence custody | BOP Inmate Locator. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS, with Aurora facility as the Colorado detention fallback. |
| Release notifications | Colorado VINELink. |
Eagle County Jail vs Prison Search
County jail and state prison records cover different slices of the Eagle County inmate population. The jail roster is the first stop after a local arrest, during pretrial custody, and for short county-jail sentences. CDOC takes over after a sentenced Colorado prison commitment and intake. CDOC says intake includes classification, fingerprints, photos, DNA collection when required, and medical, mental-health, and dental evaluation before facility placement.
| Eagle County Jail | Colorado DOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Run by | Eagle County Sheriff's Office | Colorado Department of Corrections |
| Covers | Pretrial detainees, local bookings, and county-jail sentences | Sentenced state prisoners after DOC intake |
| Search by | Name, booking or release date, status | DOCNO, name, and gender |
| Not for | Final disposition or prison placement after transfer | New local arrests not yet sentenced to prison |
Eagle County Detention Facilities
The facility map has one current detention facility physically in Eagle County. No current CDOC prison, BOP prison, ICE detention facility, or confirmed U.S. Marshals contract detention facility was found inside the county. Historical ICE data listed Eagle County Jail as an older IGSA location in FY2003-FY2014, but no current official ICE page confirms an active Eagle County immigration detention facility.
- Eagle County Detention Facility - county jail for pretrial detainees, sentenced county-jail inmates, and people booked by Eagle County law enforcement agencies.
Eagle County Jail Local Context
Eagle County's geography affects custody searches. The county is a Rocky Mountain county with communities spread along and near the I-70 corridor. Arrests may involve residents, visitors, seasonal workers, airport travelers, resort-area incidents, highway stops, or sheriff patrol calls in unincorporated areas. The Jail Viewer arrest agency field, when present, is a better source than assuming the sheriff made the arrest.
The official detention page lists volunteer programs such as Ministry, AA, yoga, CMC Connect with Colorado Mountain College, GED testing, and behavioral health programming. The 2024 county budget shows a staffed detention operation with medical care, food, cleaning, and caseworker support. Those facts describe jail operations, not a promise that a specific inmate receives a specific program.
Eagle County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Eagle County inmate population?
Colorado DCJ 2025 Q3 data reports an Eagle County average daily population of 52 and a first-day snapshot of 44. The same period lists operational capacity at 120 and reported beds at 84.
How do I search the Eagle County inmate population?
Use the official Jail Viewer for county jail bookings. Search by name, booking date, release date, or status, then open the detail profile for charges, bond, court fields, and custody status.
Can I find a released Eagle County inmate?
The booking search includes OUT Of CUSTODY and release-date fields. If the roster does not show the record, use the sheriff records process or call the jail line for custody confirmation.
Where are sentenced prisoners from Eagle County listed?
After a person is sentenced to Colorado prison and received by CDOC, search the CDOC Offender Search rather than the county jail roster.
Does Eagle County have a sheriff mobile app for inmate lookup?
No official Eagle County sheriff mobile app with an app-only inmate roster, warrant search, or records tool was found in the research. Use the web roster and official agency contacts.