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Park County Jail Overview

Park County Jail, also described in older agreement material as the Park County Detention Facility, is operated by the Park County Sheriff's Office. The jail is the only local detention facility identified in Park County official sources. No Colorado DOC state prison, BOP federal prison, dedicated ICE detention facility, or U.S. Marshals-only jail was identified inside Park County.

The official jail address is 1180 CR 16, Fairplay, CO 80440. The Park County Jail page gives the main custody instruction: call 719-836-4373 or use VINELink by name for people with Park County charges only. That page also links PREA material, care-pack information through JailATM, and mail rules for people held under Park County jail authority.

The official Park County jail source is shown here: Park County Jail information page.

The screenshot reflects why the Park County Jail page should be treated as a phone and VINELink instruction page, not as a county-hosted inmate roster.

Park County Jail Status

Park County Jail's current operating status needs careful wording because county financial material says the jail was temporarily closed in December 2025 and operations were shut down due to safety concerns while the county assessed the structure and options. The 2026 final budget includes an out-of-county inmate housing line of $576,000 and much lower jail revenue than earlier estimates. Those budget facts do not replace a daily custody roster, but they do mean visitors, attorneys, and families should confirm whether a person is housed in Fairplay or in an out-of-county placement.

Who Park County Jail Holds

Park County Jail historically held Park County pretrial detainees and locally sentenced people. Older official materials also show broader contract-custody use, including federal, ICE, DOC, and other-agency housing. A U.S. Marshals Service agreement identified the Park County Detention Facility at 1180 County Road 16 and estimated 60 federal beds, split between adult male and female federal detainees. Those details are useful history, but they do not prove current 2026 use because of the reported safety closure and out-of-county housing budget.

Lookup depends on custody type. Pretrial and short local jail cases start with Park County Jail and VINELink. Sentenced Colorado prisoners move to the Colorado Department of Corrections system. Federal sentenced prisoners use BOP. Immigration detention uses ICE ODLS. Park County's own jail page expressly says ICE, DOC, and other-county-charge detainees will not be found through the Park County VINE path.

Park County Jail Inmate Lookup

Park County does not publish a county-hosted roster search form in the inspected official sources. The official lookup path is practical and narrow: call Park County Jail at 719-836-4373, or use VINELink and search by the person's name for Park County charges only. A no-result search in VINE is not enough to conclude release, especially when DOC, ICE, federal, or other-county custody may be involved.

1. Start with the custody stage: recent Park County arrest, sentenced state prison case, federal case, immigration matter, or another-county hold.
2. Call 719-836-4373 with the person's full legal name, aliases, date of birth if known, arrest date, and charge or case details.
3. Use VINELink for Park County-charge custody or notification, but do not use it for ICE, DOC, or other-county-charge holds.
4. Check Park County Sheriff's activity reports for arrest-summary context if the question is about a recent arrest.
5. Use Colorado court tools when the question is about hearings, filed charges, or case status after booking.

For a broader roster workflow, the county jail search path is covered in the Park County jail inmate records page. Facility-specific questions should still be confirmed with the jail because current housing may involve temporary transfer or outside placement.

Park County Jail Contact

The jail and Sheriff's Office share the Fairplay public-safety complex area, but jail business and court business are at different addresses. Park Combined Court is at 300 Fourth Street in Fairplay, while jail custody questions go through Park County Jail and the Sheriff's Office. Do not assume a courthouse docket result confirms current housing at the jail.

Park County Jail Visitation

Park County publishes a specific visitation schedule and appointment rule. Family and friend visits are available Sunday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., with no visits from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Each inmate is allowed two hours per week, each visit is limited to one hour, and visitors must call 719-836-4373 option 8 at least 48 hours in advance. Walk-ins are not accepted.

The official visitation source is here: Park County Jail visitation schedule and rules.

The screenshot supports the appointment and schedule details, but current housing should still be confirmed because of the 2026 out-of-county housing caveat.

Children may visit only with an adult and must be supervised. Shirts and shoes are required, and form-fitting, suggestive, or revealing clothing is barred. A visitor who was incarcerated in Park County Jail within the past year may not visit current residents. Anyone entering is subject to search, and contraband can lead to criminal prosecution.

Park County Jail Mail

Inmate mail is addressed to Park County Jail, not to the Sheriff's Office mailing box. The jail allows letters, greeting cards, children's drawings, money orders for books, non-obscene and non-nude photographs, and magazines or softcover books sent directly from a publisher or dealer. Polaroids are not allowed.

Banned mail items include decorative stamps or stickers, postage stamps, blank paper, drawing tablets, pens, pencils, envelopes, cash, personal checks, payroll checks, tax-refund checks, unknown substances, hardcovers, pornographic magazines, food, hygiene items, clothing, medical supplies, and harmful racist, gang, or religious-threat literature.

Park County Jail Bond

The Park County bond-rights page cites C.R.S. 16-4-102 and states that arrestees should be brought before court for bond setting as soon as practicable and no later than 48 hours after jail arrival, absent extraordinary circumstances. It also states that people granted bond should be released as soon as practicable and no later than six hours after return to or physical presence in jail, absent extraordinary circumstances.

Bond fees, booking fees, and other debts do not have to be paid to secure release on a money bond. The payor needs only the bond amount. Park County lists bondsman, in-person cash, and JailATM as posting methods. If release is delayed beyond the stated window, the defendant or surety has the right to know the extraordinary circumstance causing delay.

Park County Jail Records

Jail records, sheriff reports, mugshot requests, court records, and court dates are not the same record stream. The Sheriff's Office handles custody status, jail operations, arrest reports, case photos, and criminal-justice records in its custody. Park Combined Court handles case numbers, hearing calendars, court filings, disposition records, and court copy requests. The 11th Judicial District Attorney reviews and prosecutes charges after arrest.

Park County Sheriff's activity reports may list public arrest summaries, including name, city or residence, arrest date, charge narrative, release status, release date, and bond detail. They do not show mugshots in inspected material. For Park County jail mugshots, use the official records route described on the booking photo page, and avoid commercial mugshot sources.

Park County Jail Conditions

Park County's jail page links PREA material. The Sheriff's Office custody-services policy states zero tolerance for sexual abuse and sexual harassment, inmate protection, investigation of allegations, inmate education, reporting routes, outside victim advocacy access, data collection, and retaliation monitoring. The posted PREA annual report appears to be a 2015 report used to assess and improve prevention, detection, response policies, and training.

Program information is limited in official sources. The 2026 budget includes jail medical, food service, inmate hygiene, inmate clothing, inmate program, bedding and linen, and out-of-county inmate housing lines. Those budget lines show operational categories, not a detailed public program menu. The key current conditions fact is the county-reported temporary closure in December 2025 due to safety concerns, which affects facility capacity, visitation assumptions, and where a person may be housed.

Note: Confirm custody location, visitation, and mail handling with the jail before travel or mailing because 2026 housing may be outside Park County.