The Garfield County Detention facility is located at 107 8th
street in Glenwood Springs. It opened in December of 2001 as
a state-of-the art facility with the capacity to house 204
inmates. The facility is designed to hold minimum, medium,
and maximum classification prisoners. It also houses a
community corrections program and a work release program.
The Detention facility holds male and female prisoners for
the Sheriff’s office and for all law enforcement agencies
within Garfield County. The facility consists of 7 separate
inmate living areas, 2 of which are direct supervision. In
direct supervision, Deputies work inside the inmate living
area. This enables them to more closely supervise the
behavior of inmates, keeping negative behavior to a minimum
and reducing tension.
While individuals are incarcerated, their medical care is
the responsibility of the Detention center. The Garfield
County Sheriff’s Office contracts with
Correctional Healthcare Management to provide medical
services in the detention center.
The Detention Division of the Garfield County Sheriff’s
Office maintains a staff of over 60 employees. In addition
to Detention Deputies, Control Technicians and Cooks, this
number also includes specialized positions within the
division such as Court Services and
Classification.
At the Garfield County Detention Facility, inmates are
housed using the U.S. Department of Justice, National
Institute of Corrections, Objective Jail
Classification
Point System. This objective point system helps
determine where an inmate will be placed in our facility.
The Garfield County Detention Facility currently has direct
and indirect supervision pods to house inmates in. The
different classifications of these are Work Release, Inmate
Worker, Minimum, Medium, Maximum, and Super Maximum as well
as Special needs and medical observation/isolation.
Classification Deputies are responsible for all inmates
coming into the facility. Inmates are initially classified
and placed using an interview form based on the Objective
Jail Classification Point System. Multiple factors are
assessed in this interview to determine if the inmate will
be able to function properly in the housing unit they are
placed into. The placement directly determines the amount of
privileges that an inmate may receive. An inmate can
progress to another housing area with more privileges or
regress to a housing area with fewer privileges, based on
their behavior during incarceration.
Inmates are continuously classified and re-classified while
they are incarcerated on a thirty (30) day basis. The
initial classification and the re-classifications help
promote jail security and ensure inmate as well as staff
safety.
Phone numbers
- Booking (General information) (970) 945-1377 x1033
- Sergeant Desk (970) 945-1377 x1131
- Jail Commander (970) 945-1377 x1064
- Inmate Services Coordinator (970) 945-1377 x1049
- Inmate Program Coordinator (970) 945-1377 x1061
Map to
the Garfield County Detention Center
Search For Garfield County Detention facility inmates
through CCSS function (Under Construction).
Visiting days and hours along with visiting rules and
regulations
Inmate mail
Mail can be sent to inmates incarcerated in the
Garfield County Jail using the following format and
address
Inmates Full Name
Garfield County Detention Center
107 8th Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Mail must be sent through the U.S. postal service. We
will not accept mail hand delivered to the facility.
Non-privileged mail will be opened, inspected for
contraband, and scanned for key words related to the
security of the facility or criminal activity. Mail that
is coded or has symbols on the envelope that cannot be
read or understood by staff will be placed in the
inmate’s personal property and given to them upon their
release. Mail received for persons no longer in custody
will be returned to sender.
Programs available for Garfield County Detention
facility inmates
The Garfield County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility
offers all inmates the ability to attend a variety of
different Church Services, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics
Anonymous and a Cognitive Thinking Skill Group. In all there
are approximately 55 volunteers that conduct these inmate
programs. Inmates can also attend G.E.D. and ESL (English as
a Second Language) classes and new inmate programs are
always being considered and implemented as we grow.
Correction Emergency Response Team (CERT)
The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office has a specialized team
of detention deputies called CERT. for Corrections Emergency
Response Team. The team is comprised of Detention Deputies
that have volunteered to go through a rigorous training
program. The team is trained for tactical deployment within
the detention facility, ranging from cell extractions and
facility disturbances to high-risk prisoner escorts. The
team is also trained in numerous forms of self-defense
tactics as well as the deployment of non-lethal weapons.
CERT. members train up to 100 hours a year to ensure
proficiency. All CERT. members are on call 24 hours a day
and are ready to respond to any situation that may arise.
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