Denver County Booking Reports

Denver County booking reports come from the Denver Sheriff Department, which runs two jail facilities in the city. Because Denver is both a city and a county, the sheriff handles all bookings for the entire area. You can search Denver County booking records online through the inmate search tool or request copies from the Records Unit at Denver Police Headquarters. This page covers how to look up current inmates, file formal records requests, and use statewide tools that pull in Denver County arrest data. All booking reports created at either facility are public records under Colorado law.

Denver Sheriff Department Jail Records

Denver is unique in Colorado because it is a combined city and county. There is no separate county sheriff and city police booking system. The Denver Sheriff Department runs two facilities. The Downtown Detention Center, called the DDC, is at 490 West Colfax Avenue, Denver 80204. You can reach the DDC at 720-337-0400. The second facility is the Denver County Jail at 10500 East Smith Road, Denver 80239. Its phone number is 720-913-3642. Both facilities process bookings, and all booking reports end up in the same system.

The Denver Sheriff Department website lists contact details, visitation rules, and links to inmate services. Below is a look at the Denver Sheriff Department page.

When someone gets arrested anywhere in Denver, they go to one of these two facilities for booking. Staff take fingerprints, a booking photo, and log all arrest details into the system. The booking report becomes a public record at that point. The DDC typically handles initial bookings from downtown arrests, while the Denver County Jail on Smith Road holds inmates for longer stays. Both locations fall under the Denver Sheriff Department, so all Denver County booking data is in one place.

Look Up Denver County Booking Records

Denver has a free inmate search tool at denvergov.org/inmatesearch. You can search by name, booking number, or gender. Results show who is currently in custody at either the DDC or the Denver County Jail. The tool displays charges, bond details, and booking dates. No account or login is needed. It is open to anyone.

The search results update through the day. New bookings show up as they are processed, and people who are released drop off the list. If you are looking for someone who was booked in Denver County but has already been released, the online tool probably will not show them. For older booking records, go through the Records Unit. Under C.R.S. 24-72-302, arrest and criminal records information includes the arresting agency, date and place of arrest, name, date of birth, address, sex of the accused, and the nature of the charges. Denver County booking reports contain all of this data.

Note: The online search covers current inmates only, not people who have been released or transferred out of Denver County custody.

Request Denver Booking Report Copies

The Records Unit handles formal requests for Denver County booking reports. It is at Denver Police Headquarters, 1331 Cherokee Street, Room 420. The phone number is 720-913-6755. You can also email the Denver Sheriff Department at sheriff@denvergov.org. For large or detailed requests, calling first helps you figure out exactly what to submit. The Records Unit can pull booking data from both the DDC and the Denver County Jail since they share the same records system.

Colorado's Criminal Justice Records Act sets the rules for how the Denver Sheriff Department handles these requests. Under C.R.S. 24-72-301, records of official actions, including arrests, must be open for inspection. The agency has 3 working days to respond. They can extend that by up to 7 more working days for larger requests. The first hour of research and retrieval is free. After that, fees of up to $41.37 per hour may apply. Paper copies run $0.25 per page. You will need to sign a statement that you will not use Denver County booking records for direct business solicitation for monetary gain.

Denver County Inmate Alerts

VINE works with Denver County jails. Register at vinelink.com and select Colorado. Search for the inmate by name. Once you find them, sign up for alerts by phone, email, or text. VINE will notify you if the person gets released, transferred, or has any custody status change. The toll-free number is 1-888-263-8463.

In Denver, VINE applies to inmates at both the DDC and the Denver County Jail. The Denver District Attorney's victim notification page has more details on how the system works locally. Below is a screenshot of the Denver DA's VINE information page.

Anyone can use VINE. It is free and runs all day, every day of the year. Available in English and Spanish. It is a good option if you want updates on someone's status without calling the jail repeatedly.

Statewide Search Tools for Denver

Beyond the local inmate search, you can check Denver County booking data through statewide tools. The CBI Internet Criminal History Check costs $6 per search. It shows arrests from all Colorado counties, including Denver. Results include the arresting agency, charges, and case disposition when available. Juvenile records, traffic arrests for people under 16, and sealed records do not appear in CBI results.

The Colorado Department of Corrections has its own search at doc.state.co.us/oss. CDOC covers state prison inmates. If someone was booked at the Denver County Jail and later sent to state prison, CDOC will have their prison record. But the original Denver County booking report stays with the Denver Sheriff Department. These are two different systems that track different parts of the process.

Note: CBI results cover all of Colorado and cost $6 per search, while the Denver inmate search is free but limited to current custody.

Denver Booking Photo Access

Booking photos from Denver County jails are public records. You can request them through the Records Unit. Colorado law does restrict how booking photos get used after you obtain them. Under C.R.S. 24-72-305.5, posting booking photos online and charging people a fee to remove them is illegal. This is sometimes called mugshot extortion. It is an unclassified misdemeanor in Colorado with fines up to $1,000. The law applies to Denver County booking photos the same way it applies everywhere else in the state.

Sealed records are another thing to be aware of. Colorado allows individuals to petition a court to seal certain arrest records. The CBI also handles automatic sealing in some cases. If no charges are filed within a year of an arrest that happened after January 1, 2022, the CBI may seal that record on its own. A sealed Denver County booking report will not appear in the online inmate search, a CBI check, or any other public database. If you believe a record has been sealed incorrectly, you would need to go through the courts to challenge it.

Denver County Jail Contact Info

If you need to send mail to someone at a Denver County facility, here is what you need to know. Personal mail gets scanned digitally. Send it to Denver Sheriff Department, P.O. Box 20707, Tampa, FL 33622. Include the inmate's full name and CD number on the envelope. Legal and official mail goes to a different address: PO Box 1108, Denver, CO 80201. The general phone number for the Denver Sheriff Department is 720-913-3600.

• DDC: 490 W. Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80204 (720-337-0400)
• Denver County Jail: 10500 E. Smith Rd, Denver, CO 80239 (720-913-3642)
• Records Unit: 1331 Cherokee St, Room 420 (720-913-6755)
• Email: sheriff@denvergov.org

Cities in Denver County

Denver is a combined city and county. There is only one city within Denver County, and that is Denver itself. All arrests throughout the city are booked at one of the two Denver Sheriff Department facilities. The booking report is held by the Denver Sheriff Department.

Nearby Counties

Denver County is surrounded by three other counties in the metro area. If you are not sure where an arrest took place, check the arrest location carefully. The county where it happened holds the booking report.