El Paso County Jail Roster Overview
The official local starting point is the El Paso County Sheriff's Office Search for Inmates page. The search form is free and no login was observed in the research file. It searches the sheriff endpoint at https://epcsheriffsoffice.com/search.php, which returns roster results by last name, booking number, or both. The roster belongs to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and points to adult jail custody at the El Paso County Jail / Criminal Justice Center, commonly shown as CJC in public profile data.
EPSO publishes an important warning with the roster: the search data is not intended for official law-enforcement or criminal-justice action, and users should call the booking desk at 719-390-2151 before relying on the record to post bond, appear for court, confirm a release, or act on a warrant or hold. EPSO also publishes a mobile caveat stating that if a mobile device is used, results may not be accurate. If the mobile page behaves oddly, retry from a desktop browser or call the booking desk.
No fixed roster refresh schedule was found in the official materials reviewed, and no verified released-inmate retention period was located. Treat a missing record as a search result, not proof that no arrest occurred. The person may have been released, transferred, booked under a different name, moved to the Colorado Department of Corrections, held by another county, or placed in federal or immigration custody.
The official roster search page is shown in the screenshot source from EPSO's inmate-search page.
The form is intentionally narrow: it is a custody lookup, not a complete criminal history, mugshot gallery, or court-record database.
How to Use the El Paso County Inmate Roster
People asking how do I find someone in the El Paso County jail should start with the official roster, then move through the fallback chain if the web result is unclear. The roster can return a JSON result set and then a profile view with demographic, location, charge, hold, and warrant tables. Court case numbers may appear in charge rows, but formal court filings and dispositions must still be checked through Colorado Judicial or the El Paso County court records process.
Step-by-step roster use:
- Open the official EPSO inmate-search page.
- Enter a last name with at least two characters, a 10-character booking number, or both.
- Click Search and review the results table for booking number, first name, middle name, and last name.
- If more than one person matches, use the full name and booking number to avoid mixing records.
- Click the booking number link to open the booking detail profile.
- Read the demographic and CJC location fields, then review the Charges, Holds, and Warrants tables.
- Before taking official action, call the booking desk at 719-390-2151 or the jail at 719-390-2000.
- If no record appears, retry spelling, use a booking number if available, check desktop instead of mobile, and then use records, court, CDOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink as the custody stage requires.
El Paso County Roster Search Fields
The EPSO roster search is simpler than many statewide databases. It does not provide a public facility dropdown, date-range field, race filter, sex filter, or charge filter in the reviewed form. The form requires enough information to submit either a last-name search or a booking-number search.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Optional, but Last Name or Booking Number is needed | HTML field uses searchName and lname; minimum length is 2 characters. |
| Booking Number | Text | Optional, but Last Name or Booking Number is needed | HTML field uses searchBooking and booking; minimum length is 10 characters. Sample format observed was 10 digits. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Submits a GET request to the sheriff search endpoint with the last-name and booking-number values. |
Common error messages are also specific. If no people match, the page can show "No records found." If the roster service fails, it can show a service error or an unable-to-complete message. Those messages should lead to a phone or records fallback, especially when a recent arrest, court remand, or transfer is already known.
What an El Paso County Inmate Profile Shows
Readers often ask what does a roster record show. The reviewed EPSO public profile is a booking and custody record. It focuses on identity, physical descriptors, the CJC building/location label, charge rows, holds, and warrants. No public mugshot or image URL field was rendered in the inspected public roster code, so the jail roster should not be described as a booking-photo gallery.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Number | Unique booking record number; the result link opens the detail profile. |
| Name | First, middle, and last name as held in sheriff data. |
| Inmate Identification Number | Internal inmate or admit identifier that may differ from the public booking number. |
| DOB | Public DOB field; the sample showed year only rather than full birth date. |
| Eyes / Hair | Physical descriptor fields. |
| Height / Weight | Physical descriptors; height may appear in compact feet/inches style. |
| Sex / Race | Demographic descriptors published in the public profile. |
| Scars / Marks | Scars or marks field if populated. |
| Location | Building or facility label, such as CJC. |
| Charges: Court Date | Court-date field for a listed charge or case row. |
| Charges: Court Division | Court or division assigned to that row. |
| Charges: Degree | The column exists, but the inspected official code inserted a blank cell. Do not assume degree always appears. |
| Charges: Court Case Number | Case number associated with the charge row if available. |
| Charges: Bond Type / Bond Amount | Public bond type and amount fields when present. |
| Charges: Release Date | Release date when not suppressed as a placeholder date. |
| Holds | Hold description and hold code if publicly available. |
| Warrants | Warrant number, description, and level if publicly available. |
| Mugshot | No public mugshot field was observed in the inspected roster JavaScript or JSON keys. |
Full Access-Channel Chain for El Paso County Inmate Records
Use the online roster first for current adult jail custody, but keep the rest of the chain available. The booking desk at 719-390-2151 is the direct EPSO phone fallback for roster data. The jail's general line is 719-390-2000. For in-person custody functions, the jail/CJC is at 2739 East Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80906. For records requests, the Records Unit is separate from the jail and is located at 27 East Vermijo Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
EPSO's Records & Video Request page handles records under Colorado criminal-justice and public-records processes. Examples include police reports, booking reports, booking photographs, call screens, dispatch recordings, and body-camera video. The Records Unit phone is 719-520-7177, fax is 719-520-7171, and the research file lists shrrecordsrelease@elpasoco.com for records release contact. EPSO says limited information is provided by phone, reports may be redacted, broad requests may take longer, and CORA/CCJRA timing and fees can apply.
The records request page is shown in this screenshot from EPSO's records and video request source.
That records route is useful when the roster is not enough, but it does not replace the jail booking desk for immediate custody confirmation.
County Roster vs CDOC, BOP, ICE, and VINELink
The most important distinction is custody type. The county roster covers adult jail custody handled by EPSO: new arrests, pretrial detainees, remands, local jail sentences, warrants, holds, and people awaiting court or transport. The Colorado Department of Corrections Offender Search is a separate statewide locator for sentenced prisoners and some release or parole information after a person moves from jail to DOC custody. CDOC headquarters is in Colorado Springs, but no current adult CDOC inmate-housing prison in El Paso County was verified.
Federal and immigration custody are separate again. Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for BOP custody, usually after federal sentencing or federal commitment. Federal pretrial detainees are usually managed by the U.S. Marshals Service and may not appear in BOP before commitment. Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration detention. ICE's official facility list did not show a dedicated ICE detention facility in El Paso County, Colorado. Use VINELink for custody or release notification where Colorado data is available, but do not treat it as the official booking report.
Do not mix systems: a person can have an El Paso County court case without being in the county jail, can leave the county roster after transfer to CDOC, and can be in federal or immigration custody without appearing in the EPSO roster.
| Custody Question | Where to Look | What It Is Not |
|---|---|---|
| Arrested in Colorado Springs or El Paso County and recently booked | EPSO jail roster, then booking desk 719-390-2151 | Not a statewide criminal history. |
| Sentenced to Colorado prison | CDOC Offender Search | Not a county pretrial roster. |
| Federal prison after sentencing | BOP inmate locator | Not always useful for federal pretrial custody. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS and ICE facility list | Not an El Paso County jail roster replacement. |
| Release notification for victims or families | VINELink and official victim-service channels | Not the original booking report. |
El Paso County Jail Facilities and Facility Types
El Paso County's adult jail population is centered at the sheriff-operated CJC on East Las Vegas Street. Spring Creek Youth Services Center is nearby but is not the adult county jail. It is a Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Youth Services secure youth treatment and assessment center. The two facilities should be kept separate in inmate-record searches, visitation planning, and records routing.
El Paso County Jail / Criminal Justice Center
Facility type: county jail for adult custody
2739 East Las Vegas Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Jail: 719-390-2000
Booking desk: 719-390-2151
Holds adult arrestees, pretrial detainees, court remands, local sentenced inmates, warrants, holds, and people awaiting transport.
Spring Creek Youth Services Center
Facility type: secure youth services center
3190 East Las Vegas Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Control center: 719-390-2710
Operated by CDHS Division of Youth Services for male youth ages 12 to 20 committed to DYS with high-risk needs. Family visitation requires a scheduled appointment through Spring Creek.
Booking and Intake at the El Paso County Jail
Booking begins after an arrest by EPSO or another law-enforcement agency, a remand from court, or a transfer or hold from another agency. EPSO materials describe pre-admit document review, checking arresting-agency charging documents, verifying and depositing funds, inventorying property, checking additional wants or warrants, and taking identification photos. Intake also maintains records for court updates, new charges, bond charges, work release fees, pretrial services, holds, funds, property, and releases.
After intake, jail staff handle medical and mental-health screening, classification, and housing assignment. The public roster can show a building or location label such as CJC, but it does not publish a full internal housing manual. EPSO's inmate-services materials connect visitation to ward unlock periods, and the 2024 annual report describes the jail as having 23 housing units plus a medical section. Most arrestees with zero-bond holds are described by EPSO as going to court at 8:30 a.m. the business morning after arrest when advisement and bond may be addressed.
Visitation Schedule and Ward Visit Limits
Public visits at the El Paso County Jail are video visits through JailATM. Public visitors do not see the inmate in person. Online visits are scheduled for 15 or 30 minutes, and the visitation week runs Sunday through Saturday. EPSO says inmates must check monitors and the Daily Visitation Schedule posted in their wards because ward deputies and visitation staff do not notify inmates about public visits. Visit availability therefore depends on ward, unlock time, visitor profile status, protection orders, cancellations, and jail operations.
| Ward / Status | Public Visit Limit |
|---|---|
| A1 | 4 per week |
| A2 | 1 per week |
| A3 | 2 per week |
| B1 | 1 per week |
| B2 | 4 per week |
| B3 | 4 per week |
| B4 | 1 per week unless mental-health status allows more; MH may receive 2 per day |
| C1 | 4 per week |
| C2 | 6 per week |
| D1 | 2 per week |
| D2 | 4 per week |
| Tower Wards | 2 per day, 6 per week |
| Disciplinary Lockdown | No visits |
Professional visitation is different. Legal and professional visitors may use in-person, Webex, or JailATM routes depending on role and approval. EPSO encourages professional visits during 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but the jail operates 24/7 and after-hours professional visits are available. The front desk direct line for professional visitation assistance is 719-390-2130. Same-day in-person or Webex visits are first come, first served, and EPSO lists cjcfrontdesk@elpasoco.com for smoother check-in or Webex confirmation.
Mail, Phone, Video, and Inmate Funds
Personal mail for adult jail inmates goes to a third-party scanning address: El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Inmate Full Name and Admit/Booking Number, P.O. Box 16120, Jonesboro, AR 72401. Personal correspondence is opened, scanned, reviewed, and made available electronically if approved. Use the inmate's full booking name, not nicknames or initials, and use the admit or booking number rather than a DOC number. Do not send funds, legal mail, publications, or packages to the personal-mail vendor address.
Legal and government mail uses the jail address: Inmate Full Booking Name and Admit Number/Booking Number, El Paso County Jail, 2739 E. Las Vegas St., Colorado Springs, CO 80906-1522. Funds by mail go to Bookkeeping - Inmate Funds at the jail address and must be cashier's check or money order only. The lobby transaction window accepts cash, cashier's checks, official checks, and money orders 24/7, with no personal checks and no change. Access Corrections handles online and mobile deposits and also accepts phone deposits at 1-866-394-0490. Correct Solutions handles prepaid phone accounts at 877-618-3516 or through csgpay.com. Food packages are limited to approved MyCarePack channels.
Confirm first: verify current custody with the roster, booking desk, or jail before sending funds, scheduling video visits, or mailing time-sensitive material.
Records, Mugshots, and Legal Limits
Colorado law separates ordinary public records from criminal-justice records. EPSO routes many booking-related requests through CCJRA/CORA forms, and the research file notes that booking reports and booking photographs are examples of criminal-justice records listed by EPSO. Colorado also restricts commercial booking-photo misuse and pay-to-remove solicitation. For a booking photograph, use the EPSO records request process or the media booking-photo request form if the requester is a media requester. Do not rely on unofficial mugshot websites for custody status or removal rules.
Jail roster entries are not court judgments. The formal complaint, information, disposition, and hearing history belong to the Colorado Judicial Branch and the El Paso County Combined Court records process. The roster can point to court dates and case numbers, but Colorado Judicial controls court records. The EPSO roster also is not a background check. EPSO's records materials state that the office does not provide background checks through the records page and gives limited information by phone.
No current El Paso County Sheriff mobile app with an inmate roster, warrant search, most-wanted lookup, or detention records portal was verified. County and city service-request apps were found, but they are not jail roster apps. Use the official EPSO website and the custody-channel chain above instead of an unverified app listing.