The Gila County Jail, at:
1100 South Street
Globe, AZ 85501
books adults arrested for felonies and misdemeanors in Gila County.
The county sheriff’s office operates the jail. Deputies book their own arrests here, and municipal police departments in the county bring in people they arrest once any short-term city holding is finished. Intake staff take fingerprints and a mugshot, inventory belongings, run warrant checks and complete a medical screening before anyone is classified and housed.
Troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety also book arrests here, as do federal officers such as the U.S. Marshals.
Arizona law, dating to SB 1070 in 2010, bars local governments and agencies from limiting the enforcement of federal immigration law and directs officers to check immigration status in some situations. A number of Arizona sheriffs, including Gila County’s, run jail-based 287(g) programs with ICE, and an ICE detainer may be lodged against anyone booked here.
Booking details are published on the sheriff’s official booking list (opens in a new tab), which may show a booking photo, each charge and the agency that made the arrest. If a record looks incomplete, call the Gila County Jail at 928-402-8666 (opens in a new tab).
The stretch between arrival and either a housing assignment or release can run from about two hours to most of a day, depending on how many arrestees are already in line at intake.
Under Arizona’s criminal rules, anyone held after arrest must have an initial appearance before a judicial officer within 24 hours. In larger counties these hearings are held around the clock, often by video from the jail. The judge may release the person on their own recognizance, set conditions or pretrial supervision, or set a secured bond. Commercial bail bonds are permitted, and bail bond agents are licensed by the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions. See our Bail page for how release works.
Call the Gila County Jail at 928-402-8666 to ask whether a particular person has been booked.
Some jails offer an automated name lookup; others route you to a live operator. Either way, expect to be asked for the person’s date of birth to confirm identity.
A fresh arrest may not appear in the system for several hours while intake is under way.
To skip the phone call, search the Gila County Jail Booking Roster online.
After an arrest in Gila County, the officer reads the Miranda warnings when questioning is planned and drives the person to the sheriff’s jail, sometimes after a brief stop at a city holding facility.
Intake involves several stages. Lawyers almost always recommend staying quiet about the case itself, because jail phone calls and conversations can be recorded and used by prosecutors.
Staff take a mugshot and fingerprints and ask a series of background and health questions. Arizona law requires a DNA sample from adults arrested for certain serious offenses, including homicide, sexual offenses and burglary. Warrant checks cover Arizona and the rest of the country.
In a DUI arrest, refusing a breath, blood or urine test triggers an administrative license suspension in Arizona; officers may seek a search warrant for a blood draw, which is then done by a qualified technician.
Arrestees are searched and pass through a metal detector or body scanner, and those going into general housing may be strip searched.
Intake officers and medical staff ask about prescriptions, medical conditions, allergies, drug and alcohol use, mental health and suicide risk, tattoos and any gang membership. The answers guide classification, cell placement and whether the person needs medical attention.
The jail collects and inventories everything the person brought in. Property stays in storage until release unless the person authorizes a family member or friend to collect certain items.
That usually means clothing, cash, purses and wallets, phones, jewelry, piercings, watches and sometimes eyeglasses if they pose a security concern. Shoelaces are taken out of any footwear the person is allowed to keep.
The person can then place a phone call to tell someone about the arrest or to start working on bond or bail.
While waiting for the initial appearance, the person receives a jail uniform, sandals or slip-on shoes, bedding, a towel and hygiene basics.
A shower is normally required before housing, sometimes with a delousing or scabies treatment.
Expect anywhere from about an hour to a day or longer. Volume at intake, staffing levels and the person’s cooperation all affect the timeline.
A person who is extremely intoxicated or aggressive may sit in a holding cell for hours before booking can continue.