Greenlee County Jail

Try Greenlee County Inmate Search, then call 928-865-4149. With so few beds, staff can usually say right away if a person is there. No match? Find out if the sheriff, Clifton police or a state agency made the arrest, and if the person got moved out of county. The detention office also has its own line, 928-865-4159 (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533).

Arizona Rule 4.1 sets a 24-hour limit for bringing an arrested person before a judge. A person not brought in time must be released. Ask which court is holding the first hearing. Clifton's court is 928-865-4312 and Duncan's court is 928-359-2536.

Justice Court Precinct 1 is at 253 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533, and the court office is open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Precinct 2 is the Duncan Justice Court at 1684 Fairgrounds Road, Duncan, AZ 85534. Felony cases go on to Greenlee County Superior Court at 223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533. Ask which precinct took the arrest report.

The Superior Court (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4242) runs Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Most other county offices close on Fridays, and the justice court closes then too. The jail (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4159) itself answers all day and night. If you need to pay at a time the clerk is closed, call 928-865-4149 and ask what the jail will accept.

A.R.S. 13-3967 has the judge look at the charge, proof, record, local family and work, and any past no-shows. Under Rule 7.3, the court may not rely on a chart of amounts by crime, and must choose the lightest condition that works. That is why equal charges can lead to unequal bail. Ask the clerk (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533), 928-865-4242, what was ordered in your case.

Under Article 2, Section 22 of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. 13-3961, bail can be denied for capital crimes, sexual assault, certain child sex offenses, and a serious felony by someone who is in the country illegally, when the proof is strong. After a hearing, a dangerous felony defendant can also be held. Probation holds and outside warrants are handled on their own.

The sheriff's office (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4149) has a notice about jail fees that says the detention facility does not accept cash and wants a money order or cashier's check payable to the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office. That notice covers housing fees, not bail. Call 928-865-4159 and ask whether the same rule applies when you post a bond.

The probation and clerk office accepts court payments in person at 223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533, by mail to P.O. Box 1027, Clifton, or at an online site named on its payment page. That page mentions money orders and checks for mail. Ask the clerk at 928-865-4242 whether bail may be paid there or only at the jail (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4159), and what the receipt must show.

Ask the clerk (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4242) for the names of agents who post bonds in this county. Any agent you pick needs an active license with the state regulator. Get fee and collateral terms on paper, including refunds. A surety can be released by handing the person to the sheriff, as A.R.S. 13-3974 describes.

A judge may accept it. Ask the clerk (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533) 928-865-4242 about the deed, tax value, and whether land outside Greenlee County counts. Loans on the property lower what the court counts, so bring a recent loan statement too.

Hire a lawyer or ask at the hearing. Rule 7.4 allows a Clifton judge to rethink bail when facts change or the amount is beyond the family's means. On misdemeanors the ruling comes inside 10 days after that first hearing. Collect pay stubs, a lease, and a character letter.

Request appointed counsel at that first appearance, then dial the Clerk of the Superior Court (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533) at 928-865-4242 to learn the name and number of the lawyer assigned. The court decides who qualifies.

The sheriff or town officers bring the person to the Clifton jail (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4159). The case goes to the Duncan or Clifton justice court, depending on where it happened. Call 928-865-4149 to ask where the person is, then the matching court.

Detained Greenlee teens go to the Pinal County Youth Justice Center, 1410 E. Diversion Dam Road, Florence, AZ 85132, under a contract. Its main line is 520-866-4000. Young people do not post bail like adults; the juvenile judge decides at a hearing. Start with the court's probation office in Clifton, 928-865-4184, or the Clerk of the Superior Court (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533) at 928-865-4242.

Unfortunately, no. It pays for calls, video visits and store items. It does not count toward release. The jail's vendors are separate from the court. A caller who asks for bail through a gift card or app is running a scam.

The Greenlee County Jail, located at 824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, takes questions at 928-865-4149 during business hours.

Clifton judges usually issue a warrant and may keep the bond. Under Rule 7.6, keeping the bond requires a hearing inside 120 days of the warrant. Ring the court right away (Greenlee County Superior Court, 223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4242), and get legal help. A surety who vouched for the person is told about the missed date.

The court hands posted cash back when it frees the bond, less anything you let it put toward fines or costs. Keep the receipt. An agent's fee is separate; check up front if any is refundable.

Bond on a federal charge goes only to federal court, outside Clifton's jail. Federal cases go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, Tucson division:

• The person sees a magistrate judge at Tucson federal courthouse, 405 West Congress Street, Tucson, AZ 85701 (clerk 520-205-4200).
• Federal pretrial services prepares a report.
• The judge sets conditions or orders a detention hearing.
• Bond, if any, is handled by the federal clerk.

The Marshals manage federal custody: U.S. Marshals Service, 405 West Congress Street, Suite 2300, Tucson, AZ 85701, 520-879-6900.

Possibly. Under 8 CFR 287.7, ICE can ask the jail to hold someone up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released. A.R.S. 11-1051 keeps counties from limiting immigration enforcement but doesn't require holds. Greenlee County has no public 287(g) agreement, so ask the jail (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4159).

The county case continues after any ICE transfer. Cases go through the ICE office in Tucson (part of the Phoenix Field Office), 6431 South Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ 85706, 520-295-4100, with detention sites such as:

• Eloy Detention Center: 1705 East Hanna Road, Eloy, AZ 85131 · 520-464-3000
• Florence Service Processing Center: 3250 North Pinal Parkway, Florence, AZ 85132 · 520-868-5862
• Central Arizona Florence Correctional Center: 1155 North Pinal Parkway, Florence, AZ 85132 · 520-868-9095

Five checks:

• Clifton jail (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4159): Greenlee County Inmate Search.
• VINE: VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/). Arizona, then name.
• Federal: Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (320 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534, 202-307-3198) (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/); for pretrial, call 520-879-6900 (405 West Congress Street, Suite 2300, Tucson, AZ 85701).
• State prison: ADCRR Inmate Data Search (701 East Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, 602-542-5497) (https://inmatedatasearch.azcorrections.gov/).
• ICE: ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/), with A-number and birth country; call 520-295-4100 (6431 South Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ 85706) if needed.

The Superior Court clerk can confirm the amount:

• Clifton courthouse (Superior Court): 223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533 · 928-865-4242

Deputies with the Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4149), and town officers usually hand out a ticket for a misdemeanor and let the person go, with a date to appear in a local court. If the person is jailed instead, Rule 4.1 says a judge must see them within 24 hours. The judge reads the charge, sets the release terms and asks if the person wants a lawyer. Arizona begins from a presumption that people will be released on their own recognizance.

Arizona sorts misdemeanors into three classes. A class 1 offense, which includes a first DUI and most shoplifting, tops out at six months and $2,500. Class 2 stops at four months and $750, and class 3 at 30 days and $500. State surcharges add substantially to any fine. A first DUI also brings a mandatory minimum of 10 days in jail, though most of that is usually suspended once alcohol screening and classes are completed, plus an ignition interlock. Because jail is possible, a person without money for counsel may request one from the justice court; with no county public defender office, Greenlee uses private attorneys under contract for this work.

The bulk of Greenlee misdemeanors end at a pretrial meeting with a plea deal, a deferral or a dismissal. If there is a trial, the judge alone usually decides it. A jury of six is available only for certain offenses, DUI being the main one, along with crimes that historically carried a jury right. The rules want trial inside 150 days for a jailed person and 180 for a free one, and a typical Greenlee misdemeanor is wrapped up within two or three months.

Under 18: A teenager accused of a misdemeanor in Greenlee County is normally referred to the juvenile division of the Superior Court (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4242) rather than to a justice court. Greenlee Probation (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533; county main line 928-865-2072), a combined adult and juvenile department with offices in Clifton and Duncan, looks at each referral first, and a teen with no record is usually offered diversion: community service, counseling or a program that ends with no petition being filed. Some minor violations, such as underage drinking, tobacco possession, curfew and traffic tickets, can be sent to a justice court instead. A juvenile who is detained must see a judge for a detention hearing no later than 24 hours after the petition is filed. Greenlee owns no youth lockup, so a teen who must be held rides to a contracted facility in another county, typically Pinal County’s. Juvenile court authority generally ends at 18, but prosecutors can file paperwork to keep a 17-year-old's case there to age 19 (A.R.S. 8-202).

A felony case in Greenlee typically begins with a complaint filed by the County Attorney and an initial appearance, held within 24 hours of arrest, before one of the two justices of the peace. Release is the default under Arizona Rule 7.2, though the judge can impose a secured bond, check-ins with probation or a no-contact order. Indigent defendants receive appointed counsel, again drawn from attorneys the county contracts with, and the Superior Court (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4242) in Clifton manages those appointments.

Arizona requires a neutral check on felony charges before trial. Either a grand jury returns an indictment, or a judge holds a preliminary hearing to decide whether probable cause exists. Under Rule 5.1, that hearing must happen within 10 days of the initial appearance if the defendant is jailed and within 20 days if not. In a county this size, preliminary hearings are usually held before the justice of the peace, and many defendants waive them as part of early plea talks. If probable cause is found, Superior Court takes over for the arraignment, the pretrial dates and any trial, which uses eight jurors. Rule 8 gives 150 days after arraignment for a jailed person and 180 for one at home, though continuances are common.

Felonies run from class 2 (most serious, short of murder) to class 6. For a first offense that isn’t charged as “dangerous,” the presumptive prison terms range from one year for class 6 to five years for class 2, and probation is available for most of them. A class 6 felony may stay open and drop to a misdemeanor after probation goes well (A.R.S. 13-604). Prop 200 requires probation, not prison, for a first or second conviction of simple drug possession. Anyone sent to prison must serve at least 85% of the term. Most Greenlee felony cases finish in four months to a year.

Under 18: When a 14- to 17-year-old is accused of an ordinary felony such as burglary or theft, the case normally stays in Juvenile Court as a delinquency petition. The judge can order probation, intensive juvenile supervision, treatment, restitution or, after repeat trouble, a state youth prison placement. Under A.R.S. 13-501(B), though, the County Attorney has discretion to file adult charges against a juvenile 14 or older for a class 1 or 2 felony, certain class 3 felonies, any dangerous offense, or any felony by a “chronic felony offender” (a youth with two prior felony-level adjudications). An adult case runs in the Superior Court’s criminal docket under the same rules described above. Youths in juvenile court also have the right to appointed counsel.

Violent felonies follow the same procedural road, but release is much harder to obtain. Article 2, Section 22 of the Arizona Constitution lets a judge hold a capital or sexual assault defendant with no bail when guilt looks clear, and prosecutors can ask for another hearing to argue that no release plan can protect Greenlee residents. Defendants who stay in custody remain in the Greenlee County jail (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4159) through the life of the case.

Crimes involving a deadly weapon or serious injury are charged as “dangerous,” which takes probation off the table and lengthens prison terms. Key ranges for a first offense include:

• First-degree murder: death, natural life, or a life term with a release review after 25 years. If the County Attorney seeks death, the jury expands to 12 and the defense is entitled to two qualified attorneys. Arizona carried out executions again starting in 2022 after an eight-year halt.
• Second-degree murder: 10 to 25 years, with 16 as the presumptive term.
• Armed robbery: a class 2 dangerous felony carrying 7 to 21 years, presumptively 10.5.
• Sexual assault: 5.25 to 14 years, presumptively 7, served day for day without early release, plus sex-offender registration.

Victims hold enforceable rights under Arizona’s Victims’ Bill of Rights (Ariz. Const. art. 2, § 2.1): to get notice and attend, to turn down a defense interview, to speak about release, a plea or the sentence, and to be repaid. The County Attorney’s victim advocate is reachable through the office’s main line. Serious felony cases here frequently take a year or more, and a capital case can stretch past three years.

Under 18: For the gravest crimes, Arizona removes the choice. A.R.S. 13-501(A) requires the County Attorney to prosecute 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds as adults when they are accused of first- or second-degree murder, forcible sexual assault, armed robbery or any other violent felony offense, and the same applies to any felony by a chronic felony offender. Such a teen is charged in Superior Court (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4242) like any adult defendant, but a death sentence is off the table for anyone under 18 at the time. A 14-year-old charged with a serious violent crime may be filed on as an adult at the County Attorney’s discretion; otherwise the case proceeds in Juvenile Court, where commitment to the Department of Juvenile Corrections is the most severe outcome.

All Superior Court cases are heard at the county seat:

• Clifton courthouse (Superior Court): 223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533 · 928-865-4242

The sheriff's office (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533) serves warrants countywide and confirms one at 928-865-4149. DPS offers a free statewide warrant search by name and birth date; the Public Access case lookup lists many courts. To clear one, reach the issuing court or a defense attorney, who can arrange bond before a new appearance. The Superior Court clerk (223 5th Street, Clifton, AZ 85533) answers felony questions at 928-865-4242. Call ahead before driving. Surrender at the jail, 824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4159, and pay the listed bond for same-day release.

These go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in Tucson:

• Initial hearing at Tucson federal courthouse, 405 West Congress Street, Tucson, AZ 85701 (clerk 520-205-4200).
• Pretrial interview.
• Detention hearing if sought.
• Marshals custody if held.

Marshals: U.S. Marshals Service, 405 West Congress Street, Suite 2300, Tucson, AZ 85701, 520-879-6900.

• Greenlee County Inmate Search: Clifton jail (824 South Coronado Boulevard, Clifton, AZ 85533, 928-865-4159).
• VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com/): Arizona custody.
• Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator (320 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534, 202-307-3198) (https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/): federal; call 520-879-6900 (405 West Congress Street, Suite 2300, Tucson, AZ 85701) if not listed.
• ADCRR Inmate Data Search (701 East Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, 602-542-5497) (https://inmatedatasearch.azcorrections.gov/): Arizona prisons.
• ICE Online Detainee Locator System (https://locator.ice.gov/odls/): ICE; or ring 520-295-4100 (6431 South Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ 85706).

A detainer asks the jail to hold a person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released. A.R.S. 11-1051 bars county limits on enforcement. Greenlee has no public 287(g) agreement.

Run by ICE office in Tucson (part of the Phoenix Field Office), 6431 South Country Club Road, Tucson, AZ 85706, 520-295-4100. Sites:

• Eloy Detention Center: 1705 East Hanna Road, Eloy, AZ 85131 · 520-464-3000
• Florence Service Processing Center: 3250 North Pinal Parkway, Florence, AZ 85132 · 520-868-5862
• Central Arizona Florence Correctional Center: 1155 North Pinal Parkway, Florence, AZ 85132 · 520-868-9095