The Yuma County Adult Detention Center is at 200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, a short walk from the courthouse (250 West 2nd Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-817-4210). The sheriff runs it. Inmate information: 928-782-9871.

Yuma County Inmate Search lets you look by name or booking number and lists charges and bonds. Save the booking number for deposits and court.

San Luis sits about half an hour south, and Wellton is farther east, so getting to the downtown jail (200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-782-9871) takes a while. Booking adds a medical check and fingerprints. Ring 928-782-9871; staff will want the exact legal name and date of birth. Nothing there? Ask the police agency that made the stop.

For misdemeanors and petty offenses, officers can issue a court notice and skip booking. Yuma Municipal Court (1515 South 2nd Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-373-4800) or a justice court (1358 E. Liberty St., San Luis, AZ 85349, 928-314-5100; in Wellton at 10260 Dome St., Wellton, AZ 85356, 928-785-3321; in Yuma at 250 W. 2nd St., Suite A, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-817-4100) will be named on it. Domestic violence arrests are kept out of that process.

Arizona gives 24 hours. Yuma's initial appearance hearings happen every day, and the judge sets release terms, explains the accusations and decides on appointed counsel.

Under Arizona's rules, the default is release on a written promise. Yuma judges tack on a bond, check-ins or a victim stay-away order only if the facts warrant it. A few charges allow detention without bail after a hearing. Read the Yuma bond guide.

Phone 928-782-9871 first for the amount and payment options. Bring ID and the booking number to the jail (200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-782-9871) lobby. A licensed bondsman may post the bond for you, keeping a fee. A federal or immigration hold may stop release.

Yuma County Superior Court (250 West 2nd Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-817-4210) on South Maiden Lane hears felonies. Justice courts in the city, San Luis, Somerton and Wellton take county misdemeanors, and Yuma Municipal Court (1515 South 2nd Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-373-4800) takes city cases. Online, the state's public access site lists dates. See the Yuma court steps.

Yes, through the county public defender, if a judge finds the person lacks the funds to pay. Have them ask at the first hearing, and keep case talk off the recorded jail phones.

The California line and border bring outside holds. Phone the sheriff's office (141 South 3rd Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364) at 928-783-4427 about warrants or detainers. Try the statewide DPS warrant search and the Public Access case lookup. A lawyer can take up bond or extradition with every issuing court. The Superior Court clerk answers case questions at 928-817-4210 (250 West 2nd Street, Yuma, AZ 85364); keep the birth date and booking number handy. A planned turn-in goes through the detention center, 200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364; call 928-782-9871 for the bond first.

The jail (200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-782-9871) uses video. Families can visit remotely from home or come to the lobby stations. Create an account and get approved first. Visiting hours shift, so look on the web or phone jail staff. See Yuma visitation and remote visits.

Outgoing calls need a prepaid account on your end. Store money goes in online or at the lobby machine; store questions go to 928-539-7881. Guides: jail calls, messages, tablets, deposits, commissary.

Rather than guess, call the Yuma County Adult Detention Center at 928-782-9871 or go to 200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364.

Use the full name and booking number, plus your return address. Keep money out of the envelope. See Yuma inmate mail for the latest rules.

Call 928-782-9871 and ask for a message to jail medical. Give medicines and a doctor's name. Report suicide worries without delay.

Teens are held at the county's juvenile detention center (2440 West 28th Street, Yuma, AZ 85364), 928-314-1900. Minors held there stay off the adult roster. See our Yuma juvenile page.

The Cocopah Tribe near Somerton and the Quechan Tribe at Fort Yuma keep their own police and tribal courts. A tribal jail stay keeps the person off the county search.

Pay bonds only at the Yuma jail (200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-782-9871), the court or through a licensed bondsman; anyone wanting gift cards or wires is a fraud. End the call and dial the Yuma jail on your own.

Call the Yuma County Adult Detention Center (200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364) at 928-782-9871 to check that the person is still there and what the bond is. If that line is busy, the sheriff's non-emergency number, 928-783-4427, can connect you.

Officers from groups such as the FBI, the Postal Inspection Service, or the ATF make federal arrests, sometimes with deputies. Border arrests frequently become federal cases. This county falls under the District of Arizona's Phoenix Division, and the court also sits in Yuma, 98 West 1st Street, Yuma, AZ 85364. For questions, call Yuma at 928-329-4766. Filings go to Phoenix, 602-322-7200. The first hearing comes quickly with a federal magistrate judge. No one uses a set bail price in U.S. district court. A release hearing settles whether they go home, under federal bail law. The judge uses a background report from a pretrial services officer on ties to the area.

Meanwhile, the Marshals Service can place federal prisoners in local jails. Try the local jail list, where U.S. Marshals custody might appear. The Marshals Service office that serves Arizona is at 98 West 1st Street, Suite 120, Yuma, AZ 85364. Call 928-783-6337 to find the person. A conviction with prison time sends them from the county jail (200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-782-9871) to the BOP (320 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534, 202-307-3198) on its own schedule. Use the BOP locator to see their facility.

• At booking, fingerprints reach federal databases. ICE can then issue a detainer.
• Through a detainer, ICE wants the Yuma jail (200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-782-9871) to hold the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released.
• Posted bail leaves this hold in place.
• ICE officers often collect them at the Yuma jail before the 48 hours end. If ICE skips the pickup, this means release.
• Every Arizona case goes to the Phoenix enforcement office: 2035 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, tel. 602-257-5900.
• Check the ICE detainee locator with the A-number plus country of birth. No ICE number? A name search needs the person's full name, DOB and nation of birth.
• The next stop depends on ICE.

A state prison sentence is served in the custody of Arizona's corrections department (ADCRR (701 East Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, 602-542-5497)). First, they stay in the Yuma jail (200 Court Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, 928-782-9871) while the ADCRR has room. Their first ADCRR stop is a reception unit where staff process them. During classification, officers weigh medical and mental care, security level, and known gang ties. The next step is a unit that fits their needs.

You can find them by name with the Department of Corrections search. For visits and mail, open Arizona state prisons.

ICE photos are released only via ICE's FOIA form, though ICE decides on release. When a jail photo isn't on the website, newsroom questions go through the sheriff's office (141 South 3rd Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364) at 928-783-4427. Federal mugshots stay with the Marshals, out of reach of reporters and the public. There must be a strong reason. The Marshals post one only for a wanted person, when posting it helps catch them or warn people or if it is required right away to protect the public.

Yuma Police are at 1500 South 1st Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364, and the desk number is 928-783-4421. San Luis officers work out of 1030 East Union Street, San Luis, AZ 85349 (928-341-2420). Somerton Police sit at 445 East Main Street, Somerton, AZ 85350, with a department line of 928-722-7326, and Wellton's department is at 28618 Oakland Avenue, Wellton, AZ 85356 (928-785-4887). For deputies, the Yuma County Sheriff's Office is at 141 South 3rd Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364, non-emergency 928-783-4427.

The Foothills, Fortuna, Gadsden, Dateland and Tacna are sheriff's territory.