The county does not keep a long-term jail. The sheriff's office relies on the jail that serves this county. Start by calling the sheriff's office at 719-672-0673.

Begin with VINELink (Costilla County). When nothing comes up, try again later or call 719-672-0673. VINELink sends alerts if someone is released.

No official online warrant page for this county was found. A deputy at the sheriff's office can check whether there's a warrant; dial 719-672-0673.

The Colorado Judicial docket displays future court dates by county. Planning to turn yourself in? Talk with an attorney ahead of time.

• The bond for a San Luis case comes from a court.
• Fast review: for most arrests, a court decides bond inside 48 hours after the arrested person is booked into the jail.
• PR bond: sometimes the court lets the arrested person go on just a signature to return in San Luis.
• Cash bond: you pay the entire amount.
• Hiring a bondsman: plan on a fee of up to 15 percent ($50 minimum) and the agent posts the rest.
• Colorado property may be used only if its equity is worth 1.5 times the bond.
• Conditions: a court can require meeting a pretrial officer or no contact with listed people.
• Other holds: a warrant from a different agency can still keep the person in the jail even with bond paid.
• Show up for every date: missing one can trigger a warrant plus the loss of the money.
• Before paying: phone 719-672-0673 to ask for the current bond.

For the rest, check our Costilla County bail guide.

A judge usually first sees the arrested person at an advisement hearing. State charges go to the Costilla Combined Court, 304 Main Street, San Luis, CO 81152. Phone the court at 719-672-3681 for dates.

The state pays for a defender if a judge decides your relative can't pay for a lawyer. The local defender office answers at 719-589-9615.

Visits are booked ahead of time. Rules and hours change, so phone 719-672-0673 first. See visiting rules and online visits.

Calls are made from the jail only. Prepaid accounts cover calls and messaging. See: calls, messages, tablets.

Deposits on the books buy things like snacks and soap. Pick whatever method the jail takes. Details: deposits and commissary.

Address the letter with the full name and inmate number if you have it. Avoid anything taped on. Read the mail rules first.

For someone under 18, charges usually go to juvenile court. Held youth may go from Costilla to the Pueblo Youth Services Center, 719-546-4915. For a youth's location, a guardian should phone 719-672-0673, the sheriff's office.

A health emergency? Ring 719-672-0673 — ask to reach medical. A doctor's letter helps medical staff check faster.

A federal case out of Costilla County won't stay in the county courts. Court dates are at the U.S. courthouse in Colorado Springs, 212 North Wahsatch Avenue, Suite 300, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 — its clerk answers at 719-471-3387. Shortly after arrest, your family member stands before a U.S. magistrate judge for a first hearing.

There is no fixed bail table. In its place, the court holds a custody hearing and decides if the defendant walks out before trial and under what rules. In the meantime, most federal defendants are held in a local jail working with the Marshals Service. For where they are, phone the Marshals at 719-633-2037. Upon a term in prison, the federal BOP gains custody; the BOP inmate locator lists which prison.

First: During booking, fingerprint scans are checked in national databases shared with ICE.

Next: If ICE is interested, it files a hold on Form I-247A to the Costilla jail.

Then: The detainer seeks 48 additional hours at most following the planned release. Those hours run hour by hour, with weekends and holidays counted.

But: Colorado's statute, C.R.S. 24-76.6-102, states Colorado jails can't hold anyone longer solely because ICE asked. So Costilla County frees the detained person on schedule except when a court order says otherwise.

Finally: ICE officers may show up when the arrested person you know is let out and take the detained person. If they don't show up, the detained person walks out.

Families may locate a detainee on locator.ice.gov, which asks for an A-number or a name with home country.

ICE.gov lists a detention center in Aurora (facility page, 3130 North Oakland Street, Aurora, CO 80010). Questions: 303-361-6612 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Calls can't be put through to detainees.

Contact ICE's Denver field office, 12445 East Caley Avenue, Centennial, CO 80111, at 720-873-2899.

Someone sentenced to the Department of Corrections stays in county jail until CDOC transport. Reception at CDOC decides security level; it can take weeks.

The final move is a transfer to a facility that fits their level. Check the DOC locator; for prison details, see our Colorado state prison page.

No. Costilla posts no inmate list online, so no Costilla mugshots are posted. VINELink (Costilla County) tells you custody status only. Journalists who want a mugshot not shown publicly might get in touch with the Costilla County sheriff's office at 719-672-0673.

An ICE booking photo needs to be asked for on the ICE FOIA records page, after which ICE must give its approval.

Mugshots taken in federal cases are not shared with members of the public and news outlets. There is one exception. The U.S. Marshals Service, which takes federal jail photos for Costilla cases, may share one in a few cases: to help find a fugitive, to warn the public, or when there is a safety threat right now.

• Jail: ask the sheriff's office at 719-672-0673
• Federal court: the federal courthouse in Colorado Springs — 719-471-3387
• Public defender: 719-589-9615
• ICE search: locator.ice.gov
• Court: Costilla Combined Court, 304 Main Street, San Luis, CO 81152, 719-672-3681
• Free alerts: VINELink
• Bond hearing: usually within two days after booking

• Costilla County Sheriff's Office: 719-672-0673
• Costilla County Sheriff dispatch: 719-672-3302

Outside town limits, deputies handle calls. For emergencies, call 911.