The Douglas County Detention Center holds county inmates, at 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, CO 80109. Ring 303-660-7550 for the front desk.

Try Douglas County Inmate Search. Bookings from Castle Rock may take some time to show — check back later. VINELink is free and sends alerts by phone or email if custody changes.

No official warrant search showed up when we checked. To learn about warrants, contact 303-660-7505.

The Colorado Judicial docket displays future hearings by name. Before turning yourself in, you may want to talk to a lawyer.

• Who sets it: a judge sets the terms, often at a short hearing.
• Prompt hearing: in most cases, a judge reviews bond in 48 hours or less after someone lands in custody.
• Personal recognizance: in some cases a judge allows release on just a signed promise to return.
• Cash: a friend covers the total amount at the lockup or court.
• Bail agents cover the full bond for you; the fee is kept. Colorado's cap is 15 percent or $50, whichever is higher.
• Using a house: Colorado real estate counts only if what you own free and clear equals 1.5 times the bond.
• Extra rules: release can come with scheduled reporting, no-contact orders, and more.
• Other cases: a hold from another county may keep that person locked up even with bond posted.
• Missed court: skipping a date can bring a warrant and the loss of bond funds.
• Before paying: phone 303-660-7550 to ask about the current bond and payment options.

Payment steps for posting bond are on our Douglas County bail page.

The court first meets people held in custody at an advisement. State cases start at the Douglas County Courthouse, 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009, Castle Rock, CO 80109. Court staff answers at 720-437-6200.

Yes when a judge decides the inmate cannot afford an attorney. Phone the public defender office at 303-688-3081.

Visits must be set up beforehand. Phone 303-660-7550 before any visit; rules change. Guides: visits and video visits.

Inmates make outgoing calls but cannot get incoming calls. Friends can add funds onto a calling account. Guides: calls, messages, tablets.

Money you send goes toward commissary. Pick the method the Castle Rock jail takes. Steps: deposits and commissary.

Letters without a full name or booking number may be returned; list both above the address. Avoid stickers, glitter and tape. Check the mail rules for updates.

Juvenile court takes charges involving teens. Teens from this county go to the state's Marvin W. Foote Youth Services Center 303-768-7529). Questions about a minor? Phone 303-660-7505 for details.

For mental health care, contact 303-660-7550 so medical staff knows quickly. Have a doctor's note ready to share.

Any federal case that starts in Douglas County does not stay in the state courts. The case is heard inside the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse in Denver, 901 19th Street, Denver, CO 80294 — its clerk answers at 303-844-3433. Shortly after arrest, your relative sees a U.S. magistrate judge for the first court date.

There is no fixed bail list. Rather, the court schedules a detention hearing to learn if the suspect goes home while waiting for trial and under what rules. Until then, lots of federal defendants stay in a jail nearby that rents beds to the U.S. Marshals. For which jail, ring the Marshals on 303-728-7800. Once there is a prison term, the BOP (Bureau of Prisons) decides which prison. After that, its BOP inmate locator displays where the arrested person was sent.

First: At booking, fingerprints go to federal databases shared with ICE.

Next: When ICE wants the person, the agency files an immigration hold using Form I-247A with jail staff.

Then: The detainer asks for 48 more hours at most following the planned release. The clock runs straight through; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays still count.

But: State law in Colorado, C.R.S. 24-76.6-102, states county jails can't hold someone longer only because ICE asked. So Douglas County lets the arrested person go on schedule unless another legal reason exists.

Finally: ICE officers can come when release happens and take the arrested person. Otherwise, the person is released.

Don't know the A-number? The online locator accepts the full name along with birth date and country.

The Aurora contract detention center lists 3130 North Oakland Street, Aurora, CO 80010 and 303-361-6612 for questions.

Questions for ICE? Use the Centennial field office at 12445 East Caley Avenue, Centennial, CO 80111 or 720-873-2899.

Following a DOC sentence, the move isn't immediate; they often sits in county jail for a time. During intake, the state screens new arrivals on security risk, medical needs and mental health.

Once classified, the person is assigned to a facility suited to that level. CDOC's offender search lists their prison after intake, and our Colorado state prisons page lists addresses.

Look the defendant up in the Douglas County roster. Douglas mugshots may or may not appear. Reporters looking for a mugshot that isn't online may get in touch with the Douglas County sheriff's office at 303-660-7505.

An ICE booking photo can only be asked for through the ICE FOIA records page, and ICE must give its approval.

Booking photos from federal cases are not handed to the general public and the press. The single exception: the U.S. Marshals Service, which takes U.S. booking photos, can share such a photo when someone is an escapee if that helps take them into custody or put the public on notice, or when there is a danger to the public right now.

• Holding jail: Douglas County Detention Center, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, CO 80109, 303-660-7550
• State court: Douglas County Courthouse, 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009, Castle Rock, CO 80109, 720-437-6200
• ICE locator: ICE's locator
• Free lawyer office: 303-688-3081
• Federal court: Arraj courthouse, 303-844-3433
• Bond timing: usually inside 48 hours of reaching jail
• Release alerts: VINELink

• Castle Rock Police: 303-663-6100
• Parker Police: 303-841-9800
• Douglas County Sheriff's Office: 303-660-7505
• Douglas County Sheriff toll-free: 800-654-2733

Unincorporated areas depend on county deputies. Emergencies: 911.