The Gunnison County Detention Center is the county jail, found at 510 West Bidwell Avenue, Gunnison, CO 81230. The jail's phone is 970-641-1108.

Check Gunnison County Inmate Search. New arrests at the Gunnison jail sometimes take a while to appear — check back later. Use VINELink to get custody notices.

There was no official warrant list posted for this area. To find out about warrants, dial 970-641-1113.

The court docket page displays future hearings by name. Want to surrender? Call an attorney beforehand.

• Setting bond: the Gunnison jail can't pick the amount; a judge does.
• Prompt hearing: for most arrests, the court sets bond no later than two days after your relative is booked into the Gunnison jail.
• PR bond: sometimes a judge lets the inmate go on just a signed promise to return in Gunnison.
• Paying cash: the full bond is posted at the lockup or court, refundable when the case wraps up.
• An agent can't charge more than 15% of the bond (at least $50 allowed); that fee stays with the agent.
• Pledging a home: the court wants equity equal to at least 150% of the bail; property in another state won't qualify.
• Conditions: the judge can set rules, like checking in or staying away from a person.
• Still held? An outside warrant can stop release even with bond paid.
• Court no-show: the court can order an arrest and keep the Gunnison bond.
• Exact figures: the Gunnison jail at 970-641-1108 can share the current bond.

Each step is laid out on the bail and bond page.

The court first meets the person at a first advisement. Most charges from this county start at the Gunnison County Combined Court, 200 East Virginia Avenue, Gunnison, CO 81230. The clerk's office answers at 970-642-8300.

Counsel comes free of charge when a judge finds the person can't afford a defense lawyer. Call the public defender office at 970-249-4791.

Schedule a visit early and carry a photo ID. Rules and hours shift, so call 970-641-1108 before you go. Help: visits and video visits.

Inmates can call out but cannot take outside calls. Prepaid accounts pay for phone time and messages. Guides: phone accounts, messaging, tablets.

Commissary sells snacks, hygiene items and paper. Pick the method the Gunnison jail takes. Details: deposits and commissary.

Mark the letter with the full name and booking number. Leave off anything taped on. Read our page about mail for current rules.

Cases against minors go to juvenile court. The state's youth services center that serves the area is the Grand Mesa Youth Services Center. To learn where a youth is, family should reach 970-641-1113.

Call 970-641-1108 and ask that the nurse be told about medicines, pregnancy or other urgent needs. Have the prescription label ready when you call.

A federal case from Gunnison County does not remain in the local court system. The hearings happen at the Aspinall federal building in Grand Junction, 400 Rood Avenue, Suite 309, Grand Junction, CO 81501 — the clerk's office answers at 970-245-5396. Quickly after booking, the arrested person faces a U.S. magistrate judge for a first hearing.

Federal judges skip the bail chart. Rather, a federal judge calls a formal detention hearing to decide whether the one held stays locked up before trial and under what rules. Meanwhile, many federal defendants sit in a local jail that the U.S. Marshals pay for. To learn where someone is held, ring the Marshals at 970-243-5210. After prison is ordered, the BOP takes charge; its BOP inmate locator lists where they are.

1. At booking, prints are sent to national databases ICE has access to.

2. If ICE decides to act, the agency files an ICE detainer on Form I-247A.

3. The detainer requests a hold of 48 more hours at most past the set release. That time runs nonstop, with holidays and weekends counted.

4. Colorado law, C.R.S. 24-76.6-102, states county jails cannot keep someone beyond release only because ICE asked. So Gunnison County lets the defendant go at the normal time except if a separate lawful hold is in place.

5. ICE agents may arrive at release time and take the person. If they don't, the one held is released.

Find someone ICE holds with the ICE locator; enter their A-number and birth country.

The Aurora contract detention center lists 3130 North Oakland Street, Aurora, CO 80010 and 303-361-6612 as its contact line.

The Denver field office sits at 12445 East Caley Avenue, Centennial, CO 80111; phone 720-873-2899.

Following a DOC sentence, the move is not instant: the person often sits in the lockup for a time. CDOC's first step is a reception center — there staff set custody level.

Then comes a transfer to a prison suited to their level. CDOC's offender search lists their prison once classified; our state prison page lists contact details.

Look the defendant up in the Gunnison in-custody list. Gunnison mugshots may or may not appear. Journalists looking for a mugshot that isn't online can check with the Gunnison County sheriff's office at 970-641-1113.

Any ICE mugshot can only be sought on ICE's online FOIA form, and ICE then decides.

Federal booking photos stay private from members of the public and the media. The single exception: the U.S. Marshals Service, keeper of federal booking photos, may make public a photo for a wanted person, when that helps arrest them or alert people, or for an immediate danger to the general public.

• Jail: Gunnison County Detention Center, 510 West Bidwell Avenue, Gunnison, CO 81230, 970-641-1108
• Custody alerts: VINELink
• Free lawyer office: 970-249-4791
• State court: Gunnison County Combined Court, 200 East Virginia Avenue, Gunnison, CO 81230, 970-642-8300
• Federal court: the Aspinall federal building in Grand Junction, 400 Rood Avenue, 970-245-5396
• Bond timing: usually in 48 hours or less of reaching jail
• Immigration custody: locator.ice.gov

• Gunnison Police: 970-641-8200
• Gunnison County Sheriff's Office: 970-641-1113

Places without their own police use sheriff's deputies. Dial 911 in emergencies.