The Huerfano County jail is the jail here, at 500 South Albert Street, Walsenburg, CO 81089. Call 719-738-1740 for the jail.

Use VINELink first. New arrests from Walsenburg may need a few hours to show; look again later. VINELink is free and lets you know by phone or email when custody changes.

No official online warrant lookup for this county turned up when we looked. For a warrant check, contact 719-738-1740.

Scheduled hearings show up in the state court dockets. Prior to going to the detention center on a warrant, it helps to call a lawyer.

• The bond for a Walsenburg case comes from a county or district judge.
• Prompt hearing: for most arrests, the court looks at bond within two days after someone reaches jail.
• Personal recognizance: your family member signs a promise to return to court.
• Full payment: someone posts the total amount.
• Bail bonds: Colorado caps the agent's fee at 15 percent of the bond (minimum $50); it isn't refunded.
• Property bond: a home or land in Colorado can cover the bond if its equity reaches 1.5 times the bond.
• Release rules: the court can require supervision or staying away from certain individuals or a curfew.
• Other cases: a hold from another county can keep your relative in jail even with bond posted.
• No-shows: missing a Huerfano hearing brings a warrant and a lost bond.
• Exact figures: the Walsenburg jail at 719-738-1740 can share the current bond and how to pay.

Read our Huerfano bail and bond guide for how to pay.

The court first sees people held in custody at an advisement, commonly over a video link. Most criminal cases from this area start at the Huerfano County Judicial Center, 200 West 5th Street, Suite 141, Walsenburg, CO 81089. The clerk can be reached at 719-793-7100.

In most cases, yes, if a judge decides that person can't afford a lawyer. The local defender office is at 303-764-1400.

Most visits must be scheduled ahead of time, and some are by video. Call 719-738-1740 before any visit; rules change. See visiting rules and online visits.

Inmates make outgoing calls but can't take outside calls. Fund an account to pay for calls. Guides: calls, messages, tablets.

The jail store offers food, soap and writing supplies. Pick the method the lockup takes. Steps: sending money and commissary.

Print the full name and booking number and then the facility address clearly. Leave off anything taped on. Check the mail rules.

Juvenile court hears cases against teens as a rule. Detained teens may head to the Pueblo Youth Services Center. Staff at the sheriff's office, 719-738-1740, can tell parents which facility the youth is in.

Health concerns go to jail medical staff. Phone 719-738-1740 and describe what's needed. Keep the drug name and dose nearby for the call.

A federal charge that starts in Huerfano County won't go through the local courts. Court dates are at the federal courthouse in Colorado Springs, 212 North Wahsatch Avenue, Suite 300, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, and the clerk's office answers at 719-471-3387. Right after booking, the defendant stands before a U.S. magistrate judge for a first hearing.

Federal court has no bail chart. Instead, the magistrate calls a detention review hearing to settle whether the arrested person may go free pending trial and under which conditions. Until trial, most federal prisoners stay in local jails that the Marshals pay. To find out their location, call the Marshals at 719-633-2037. Following a prison term, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) takes charge; its BOP inmate locator tells you where the person was sent.

Step 1: At booking, fingerprint scans are sent to national databases that ICE can see.

Step 2: Should ICE want custody, it submits a hold through Form I-247A with jail staff.

Step 3: That detainer seeks up to 48 extra hours beyond the time of release. Weekends and holidays count in the 48 hours.

Step 4: Colorado's law, C.R.S. 24-76.6-102, says Colorado jails cannot hold someone longer solely because ICE asked. So Huerfano County lets your loved one go on schedule unless another legal reason says otherwise.

Step 5: ICE agents can arrive at release time and take your relative. Otherwise, the defendant walks out.

The ICE locator shows ICE custody. Search by A-number or with a name and birthday, with country of birth.

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

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

Once a prison term is ordered, that person stays at the Walsenburg jail until CDOC transfers them. Reception at CDOC sets security level; it can take weeks.

Then, they go to a prison that fits the classification. Use the CDOC lookup; the prison directory shows each prison's address.

There are no Huerfano mugshots online because Huerfano has no public roster. Use VINELink to check custody; it has no photos. Reporters looking for a jail photo that isn't public can check with the Huerfano County sheriff's office on 719-738-1740.

Anyone who wants an ICE booking photo has to request it at the ICE FOIA records page, and ICE has to say yes.

Federal mugshots stay private from the public and the press. The lone exception: the U.S. Marshals Service, keeper of U.S. booking photos, is allowed to make public an image for an escapee, to help make the arrest or warn people, or for an immediate public safety threat.

• Holding jail: Huerfano County jail, 500 South Albert Street, Walsenburg, CO 81089, 719-738-1740
• State court: Huerfano County Judicial Center, 200 West 5th Street, Suite 141, Walsenburg, CO 81089, 719-793-7100
• Federal cases: the federal courthouse in Colorado Springs, 719-471-3387
• Public defender: 303-764-1400
• Notices of release: VINELink
• ICE search: ICE's locator
• Bond hearing: typically inside 48 hours after booking

• Walsenburg Police: 719-738-1044
• Huerfano County Sheriff's Office: 719-738-1740

In rural areas, deputies answer calls. For emergencies, dial 911.