The Morgan County Detention Center is the local jail, located at 801 East Beaver Avenue, Fort Morgan, CO 80701. The jail desk answers at 970-542-3445.

Open VINELink for Morgan to start. Not listed yet? Fresh bookings at the Fort Morgan jail lag behind. For free alerts when a person is moved, sign up with VINELink.

We didn't find an online warrant list for this area. For a warrant check, dial 970-542-3445.

The Colorado Judicial docket shows set court dates by county. Prior to turning yourself in, it's smart to call a lawyer.

• The bond for an arrest in Fort Morgan comes from a judge.
• Timing: state law asks for a bond hearing within 48 hours after arrival at the jail for most people locked up.
• Personal recognizance: sometimes the court lets your family member go on only a signed promise to show up in Fort Morgan.
• Full payment: a friend covers the entire amount directly.
• Agent fees are capped at 15%, or $50 when that is higher — nonrefundable.
• House as bond: a Colorado property may guarantee the bond if its equity tops 1.5 times the bond.
• Conditions: the court may require reporting visits or staying away from certain people.
• Still held? An outside warrant can block release.
• Court no-show: the court may order an arrest; the posted Morgan bond is lost.
• Before paying: call 970-542-3445 to ask about the current bond.

More detail is on our Morgan bail guide.

A judge first meets the inmate at an advisement that may be done by video. State charges go to the Morgan Combined Court, 400 Warner Street, Fort Morgan, CO 80701. Court staff can be reached at 970-542-5200.

A free attorney can be appointed; the court reviews finances and can assign the State Public Defender. Call the public defender at 970-522-5032.

Most visits are booked ahead of time; some happen by video. Hours and rules change, so phone 970-542-3445 before you go. Read about visitation and remote visits.

Phone calls are made from the Fort Morgan jail only. Family may add funds to a calling account so the person can call. Guides: calls, messaging, tablets.

Commissary offers food, hygiene items and paper. Use the method the jail accepts. Steps: sending money and commissary.

Letters should carry the full name, their booking number and the lockup address. Avoid anything taped on. Read the mail guide for current rules.

A juvenile judge handles cases against minors. Detained youth can be sent to the Platte Valley Youth Services Center. The sheriff's office can tell the family where the child is held.

Call 970-542-3445 and ask for the medical staff to be told about medicines, diabetes or other urgent needs. Have the pill bottle nearby when calling.

Any federal arrest out of Morgan County doesn't remain in the state courts. The hearings happen inside the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse in Denver, 901 19th Street, Denver, CO 80294; the clerk's office is at 303-844-3433. Not long after booking, the accused is brought before a U.S. magistrate judge for a first appearance.

There is no fixed bail table. Rather, a federal judge calls a detention review hearing to weigh whether the defendant can leave while waiting for trial and on which terms. Meanwhile, lots of federal detainees stay in one of the county jails under a deal with the Marshals Service. For the jail's name, call the Marshals at 303-728-7800. After sentencing to prison, the BOP (Federal Bureau of Prisons) picks the site. Next, its BOP inmate locator gives the location.

Step one: During booking, prints go to national databases shared with ICE.

Step two: If ICE wishes to take over, it delivers a hold via Form I-247A.

Step three: That form requests up to another 48 hours past the planned release. That time counts nonstop, with holidays and weekends counted.

Step four: State law, C.R.S. 24-76.6-102, says jails cannot hold anyone beyond release solely on ICE's request. So Morgan County releases the one held on time unless another legal reason says otherwise.

Step five: ICE officers may come right at release to take custody. When they don't show up, the defendant walks out.

To see where someone is held, use the ICE locator — search by A-number or by name and birth date, with country of birth.

Many Colorado ICE detainees stay at the Aurora center listed on ice.gov. Address: 3130 North Oakland Street, Aurora, CO 80010; number 303-361-6612.

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

Following a prison sentence, transfer isn't immediate; your relative usually waits in the lockup for a time. At a CDOC intake center, people are tested and classified.

Then comes a move to a prison suited to the rating. Use Colorado's offender search; our Colorado prisons page gives addresses and phones.

Morgan mugshots show online only if Morgan posts a roster. VINELink for Morgan covers custody status but not pictures. Need a mugshot that isn't public? News media can call the Morgan sheriff at 970-542-3445.

A photo that ICE took has to be sought through ICE's online FOIA form, after which ICE must approve it.

Mugshots taken in federal cases are held from ordinary people and reporters. There is one exception: the Marshals Service, the agency that snaps U.S. booking photos, may share an image for a wanted person if it helps make the arrest or put people on notice, or in case of an immediate safety threat.

• Holding jail: Morgan County Detention Center, 801 East Beaver Avenue, Fort Morgan, CO 80701, 970-542-3445
• Public defender: 970-522-5032
• Immigration custody: detainee search
• When bond is set: in most cases inside 48 hours after booking
• Notices of release: VINELink (free)
• Federal court: Arraj courthouse, 303-844-3433
• State court: Morgan Combined Court, 400 Warner Street, Fort Morgan, CO 80701, 970-542-5200

• Fort Morgan Police: 970-867-5678
• Brush Police: 970-842-5074
• Morgan County Sheriff's Office: 970-542-3445

Places without their own police rely on sheriff's deputies. Dial 911 in an emergency.