There is no full jail in Meeker itself. Deputies take people they arrest to the Moffat County Detention Facility in Craig (800 West 1st Street, Craig, CO 81625). For the jail, call 970-824-4498 and the sheriff's office is at 970-878-9600.

Start with VINELink. A new booking may not be listed immediately; look again later. Sign up with VINELink to get custody notices.

We found no warrant lookup posted by this county. To learn about warrants, dial 970-878-9600.

The court docket page shows upcoming court dates by county. Planning to surrender? Call a defense lawyer before you go.

• Setting the bond: a court chooses the amount and type, often at a short hearing.
• Fast review: for most arrests, bond is reviewed within 48 hours of arrival at the Craig jail.
• Release on a promise: no cash is due at the start; they sign and must come back to court.
• Cash: someone covers the total amount directly — the court may hold back fees from the refund.
• Agent fees top out near 15% with a $50 floor.
• Property in Colorado may be pledged only if its equity covers 150 percent of the bond amount.
• The court often attaches rules, like regular check-ins, testing or no-contact orders.
• Holds: a hold from another case may keep the one held in jail even with bond posted.
• Court no-show: an arrest order can follow, and the court keeps the Rio Blanco bond.
• Before paying: call 970-824-4498 to ask for the exact bond.

Payment steps for bail are on the Rio Blanco bond guide.

The court usually first sees your relative at a first appearance, sometimes on video from the Craig jail. State charges go to the Rio Blanco Combined Court, 455 Main Street, Meeker, CO 81641. Court staff can be reached at 970-878-5622.

The court names a public defender if a judge decides the person can't afford an attorney. Call the public defender at 970-945-5828.

Most visits are booked ahead of time. Call 970-824-4498 ahead of your trip; rules change. Guides: visiting and video visits.

Phone calls go out from the Craig jail only. Paid accounts cover calls and messages, where offered. See: calls, messages, tablets.

Deposits on the books pay for snacks, toiletries and paper. Pick the method the Craig jail accepts. Steps: sending money and commissary.

Address the envelope with the name and booking number. Leave off stickers, glitter and tape. Read the mail rules page.

If your loved one is a minor, the case usually starts in juvenile court. Held youth may head from Rio Blanco to the Grand Mesa Youth Services Center; it is run by the state. Deputies at the sheriff's office can tell a guardian where the teen went.

For daily medicine, call 970-824-4498 and medical staff knows. A doctor's letter may help medical staff check.

Any federal charge from Rio Blanco County won't stay in the county courts. The hearings take place at the Wayne Aspinall Federal Building, Grand Junction, 400 Rood Avenue, Suite 309, Grand Junction, CO 81501 — the court clerk answers at 970-245-5396. Shortly after arrest, the charged person appears ahead of a U.S. magistrate judge for an initial hearing.

You won't find a bail chart here. So the magistrate holds a formal detention hearing to figure out if the detained person can leave until trial and under which conditions. Meanwhile, lots of federal defendants wait in a county lockup working with the Marshals Service. For which jail, call the Marshals on 970-243-5210. If there is a term in prison, the BOP (Bureau of Prisons) steps in; the BOP inmate locator lists where the defendant you know was sent.

Step one: As part of booking, fingerprint scans are checked in federal databases that ICE may search.

Step two: Should ICE want custody, the agency lodges a hold on Form I-247A.

Step three: The form asks for 48 more hours at most after the planned release. The 48 hours run straight through; weekends and holidays aren't skipped.

Step four: Colorado's law, C.R.S. 24-76.6-102, makes clear a jail can't hold someone longer just because ICE asked. That means Rio Blanco County releases the person at the normal time unless another legal reason calls for more time.

Step five: Officers from ICE may show up right at release to take custody. If not, the detained person goes free.

To find a detainee, search the ICE online locator with the A-number and birth country — or use name, country and date of birth.

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

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

A prison sentence starts with a wait in county jail until CDOC takes over. CDOC intake sets security level after health and risk tests.

Once classified, they're moved to a facility that matches their needs. Try the CDOC lookup; the prison directory lists each prison's address.

No. Rio Blanco posts no inmate list online, so no Rio Blanco mugshots are posted. VINELink tells you custody status only. Reporters seeking a mugshot that isn't posted can ask the Rio Blanco County sheriff's office on 970-878-9600.

An ICE booking photo may only be requested at ICE's FOIA request site, and ICE must approve it.

Booking photos from federal cases stay out of reach of the public and the media. There is a single exception: the Marshals Service, which handles federal mugshots, can share a photo about a wanted fugitive to help bring them in or warn individuals, and also if there is an urgent risk to public safety.

• Jail used: Moffat County Detention Facility, 800 West 1st Street, Craig, CO 81625, 970-824-4498
• Federal court: Grand Junction's Wayne Aspinall Federal Building, 400 Rood Avenue — 970-245-5396
• ICE locator: online ICE online locator
• When bond is set: typically within two days after booking
• Victim alerts: VINELink
• State court: Rio Blanco Combined Court, 455 Main Street, Meeker, CO 81641, 970-878-5622
• Free lawyer office: 970-945-5828

• Meeker Police: 970-878-5555
• Rangely Police: 970-675-8466
• Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office: 970-878-9600

Without a local police force, the sheriff takes the call. Dial 911 for any emergency.