Go to the Washington County Jail at 26861 U.S. Highway 34, Akron, CO 80720. Ring 970-345-2244 for the front desk.

Try VINELink. A fresh arrest may not show up immediately. VINELink sends notices if the person gets out.

Our search found no online warrant list from the county. To check a warrant, contact 970-345-2244.

Scheduled hearings are listed in the state court dockets. Want to surrender? Talk with legal counsel before you go.

• Setting the bond: a judge sets the terms.
• Prompt hearing: in most cases, the judge decides bond within 48 hours after someone lands in the Akron jail.
• Signature release: nothing is paid at the start; your family member signs and must return to court.
• Cash: a friend covers the entire bond.
• Agent fees are capped near 15 percent, or $50 when that is higher; you don't get it back.
• A home in Colorado counts only if equity covers 150 percent of the bond.
• Judges may add terms, like scheduled office visits, testing or no-contact orders.
• Other holds: a warrant tied to a different case can still keep the person in the Akron jail even with bond paid.
• Keep every hearing date: a missed date may trigger new arrest orders plus forfeiture of the money.
• Ask first: call 970-345-2244 to ask for the exact bond.

See the bail page for how to pay.

A judge usually first meets that person at a first appearance hearing, often over a video link. State cases start at the Washington County court, 26861 U.S. Highway 34, Akron, CO 80720. The clerk answers at 970-345-2756.

No-cost counsel is provided if a judge finds they can't afford an attorney. Phone the public defender at 970-522-5032.

Plan visits in advance and bring a photo ID. Call 970-345-2244 before any visit; rules change. Guides: visiting and video visits.

Calls are made by that person only. Paid accounts cover phone time and messages, where offered. Guides: calls, messaging, tablets.

The jail store offers food, soap and paper. Use whatever method the detention center takes. Steps: deposits and commissary.

Letters must carry the person's whole name the lockup has on file, the booking number and the Akron jail address. Leave off glitter, stickers or tape. Check the mail rules for updates.

For someone under 18, the case usually goes before juvenile court. A state youth center used for this area is the Platte Valley Youth Services Center. For a youth's location, family should call 970-345-2244 (the sheriff's office).

If someone needs heart pills, contact 970-345-2244 so the nurse knows right away. Keep the prescription label ready when you call.

Any federal arrest that starts in Washington County won't remain in the county courts. Hearings take place inside the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse in Denver, 901 19th Street, Denver, CO 80294, and its clerk answers at 303-844-3433. Not long after being arrested, your family member goes before a U.S. magistrate judge for a first court hearing.

There is no preset bail figure. Rather, the court calls a custody hearing that settles if the defendant stays locked up until trial and what the terms are. During the case, most federal detainees stay in a local jail under contract with the Marshals Service. To learn their location, call the Marshals on 303-728-7800. If a Washington County defendant gets prison time, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, known as the BOP, picks where they go. After that, its BOP inmate locator lists which prison.

1. At booking, prints go to federal systems that ICE can check.

2. When ICE seeks custody, the agency lodges an immigration hold using Form I-247A to the jail.

3. The request asks for 48 extra hours at most after the time of release. The clock runs without a break, with weekends and holidays counted.

4. Colorado's statute, C.R.S. 24-76.6-102, spells out that jails can't hold anyone past release solely because ICE asked. So Washington County releases the one held on schedule except if a warrant or court order exists.

5. Officers from ICE can arrive as the person you know leaves to take the one held into custody. If that doesn't happen, the arrested person simply leaves.

The fastest way to find someone : the ICE locator — search by registration number or by name and birth date plus home country.

The Aurora ICE facility page lists 3130 North Oakland Street, Aurora, CO 80010 and 303-361-6612 for questions.

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

A person sentenced to state prison stays in the local jail until transport. At CDOC reception, people are tested and classified.

Then, the person moves to a facility that fits the classification. Track them on the CDOC offender search — for prison details, open our Colorado prisons guide.

There are no Washington mugshots online because Washington has no public roster. Use VINELink to check custody; it has no photos. Journalists seeking a mugshot kept off the roster can contact the Washington County sheriff's office at 970-345-2244.

A photo ICE took can only be sought through ICE's FOIA request site; then ICE needs to approve it.

Federal mugshots are never provided to members of the public and the news media. Only one exception exists: the U.S. Marshals Service, keeper of federal mugshots, can release a photo about a wanted fugitive when that helps capture the person or warn the public; it can also do so for an immediate threat to public safety.

• Holding jail: Washington County Jail, 26861 U.S. Highway 34, Akron, CO 80720, 970-345-2244
• Public defender: 970-522-5032
• Court: Washington County court, 26861 U.S. Highway 34, Akron, CO 80720, 970-345-2756
• Bond timing: typically inside 48 hours of arrival
• Federal court: Arraj courthouse — 303-844-3433
• ICE locator: locator.ice.gov
• Free alerts: VINELink

• Washington County Sheriff's Office: 970-345-2244
• Sheriff's deputies, emergencies: 911

Towns without their own police are covered by the sheriff's office. Call 911 in emergencies.