Garfield County Detention Facility

Garfield County Detention Facility basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 970-945-0453

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Garfield County Detention Facility is a medium-security detention center located at 1020 South 10th St Enid, CO which is operated locally by the Garfield County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Garfield County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Enid Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The Garfield County Detention facility is located at 107 8th street in Glenwood Springs. It opened in December of 2001 as a state-of-the art facility with the capacity to house 204 inmates. The facility is designed to hold minimum, medium, and maximum classification prisoners.

The Detention facility holds male and female prisoners for the Sheriff’s Office and for all law enforcement agencies within Garfield County. The facility consists of 7 separate inmate living areas, 2 of which are direct supervision. In direct supervision, Deputies work inside the inmate living area. This enables them to more closely supervise the behavior of inmates, keeping negative behavior to a minimum and reducing tension.

While individuals are incarcerated, their medical care is the responsibility of the Detention center. The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office contracts with Correctional Healthcare Management to provide medical services in the detention center.

The Detention Division of the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office maintains a staff of 70 employees. In addition to Detention Deputies, Control Technicians and Cooks, this number also includes specialized positions within the division such as Court Services and Classification.

At the Garfield County Detention Facility inmates are housed using the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, Objective Jail Classification Point System. This objective point system helps determine where an inmate will be placed in our facility. The Garfield County Detention Facility currently has direct and indirect supervision pods to house inmates. The different classifications of these are Inmate Worker, Minimum, Medium, and Maximum as well as Special Needs and Medical Observation/Isolation.

Classification Deputies are responsible for classifying all inmates coming into the facility. Inmates are initially classified and placed using an interview form based on the Objective Jail Classification Point System. Multiple factors are assessed in this interview to determine if the inmate will be able to function properly in the housing unit they are placed into. The placement directly determines the amount of privileges that an inmate may receive. An inmate can progress to another housing area with more privileges or regress to a housing area with fewer privileges, based on their behavior during incarceration.

Inmates are continuously classified and re-classified while they are incarcerated on a thirty (30) day basis. The initial classification and the re-classifications help promote jail security and ensure inmate as well as staff safety.

visitation Info

Garfield County Detention Facility – Visitation

Video Visitation
Public video visitation booths are located in the ‘Jail Reception’ room on the North side of the building. Booths are available on a first come, first serve basis.

Internet Video Visitation
Internet video visitation is available by accessing and setting up an account at www.inmatecanteen.com. This type of access is fee-based and will require a computer with a high speed internet connection with video and voice capabilities. Internet video visitation does not support using Apple i-Phones or i-Pads at this time.

Inmates currently housed with the Garfield County Detention Facility are responsible for notifying visitors of their available video visitation times, changes, and cancellations. Not all inmates are available during regular video visitation times. Garfield County employees will not pass messages or inform inmates of intended video visitation days/times. Kiosks in the housing pods will alert inmates of incoming video visitation requests.

Inmates undergoing disciplinary sanctions will not be allowed to receive a video visit.

Visitor Conduct
Visitors may not wear revealing clothing. Any attempt to reveal any inappropriate body parts will result in visitation privileges being suspended indefinitely and subject to review by the Detention Center Administrator or designee.

No food or beverages are permitted in the ‘Jail Reception’ room.

Professional Visits
Approved professional visitors (including but not limited to members of the criminal justice system and clergy) may visit during non-lockdown hours, if staff and space are available. Facility needs will be considered a priority and visits may be denied or cancelled at any time. All special visits must be approved by the facility administrator or designee.

Inmates are required to know the name of the lawyer or law firm that is representing them or who they are seeking representation from in order to have a professional visit. If the inmate does not know this information, the visit will not be allowed.