Fremont County Detention Center Overview
The Fremont County Detention Center is operated by the Fremont County Sheriff's Office at the Justice Center campus in Canon City. It is the primary county facility for people arrested in Fremont County before a case is resolved, people held on local warrants, people waiting for first appearance or bond review, and people serving local jail sentences. The facility is not a CDOC prison and does not use the Colorado Department of Corrections offender search for current county-jail custody.
The official county directory places the Sheriff's Office and detention function at 100 Justice Center Road, Canon City, CO 81212, with public counter hours Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., closed weekends and holidays. The sheriff's public phone number is 719-276-5555. A current sheriff biography or name was not located in the official county pages reviewed, so this page refers to the office rather than naming an unsupported official.
The strongest official facility detail is the county's 2017 renovation report. Fremont County reported that the jail kitchen and laundry systems were replaced after aging equipment, plumbing, standing water damage, mold, rust, and worn flooring made upgrades necessary. The county described a roughly $2.5 million project funded by voter-approved sheriff's sales tax, with demolition, new flooring, some new walls, plumbing, refrigeration, appliances, and commercial laundry work. The article also said the jail had to feed up to 230 inmates three meals per day. That is an operational service figure, not a published rated bed capacity.
Fremont County Detention Center Capacity and Population
No official rated bed capacity, current average daily population, annual booking count, or demographic table was located for the Fremont County Detention Center in the county materials reviewed. The supported local number is narrower: the county's February 7, 2017 detention renovation article said the kitchen had to support feeding up to 230 inmates three times per day. Treat that as a workload clue for the food-service renovation, not as a formal jail-capacity figure.
Fremont County's overall correctional population is much larger than the jail because the county also hosts state and federal prisons. The county's correctional-capital page says CDOC facilities in Fremont County incarcerate about 5,100 prisoners, and the federal complex near Florence holds more than 2,300 inmates. Those people are not part of the sheriff's jail roster. A local arrest should start with the jail, a sentenced Colorado prison case should use CDOC, and a federal sentence should use the Bureau of Prisons locator.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Fremont County Detention Center
An official Fremont County online jail roster was not located on the county or sheriff materials reviewed. That means a reader should not assume that unofficial inmate-roster websites are current or complete. For county-jail custody, use the sheriff's direct channels first. Call 719-276-5555, visit the Sheriff's Office public counter at 100 Justice Center Road during posted hours, or ask how to file a Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act request for a booking record, commitment or discharge entry, arrest report, or booking photograph.
- Call the Fremont County Sheriff's Office at 719-276-5555 and ask whether the person is currently in the Fremont County Detention Center.
- Provide the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency if you have it.
- If the jail cannot release the information by phone, ask whether an in-person request or written CCJRA request is required.
- After court filing, search the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search using Fremont Combined Court and at least one filter in addition to date.
- If the person has been sentenced to state prison, switch to the CDOC Offender Search. County jail staff cannot make a CDOC inmate appear on a county roster.
The county's records retention policy supports that jail records exist even where no public roster is posted. It lists daily jail commitments and discharges as permanent records and describes detention files such as inmate case files, immigration status reports, disciplinary hearing files, commissary and kitchen records, and related detention materials. Release still depends on Colorado public-record law, agency review, redaction rules, and whether a record is held by the sheriff, court, CBI, CDOC, or another agency.
Fremont County Detention Center Address and Contact
Use the sheriff's Justice Center contact for custody questions, public-counter requests, and routing to a records custodian. CBI's CCJRA guidance says criminal justice records requests should go to the agency that maintains the record, and CBI cannot provide another agency's arrest report. For a Fremont County booking record or jail commitment/discharge entry, start with the Fremont County Sheriff's Office rather than CBI.
Fremont County Detention Center
100 Justice Center Road
Canon City, CO 81212
719-276-5555
Public office hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; closed weekends and holidays.
The county directory screenshot shows the Sheriff's Office contact block at its official source, fremontcountyco.gov/directory.
That source is useful because it confirms the Justice Center address, public phone number, fax number, and counter hours that should be checked before visiting for records or custody information.
Visiting Someone at Fremont County Detention Center
Jail-specific visitation rules, mail rules, video vendor, commissary vendor, and deposit-fee details were not located on official Fremont County pages during the research review. Do not rely on third-party schedules without confirming with the facility. Call 719-276-5555 before traveling and ask whether visits are in person, video, appointment-based, limited by housing assignment, or suspended for operational reasons.
| Topic | What the Official Research Supports | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Visiting schedule | No jail-specific schedule located. | Call the sheriff before traveling. |
| Visitor approval | No local application page located. | Ask about ID, age limits, dress rules, and appointment requirements. |
| Entry | The jail is at the Justice Center campus. | Confirm visitor entrance, parking, and allowed property. |
| Custody status | No public online roster located. | Confirm the person is still housed there before the visit. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Fremont County Detention Center
The official source set did not identify a Fremont County jail mail format, phone system, video provider, commissary provider, or deposit fee table. That absence matters because private vendors and fees can change, and mail can be rejected if the address format, inmate identifier, paper type, or photo rules are wrong. Ask the jail for the current mailing instructions and deposit options before sending money or packages.
| Service | Known Detail | Recommended Action |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address | Facility address is 100 Justice Center Road, Canon City, CO 81212. | Ask the jail for the inmate-mail format before mailing. |
| Phone or video | No official vendor page located. | Ask whether accounts are set up by phone, kiosk, or web portal. |
| Money deposit | No official deposit-fee table located. | Confirm accepted payment methods, fees, and refund rules. |
| Commissary | The retention schedule references commissary records. | Ask how orders are funded and whether purchase limits apply. |
Booking and Intake at Fremont County Detention Center
Fremont-specific booking steps were not published in the official pages located, so the safest description is process-based. A local arrest commonly moves through identity confirmation, warrant and hold checks, property inventory, fingerprints, a booking photograph, medical or mental-health screening, charge and hold entry, and classification for housing. Bond or no-bond status may come from a warrant, statute, court order, or another agency hold.
Jail charges are not always the same as court charges. The sheriff's booking information may show arresting-agency allegations or warrant holds, while the 11th Judicial District Attorney decides what formal charges to file. Once a criminal case exists, the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search and Fremont Combined Court become important follow-up sources. The court page also lists research request procedures and a release-of-information email when required.
About Fremont County Detention Center
The detention center has remained an active county facility investment. The 2017 renovation article describes a kitchen and laundry project that included demolition down to dirt, new building systems, and temporary operational help from the City of Florence for kitchen facilities and CDOC for laundry. The county later issued a 2024 Detention Center rooftop-unit project manual for the same 100 Justice Center Road site, with work scheduled into 2025. Those records confirm an active county detention building even though a public jail roster page was not found.
The county's renovation article at fremontcountyco.gov/news-now/detention-center-renovations-complete provides the best official visual source for the jail's kitchen and laundry upgrades.
That article is also the source for the up-to-230-inmates service load and the renovation context, so it should not be read as a current roster or a current population dashboard.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, bond, mail, and records procedures with the Fremont County Sheriff's Office before traveling or sending funds.