Pitkin County Jail Roster Overview
The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office operates the Pitkin County Jail from 530 E Main Street, Suite 103, Aspen, CO 81611. Sheriff Michael Buglione is named in the county staff directory, with the Sheriff's Office main phone listed as 970-920-5300. The jail is a Sheriff's Office division and the jail contact block lists 970-920-5331, fax 970-920-5489, and 24-hour availability for jail staff.
The public inmate list is the Pitkin current inmates PDF. It is a location summary report, not a full jail-management file and not a search form. The inspected roster used the heading "PITKIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Inmate Location Summary Report" and showed current booking rows with name, age, sex, booking date, offense, bonds, and total occupancy at the bottom.
That narrow format keeps the inmate roster useful but limited. It can confirm a current public custody entry, but it does not show a mugshot, full criminal case file, police report, sentence order, court date, release date, medical status, or complete charge history. When a booking appears connected to a court case, the court record must be checked through the Colorado Judicial Branch or the Pitkin County Clerk of Court. When a booking began with a sheriff incident, releasable reports and local arrest-history searches use PCSO Records.
The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office page links users to jail resources, current inmates, records, traffic citations, VINE, civil process, victim rights, and press releases.
The sheriff page matters because inmate lookup often branches into records requests, victim notification, bond information, or court case checks rather than ending with the roster PDF.
How to Use the Pitkin County Inmate Roster
Open the current inmates PDF and use the browser or PDF viewer find command to search a last name. Because the roster is not a database, there are no official filters for booking date, offense type, bond amount, sex, agency, or court. If the person is not listed, that can mean no current Pitkin custody, release, transfer, housing in another jail, state prison custody, federal custody, name variation, or a timing issue.
- Open the current inmates PDF from the Sheriff's Office jail resources.
- Use PDF find for the person's last name, then try alternate spellings or first name if needed.
- Review the visible row for booking date, offense label, and bond field.
- Call the jail at 970-920-5331 for current custody or bond status when the PDF is unclear.
- Use the court or records channels for documents that the jail roster does not show, such as dispositions or arrest-history reports.
The Sheriff's Office directory identifies the main office, staff, address, phone, fax, and TDD/TTY contacts.
Use the directory contacts when a custody question turns into a records-department, jail, or law-enforcement routing question.
Roster Search Fields
The official roster does not expose a search form. The practical search fields are the visible PDF columns and the identifying details a caller can provide to jail staff. A user should not expect mugshots, statute numbers, court dates, release dates, housing unit, or arresting agency to appear in the public PDF.
| Field or Detail | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | PDF column | No form field | Use PDF find for last name or first name. |
| Age | PDF column | No form field | Helps distinguish similar names. |
| Sex | PDF column | No form field | Displayed in the roster row. |
| Booking Date | PDF column | No form field | Shows when the person was booked into the listed custody status. |
| Offense | PDF column | No form field | Sample labels included Sentenced, Trespassing, Failure to Appear Warrant, Obstructing Justice, Warrant - Outside Agency, Traffic Offense, Bond Revocation, and Sex Offense. |
| Bonds | PDF column | No form field | Shows a dollar amount or 0 in the inspected roster. |
What the Public Roster Shows
The public roster is intentionally narrower than a full inmate profile. It gives current location-summary information and bond clues, but it does not replace court records, PCSO incident reports, CBI criminal-history checks, or DOC offender search. For a court disposition, contact Pitkin County Combined Court because PCSO states that it does not maintain court dispositions on arrests.
| Roster Item | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The person currently shown in local custody on the PDF. |
| Booking Date | The booking date associated with the visible roster entry. |
| Offense | A short custody/offense label, not the full complaint, statute list, or disposition. |
| Bonds | A visible bond amount or 0; call the jail for current bond handling. |
| Total Occupancy | A roster summary count at the bottom of the PDF. |
| Not Shown | Mugshot, physical descriptors, booking time, arresting agency, statute number, court date, pod, magistrate, release date, and medical or protective flags were not visible in the inspected PDF. |
Pitkin County Jail Contact Card
The county jail page describes the Aspen facility as immediately behind the courthouse and adjacent to the parking garage. The jail opened in January 1984 and replaced an old courthouse-basement cage. Pitkin County describes it as a direct-supervision jail where most jail stays are measured in weeks rather than years, with presentence detainees treated as innocent until proven guilty and sentenced inmates sentenced to jail as punishment, not for punishment.
Pitkin County's direct-supervision description is unusually detailed. The county says the design includes outside-light windows, carpeted floors to reduce noise, non-institutional furniture, porcelain fixtures, individual 65-square-foot cells, a day room, and a multipurpose room. Inmates are out of cells from 8 a.m. until lockdown at 11 p.m. and may read, watch TV, play cards, exercise, receive mail, use phones, and interact with detention officers in the housing area. Those operating details explain why the jail page reads more like a facility profile than a simple booking log.
Pitkin County Jail
530 E Main Street, Suite 103
Aspen, CO 81611
970-920-5331
Jail staff available by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
PCSO Records Department
530 E Main Street, Suite 103
Aspen, CO 81611
970-920-5302
records@pitkinsheriff.com; fax 970-920-5307.
The Pitkin County Jail page describes the jail mission, direct supervision model, inmate amenities, health care, phone provider, and current-inmates link.
Those operating details explain why the public roster is only one part of a broader custody and jail-services system.
Custody Lookup Fallbacks
If the person is not in the current PDF, use the fallback that matches the custody possibility. Current county custody goes through the PDF and jail phone. Victim notification goes through Colorado VINE. Sentenced state-prison custody goes through the Colorado Department of Corrections offender search. Federal custody goes through the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Local arrest history and releasable reports go through PCSO Records, while court dispositions go through Pitkin County Combined Court at 970-925-7635.
Colorado VINE is a notification service, not a substitute for the roster. Pitkin County's VINE page says Colorado county jails and the Colorado Department of Corrections are included, and it provides the 24/7 phone number 888-263-8463. VINE can help a victim or registered user receive custody status updates, but it does not provide the complete court record or sheriff report. For a statewide criminal-history check, PCSO and the Judicial Branch point users to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation rather than to the jail roster.
- Current Pitkin custody: current inmates PDF plus 970-920-5331.
- Notification after custody changes: VINE by phone at 888-263-8463 or online through VINELink.
- State prison custody: Colorado DOC offender search, separate from the county jail roster.
- Federal custody: Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
- Reports or local arrest history: PCSO Records forms and fees.
- Court outcomes: Pitkin County Combined Court, because sheriff records do not supply court dispositions.
Booking, Bond, and Jail Operations
Jail operations described by Pitkin County include intake screening, TB and dental testing for new inmates, contract nurse and physician services, psychiatric services, access to professional care, and treatment at Aspen Valley Hospital for extreme health cases. The county also describes regular drug and alcohol therapy groups, suicide evaluation and counseling as needed, a tobacco-free jail since 1992, balanced meals through Aspen Valley Hospital Nutritional Services, commissary, mail service, visits, and access to collect phone calls.
The jail-administration source says bonding at Pitkin County Jail is completed only between 8 a.m. and 10:30 p.m., seven days a week, for inmates currently incarcerated there. Call the jail before traveling if the roster shows a bond amount, because bond status, warrant holds, outside-agency warrants, and court orders can change after the PDF was generated.
The Pitkin Jail Administration page explains jail administration and bond policy.
Bond information should be verified with the jail because roster bond fields are brief and do not explain every hold or court condition.
Visitation Hours and Rules
Pitkin County Jail no longer permits personal contact visits. Video visitation is available during non-lockdown times, including holidays. Visits may be conducted remotely through Inmate Canteen or at the jail lobby kiosk. The local kiosk is first-come, first-served and free. Remote home visits are available for a minimal charge, but the official page did not publish the amount. Video visits last 20 minutes and are monitored for nudity and safety or security violations.
| Item | Official Detail | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Visit type | Video visits only | No personal contact visits. |
| Availability | Non-lockdown times, including holidays | Actual inmate availability must be coordinated. |
| Account | Inmate Canteen | Used for remote visits and inmate accounts. |
| Visit length | 20 minutes | Staff may terminate rule-violating visits. |
| Communication window | 8:15 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. MST | The inmate is responsible for communicating availability. |
| On-site kiosk | Jail lobby, first-come, first-served | No cost according to the county page. |
The Pitkin Jail Visitation page explains video visitation, Inmate Canteen, the lobby kiosk, monitoring, and visit length.
Dress and conduct still matter for video visitation. The jail FAQ says visitors should be fully dressed in appropriate conventional clothing and that staff may deny a visit for inappropriate dress or disruptive conduct.
Mail, Phone, and Inmate Contact
The jail FAQ includes a current mail-routing detail that should be checked before sending anything. It says that due to inmates being housed in Garfield County Jail while planning for the future, mail to an inmate must be sent to Garfield County Jail, Inmate's Name; Inmate's Booking Number, PO Box 30022 PMB 35803, Durham, NC 27702. The same FAQ says the booking number can be found on the Garfield County Jail website under Current Inmate List.
Money rules use a different local address in the FAQ: cashier's checks or money orders may be mailed to the inmate at Pitkin County Jail, 530 East Main Street, Suite 103, Aspen, CO 81611. The FAQ says no food or drink items are allowed, cash or money orders are allowed, and personal checks are not allowed. Because the mail and money instructions point to different handling paths, verify the current rule with jail staff before mailing funds or correspondence.
Inmate Canteen is the phone and account vendor named by the jail. Inmates have direct access to collect phone calls, and family or friends may deposit funds online through InmateCanteen.com. The official sources did not publish commissary prices, phone rates, tablet-program details, attorney video rules, child visitor rules, or visitor background-check rules.