General Info

The Jefferson County Detention Facility, or county jail, is the central detention facility for all law enforcement agencies in Jefferson County, Colo., including local police departments. The county jail houses inmates and pre-trial detainees who have been committed to the custody of the sheriff. The detention services division staff is responsible for all aspects of the jail, from booking and classification of inmates to facility security, medical services and transportation. The Jefferson County Detention Facility is designed to accommodate approximately 1,300 inmates in minimum-, medium- and maximum-security units and special housing areas. The entire facility comprises 388,000 square feet, with room for male and female detainees in separate housing modules. The Jefferson County Detention Facility opened in 1986 at its current location in Golden, Colo.