The Phillips County Inmate Population
Phillips County does not publish a live jail population dashboard or an official online inmate roster on the county sheriff pages reviewed for this build. That matters because a reader looking for a custody count, booking status, or jail location cannot rely on a single local portal. The most useful official starting point is the Phillips County Sheriff's Office, which lists Sheriff Michael Beard, the sheriff office phone, fax, and administrative contacts. For people who may be housed in jail, the practical confirmation channel identified in the research is Logan County Detention Center in Sterling.
The measured Phillips County inmate population comes from Vera's Incarceration Trends data, which allocates jail population and capacity figures to Phillips County in a regional jail context. The same research found no state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center physically inside Phillips County. A person arrested in Holyoke, Haxtun, Paoli, or the rural county may be handled first by local law enforcement, then confirmed through the regional jail, court docket, VINE, or a written records request depending on the reason for the search.
The Vera Colorado trends dashboard is the source used for the county-level population allocation below.
Because Vera flags Phillips County as regional, its figures should be read as allocated trend data rather than a live headcount in a Phillips County jail building.
Phillips County Inmate Population Statistics
Vera reports a small allocated jail count for Phillips County in 2024. The 2024 total jail population allocation is 2.44, with 1.70 allocated to pretrial custody and 19.85 allocated beds of jail capacity. Those fractional values are normal in a county allocation dataset. They do not mean a jail desk counted a fraction of a person. They mean the regional jail population was apportioned to Phillips County for year-to-year analysis.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| County population | 4,530 | U.S. Census QuickFacts / 2020 Census |
| Working-age population 15-64 | 2,643 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2024 |
| Total jail population allocated | 2.44 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2024 |
| Pretrial custody allocated | 1.70 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2024 |
| Rated jail capacity allocated | 19.85 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2024 |
| Jail population rate | 92.32 per 100,000 age 15-64 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2024 |
Phillips County Inmate Population Trends
The Vera allocation shows a steep drop from 2019 through 2024. In 2019, Vera allocated 15.62 people in jail custody to Phillips County. By 2024, the allocation was 2.44. The research file warns against describing that as a literal jail census, since Phillips County is marked as a regional jail county and no stand-alone local jail dashboard was found.
| Year | Total Jail Population Allocated | Pretrial Allocated | Capacity Allocated | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.44 | 1.70 | 19.85 | 92.32 |
| 2023 | 5.33 | 3.85 | 19.85 | 201.66 |
| 2022 | 6.58 | 5.97 | 19.38 | 251.63 |
| 2021 | 11.12 | 10.28 | 20.41 | 422.65 |
| 2020 | 12.63 | 11.25 | 18.94 | 480.78 |
| 2019 | 15.62 | 14.94 | 16.67 | 595.73 |
Phillips County Jail Capacity
Using the 2024 Vera allocation, Phillips County's allocated jail population is far below the allocated capacity figure. That supports a narrow data point only: the county allocation does not show overcrowding in 2024. It should not be stretched into a statement about the actual number of open beds at Logan County Detention Center because no official Logan facility capacity dashboard was available in the research.
No official Phillips County jail overcrowding lawsuit, consent decree, jail construction notice, death-in-custody report, or local jail closure notice was found. The confirmed operational detail is from Logan County board minutes, which approved a TK Health medical and mental-health services contract amendment for Logan County Detention Center inmates effective July 1, 2025.
Laws Governing Phillips County Inmates
Colorado records law separates county public records, criminal-justice records, court records, and state prison records. For Phillips County inmate population and booking issues, that means the right records custodian depends on what is being requested. Sheriff reports and booking records are handled through criminal-justice channels. Court charges are handled through the Colorado Judicial Branch. Sentenced prisoners are handled by the Colorado Department of Corrections.
Key Statutes:
C.R.S. 24-72-301 et seq. governs Colorado criminal-justice records made or kept by law-enforcement agencies for criminal-justice functions.
C.R.S. 24-72-304 and 24-72-305 address inspection rules, redactions, and denial authority for criminal-justice records.
C.R.S. 24-72-305.5 defines booking photographs and restricts direct solicitation using criminal-justice records.
C.R.S. 17-26-101 et seq. covers Colorado county jail and sheriff custody duties.
Search Phillips County Inmate Records
No official Phillips County online jail roster was located. The accurate search path is a fallback chain. Start with the Phillips County Sheriff's Office for local arrest confirmation, report routing, and records requests. If the person was recently arrested and may be in jail custody, call Logan County Detention Center and ask whether the person is currently housed there. Use a full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency.
- Call the Phillips County Sheriff's Office at 970-854-3644 for local arrest and records routing.
- For jail housing, call Logan County Detention Center at 970-522-2578 option 2.
- Use VINELink or 1-888-263-8463 for custody notifications when the jail participates.
- Search CDOC Offender Search for sentenced state prisoners.
- Use the BOP locator or ICE ODLS only for federal or immigration custody.
- Check Colorado Judicial docket search for court dates and filed charges.
Past Phillips County Inmate Records
Released or past inmate records usually require a written request because Phillips County does not publish an archive of jail bookings. The Phillips County Sheriff's Office public-records request page tells requesters to review the records release policy, complete the request form, and submit it by email to Mbeard@phillipscounty.co, by fax to 970-854-2332, or by mail to 221 S. Interocean Ave., Holyoke, CO 80734.
For county CORA records held by the Clerk and Recorder, the policy requires a detailed description, search terms, and a date range. The first hour of research and retrieval is free. More than one hour is billed at $30 per hour, and standard copies are $0.25 per page. Criminal-justice records may follow separate CCJRA rules, so a clear request should say whether the record sought is an arrest report, booking record, incident report, court record, or jail housing confirmation.
The sheriff's official records request page is the local document channel for Phillips County inmate records and reports.
Use that page for document requests, but use phone confirmation for urgent custody questions because written records requests are not real-time jail status checks.
Phillips County Inmate Record Fields
No official Phillips County roster profile could be inspected, so the page should not claim that local results show a mugshot, bond amount, housing unit, or booking number online. Records obtained by phone or request may include basic search and incident details. CDOC records use a different structure for state prisoners.
| Field | How to Read It |
|---|---|
| Name and date of birth | Used to distinguish people with similar names when calling the sheriff or jail. |
| Incident or report number | Helps staff locate a sheriff report or Logan County jail record. |
| Arresting agency | Shows whether Phillips County, a city agency, state patrol, or another agency controls the record. |
| Court date | Use Colorado Judicial docket search because court dates are not the same as jail custody status. |
| Custody status | Confirm by phone, VINE, CDOC, BOP, or ICE depending on the custody type. |
County Jail vs State Prison
A Phillips County jail search is for recent arrests, pretrial detainees, short jail sentences, local holds, and booking records. CDOC is for sentenced state prisoners after a court sends the person to prison. Federal and immigration custody are separate again. A person can start in a local jail and later disappear from that local path because the court sentenced them, another agency took custody, or the person was released.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Use It For |
|---|---|---|
| County jail or local arrest | Phillips County Sheriff and Logan County Detention Center | Recent arrest, jail housing, booking record, local hold |
| State prison | CDOC Offender Search | Sentenced Colorado prisoners and DOC facility location |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal sentenced custody |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | ICE detainee search by A-number or biographical data |
The Colorado Find an Inmate service page points users to the CDOC database for state prisoners.
Use it only after a Phillips County case results in a state prison sentence or when the person has already transferred into DOC custody.
Phillips County Detention Facilities
Two local custody contact points matter for Phillips County inmate population research. Logan County Detention Center is the practical regional jail housing confirmation point identified in the facility map. Phillips County Sheriff's Office is the official local sheriff, arrest, victim-services, and records starting point.
- Logan County Detention Center - regional jail confirmation channel at 110 N. Riverview Road, Sterling, for people who may be housed after a Phillips County arrest.
- Phillips County Sheriff's Office - local sheriff and records custodian at 221 S. Interocean Ave., Holyoke; no public online jail roster was located.
Phillips County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Phillips County inmate population? Vera allocates 2.44 people in jail custody to Phillips County for 2024, with a 19.85-bed capacity allocation. Treat that as regional trend data, not a live jail roster count.
Is there a Phillips County jail roster? No official online Phillips County roster was located on the county sheriff pages reviewed. Use the sheriff phone, written records request, Logan County Detention Center phone, VINE, and court docket search.
Does VINE replace a jail roster? No. Phillips County's VINE page says COVINE helps with custody notification for participating Colorado county jails. It is not a complete roster, and the county warns users not to rely only on VINE for protection.
Where are sentenced Phillips County inmates searched? Sentenced state prisoners are searched through CDOC Offender Search. Federal prisoners use BOP, and immigration detainees use ICE ODLS.