Commerce City Jail Roster Search
Commerce City jail roster records are maintained at the Adams County Sheriff's Detention Center. Anyone arrested in Commerce City is booked at this facility in Brighton.
Commerce City Quick Facts
Which County Handles Commerce City Arrests
Commerce City is in Adams County. All arrests in Commerce City go to the Adams County Sheriff's Detention Center in Brighton. Adams County is northeast of Denver and covers the north metro area. About 520,000 people live in the county. Commerce City has about 62,000 residents. Other cities in Adams County include Brighton (the county seat), Thornton, Northglenn, and Westminster (most of it). When you search the Commerce City jail roster, you see arrests from across Adams County, not just Commerce City. The Adams County Sheriff's Office runs the detention center and handles bookings for all cities in the county.
The Adams County Sheriff's Detention Center is at 150 N 19th Ave in Brighton, CO 80601. This is about 15 miles northeast of Commerce City. The jail is managed by CoreCivic and has a maximum capacity of about 1,600 inmates. It is one of the largest jails in Colorado. The facility follows C.R.S. § 17-26-118, which requires jails to keep daily records open to the public. You can search the Commerce City jail roster online at the Adams County Sheriff's Office website.
For full details on Adams County arrests, visitation, bond procedures, inmate services, and records requests, see the Adams County jail roster page. That page has info on how to post bond, visit an inmate, send mail, and get copies of arrest records from the sheriff's office in Brighton.
Adams County Sheriff's Detention Center
The Adams County Sheriff's Detention Center sits at 150 N 19th Ave in Brighton, CO 80601. The jail is run by the Adams County Sheriff's Office and managed by CoreCivic, a private company. The facility holds about 1,600 inmates. When the facility overcrowds, up to four inmates may bunk in one cell that normally holds two. The jail has medical staff on site 24/7. Bill Dunning is the Division Chief. The jail offers onsite and remote visitation. Onsite visits are free, and remote video visits cost 20 cents per minute, up to 30 minutes. The facility follows Colorado law and maintains daily records open to the public under C.R.S. § 17-26-118.
| Facility | Adams County Sheriff's Detention Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 150 N 19th Ave Brighton, CO 80601 |
| Phone | 303-654-1850 |
| Secondary Phone | 303-655-3494 |
| Website | adamscosheriff.net |
The detention center is in Brighton, northeast of Commerce City. If you drive from Commerce City, take Interstate 76 east to Brighton. The jail is a few minutes from the freeway. Public transit options are limited, so most people drive. If you drive, there is visitor parking at the facility. Bring a photo ID if you plan to visit or post bond. Staff screen all visitors at the door, so leave weapons, drugs, and large bags at home when you go to the Adams County jail for someone on the Commerce City jail roster.
How to Search the Commerce City Jail Roster
You can search the Commerce City jail roster online at the Adams County Sheriff's Office website. Go to adamscosheriff.net or this page to start your search. The inmate roster shows current inmates and their charges. This tool is free and does not require an account. Type the person's name in the search box. The system shows booking number, name, date of birth, arrest date, charges, and bond amount. Click on an inmate for more details.
The online roster updates every 15 to 30 minutes, so new bookings from Commerce City show up fast. If you do not find the person, they may have been released or not yet processed. For info on past bookings, call the detention center at 303-654-1850 or 303-655-3494. Staff can look up old arrest records and tell you the booking date, release date, and charges. They can send you printed records if you need them for background checks, court, or legal matters in Commerce City or anywhere else in Adams County.
Some inmates have multiple charges. Read the full list before assuming anything. Bond info is listed next to each charge. If any charge shows "NO BOND," the inmate cannot be released until a judge changes the bond order. This is common in Commerce City and across Colorado for serious crimes or when someone is a flight risk. The Adams County Sheriff's Office posts daily arrest reports and inmate lists that you can view online for free.
Booking and Release in Commerce City
When someone is arrested in Commerce City, they go to the Adams County Sheriff's Detention Center in Brighton for booking. Booking includes fingerprints, a mugshot, a medical check, and a criminal history search. This process can take two to six hours depending on how busy the jail is. Staff enter the person's name and charges into the system, which creates the Commerce City jail roster entry. The public can then see the arrest online. The roster updates every 15 to 30 minutes, so new bookings show up within an hour or two of processing.
Bond is set by a judge or magistrate, usually within 24 hours of arrest. For some common charges, there is a set bond schedule, so the person knows the bond amount right away. For serious crimes, the person has to wait for a bond hearing. You can see bond amounts on the Commerce City jail roster next to each charge. To post bond, you can pay cash at the jail, use a bondsman, or arrange a property bond. Cash bonds get returned after the case ends if the person shows up for court. Bondsmen charge a fee, usually 10 to 15 percent, and you do not get that fee back. Some people in Commerce City use bondsmen because they do not have enough cash to cover the full bond amount.
Release can happen a few hours after bond is posted, or it can take longer if the jail is busy. The Adams County jail has been overcrowded at times, so release times may vary. Once released, the person still has court dates to attend. If they miss a court date, the bond gets forfeited and a warrant goes out. You can check the Commerce City jail roster again to see if the person got re-arrested on a warrant. The new booking will show up as "Failure to Appear" or "Warrant Arrest" on the roster. Call 303-654-1850 to ask about warrant arrests or release dates.
Inmate Services in Commerce City
The Adams County Sheriff's Detention Center offers several services for inmates and families. Visitation, phone calls, and mail are the main ways to stay in touch with someone on the Commerce City jail roster. All of these services have rules you must follow. Break the rules and you may lose access to the inmate for a while. The detention center posts all its rules on the website, so read them before you try to visit or send anything to an inmate.
Visitation includes both onsite and remote options. Onsite visits are free and happen at the jail in Brighton. Remote video visits cost 20 cents per minute, up to 30 minutes. You must be on the inmate's approved visitor list before you show up or schedule a remote visit. To get approved, the inmate submits a request to jail staff with your name and info. Staff check your background and either approve or deny the request. This can take a few days. Once approved, you can visit or schedule a remote video visit. Visitation hours vary by housing unit. Most units have visits seven days a week at times like 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Inmates can make phone calls but cannot receive them. They use the jail phone system to call out. All calls are collect or pre-paid through an inmate phone account. Family members set up the account online and add money to it. Then the inmate calls out using the account balance. All calls are recorded except calls to lawyers. Do not talk about the case or anything that could hurt the defense during these calls. Prosecutors sometimes use recorded calls as evidence in Commerce City and across Colorado.
You can send mail to an inmate at the Adams County jail. Use this format:
- Inmate Name, Booking Number
- Adams County Sheriff's Detention Center
- 150 N 19th Ave
- Brighton, CO 80601
Do not send cash or gifts in the mail. Use the inmate commissary system to deposit funds. All mail is opened and inspected before inmates see it. Staff remove anything that breaks jail rules. Letters usually arrive in one to three days if sent from Colorado. Out-of-state mail may take longer to reach an inmate on the Commerce City jail roster.
Colorado Laws on Jail Records
Colorado law requires all jails to keep daily records and make them public. This is in C.R.S. § 17-26-118. The law says the keeper of each jail must maintain a daily record with the inmate's name, date of entrance, date of birth, race, ethnicity, gender, charges, bond amount, and release date. The record must be available to the public at all reasonable hours. This is why you can search the Commerce City jail roster online any time. The law also defines "confined inmate" to include anyone under jail supervision, even if they are in court, in transit, or at a hospital but would otherwise be in the jail.
Colorado also has the Criminal Justice Records Act at C.R.S. § 24-72-301 et seq.. This law says "records of official action" are open unless sealed by a court. Records of arrest, charging, and disposition fall under this rule. Most arrest info is public, but some details can be withheld if the agency does a balancing test and decides the public interest is outweighed by privacy or safety concerns. In practice, basic booking info like what you see on the Commerce City jail roster is almost always public. You can request more detailed records from the Adams County Sheriff's Office under Colorado's Open Records Act.
Juvenile records are not public. If someone under 18 is in the Commerce City jail (which is rare), you will not find them on the roster. Colorado law at C.R.S. § 19-1-304 keeps juvenile records sealed except in limited situations. Most juveniles go to a separate juvenile facility, not the adult jail in Brighton. If you cannot find a young person on the Commerce City jail roster, they may be in the juvenile system instead.
Nearby Cities in Colorado
Other Colorado cities with jail roster pages include Thornton, Northglenn, Westminster, Brighton, and Denver. Most of these are within a short drive of Commerce City. If you are looking for someone arrested in the Denver metro area, check each city's page to find the right jail roster and county facility.
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Adams County Jail Roster
Commerce City is in Adams County, and all bookings go through the Adams County Sheriff's Detention Center in Brighton. The county handles arrests for about 520,000 residents. For more on the county jail system, visitation rules, inmate services, fees, and how to request records, visit the Adams County jail roster page.