The Colorado Department of Corrections runs the search for people in Colorado state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Colorado Department of Corrections
- Official search
- CDOC Offender Search
- ID number
- DOC number (DOCNO)
How to search the CDOC inmate list
The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) runs a public search called CDOC Offender Search. You can search by DOC number, last name or first name.
- The page warns that the information changes often and points official time-calculation questions to the department.
The number to write down is the DOC number (DOCNO). You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Colorado state prisons we list
We do not copy the Colorado prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Colorado directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility State prison in Ordway
- Arrowhead Correctional Center State prison in Canon City
- Bent County Correctional Facility State prison in Las Animas
- Buena Vista Correctional Facility State prison in Buena Vista
- Centennial Correctional Facility State prison in Canon City
- Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center State prison in Colorado Springs
- Colorado State Penitentiary State prison in Canon City
- Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility State prison in Canon City
- Crowley County Correctional Facility State prison in Olney Springs
- Delta Correctional Center State prison in Delta
- Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center State prison in Denver
- Denver Womens Correctional Facility State prison in Denver
- Four Mile Correctional Center State prison in Canon City
- Fremont Correctional Facility State prison in Canon City
- Huerfano Correctional Center State prison in Walsenburg
- Kit Carson Correctional Facility State prison in Burlington
- La Vista Correctional Facility State prison in Pueblo
- Limon Correctional Facility State prison in Limon
- Rifle Correctional Center State prison in Rifle
- San Carlos Correctional Facility State prison in Pueblo
- Skyline Correctional Center State prison in Canon City
- Sterling Correctional Facility State prison in Sterling
- Trinidad Correctional Facility State prison in Model
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Colorado Department of Corrections holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Colorado page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the CDOC inmate list?
The CDOC Offender Search lets you search by DOC number, last name or first name. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Colorado. Will they be in the CDOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Colorado Department of Corrections?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Colorado Department of Corrections or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- CDOC Offender Search, Colorado Department of Corrections. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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