Routt County

The Detention Center

Routt County Detention Center

• Operated byRoutt County Sheriff's Office
• Commissary"Commissary items include goods like candies, snacks, coffee, tea, clothing items, and hygiene items." Orders are delivered once per week, usually on Wednesdays
• Deposit fees10% fee per credit card transaction and 3.5% for cash deposits, charged by a third-party processor; maximum $300.00 deposited per 24-hour cycle
• Fee-free optionMailed money orders or bank-guaranteed cashier's checks carry no fee; personal cheques are not accepted
• Deposit methodsOnline via JailATM, or a kiosk in the jail lobby
• Jail address2025 Shield Drive, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
• Beds"Maximum of 56 inmates and/or detainees"
• Who it holds"the central holding location for all law enforcement agencies in Routt County, including local police departments"; inmates and pre-trial detainees committed to the custody of the sheriff
• HousingMinimum, medium and maximum security housing units; male and female inmates in separate areas; non-direct supervision dormitory-style and single-cell housing
• ServicesFood service, medical care and educational programming provided to all inmates; the facility also handles booking, classification, security and transportation
• BondCash or credit card at the jail, cashier's check or money order payable to the 14th Judicial District, or a state-licensed bondsman; release within 6 hours after a bond is posted, with staff to explain any delay beyond that
• What was triedhttps://co.routt.co.us/DocumentCenter/View/17944/Routt-County-Detention-Center-Inmate-Handbook still could not be opened, so year built and original cost remain unconfirmed

Source: Routt County — Detention Center · checked 2026-08-24

• ✓The jail is named
• ✗Who is in custody — not published
• ✓Beds and daily population
• ✗What it costs taxpayers — not published
• ✗Deaths in custody — not published
• ✗PREA audits — not published
• ✗Independent inspection — not published
• ✗Who else it holds, and for how much — not published
• ✓How to post bond
• ✓Phone, video and commissary rates

This rates disclosure, not conduct — what Routt County publishes about a jail its taxpayers own, checked 2026-08-24. Nothing here says the jail is run well or badly. Every mark moves the moment the county posts the document.

The Building

You paid for it. Here is what the record says it cost.

• Year builtNot found
• Original costNot found
• Paid for byNot found
• Beds56 maximum

The Sheriff

Sheriff Doug Scherar

• Runs the jailYes — the county's own Sheriff page states the office "is responsible for law enforcement, investigations, and detentions within Routt County, Colorado"
• How the office is filledElected county sheriff
• Command staffUndersheriff Joshua Carrell; Staff Sergeant John Daschle, as listed on the county's Sheriff page
• Sheriff's Office address2027 Shield Drive, Suite #1, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

Source: Routt County — Routt County Sheriff's Office · checked 2026-08-24

The Judges

Colorado judges are appointed through a judicial nominating commission and then face retention elections. They are state judicial officers, not county officials. The 14th Judicial District covers Grand, Moffat and Routt Counties.

Source: the state judiciary · checked 2026-08-24

The County Commissioners

They pay for the jail. The sheriff runs it.

• What they controlThe detention budget, the building itself, and the agreements that let other agencies rent its beds.
• What they don'tDay-to-day operations. The sheriff is separately elected and answers to voters, not to the board.
• The boardBoard of County Commissioners →