Washington County

The Detention Center

Washington County Justice Center

• Operated byWashington County Sheriff's Office
• Jail address26861 US Highway 34 (Hwy 34), Akron, CO 80720 — co-located with the Sheriff's Office
• Phone(970) 345-2244
• Bond postingJustice Center page publishes the CRS 16-4-102 notice of legal rights related to posting money bond, plus an eBonds online payment link. $10 bond fee and maximum 3.5% credit card fee are stated as chargeable as a debt after release, never as a condition of release
• VisitationHomeWAV video visitation; 30-minute visits per inmate per week; on-site Monday–Friday 1:00–3:00 pm
• Published ratesVideo calls 50 cents per minute; voice calls 25 cents per minute; text messages $0.03 each; attorney video message 50 cents
• Commissary and fundsLobby kiosk, Access Corrections (accesscorrections.com / 1-866-345-1884); money orders and checks by mail no longer accepted
• PREACounty sheriff's site publishes the 2022 Final PREA Facility Audit Report (PDF)
• BedsNot found — no published bed capacity or daily population on the county site
• What was triedhttps://washingtoncountysheriff.colorado.gov/washington-county-justice-center ; https://washingtoncountysheriff.colorado.gov/justice-center/important-links-justice-center ; https://washingtoncountysheriff.colorado.gov/justice-center/justice-staff ; https://washingtoncounty.colorado.gov/washco-monthly-financials

Source: Washington County Sheriff — Washington County Justice Center · checked 2026-08-24

• ✓The jail is named
• ✗Who is in custody — not published
• ✗Beds and daily population — not published
• ✗What it costs taxpayers — not published
• ✗Deaths in custody — not published
• ✓PREA audits
• ✗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 Washington 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
• BedsNot found

The Sheriff

Sheriff Robbie Furrow

• Runs the jailYes — the county says the Sheriff's Office "operates and maintains the county jail"
• How the office is filledElected county sheriff (Colorado)
• Office address26861 US Highway 34, Akron, CO 80720
• Detention commandAmanda West, Captain; Gerard O'Halloran, Detention Lieutenant; Catherine Dannar, Master Jail Sergeant
• Note on county structureThe county administrator supervises departments under the Board's direct control, with the exception of the Sheriff's Department

Source: Washington County — Washington County Sheriff · checked 2026-08-24

The Judges

Colorado judges are appointed through a judicial nominating commission and then face retention elections. District and county court judges are state judicial officers, not county officials. Washington County sits in the 13th Judicial District; the Washington County Combined Courts mail to P.O. Box 455, Akron.

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 →
• Where the jail money is decidedAgendas and minutes →