JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office released more inmates early on Wednesday. Twenty-seven more inmates left jail early, and 12 more have been transferred to ...

“I don’t want people to be spreading fear and panic. The Jefferson County Jail is still accepting inmates. We’re still housing the most violent people in our community,” Stephens said.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — As part of a plan aimed at combating budget shortfalls, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) said it is releasing 47 inmates from the jail Tuesday afternoon.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. –Jefferson County Detention Facility released 21 inmates Sunday due to a jail population management plan that went into effect on Jan. 1. Although Sunday is the first day ...

More than 40 Jefferson County Jail inmates are in quarantine amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Sheriff’s officials on Tuesday said the jail has been facing an extreme challenge regarding virus.

Jefferson County utilizes a recognizance bond and a signature bond process that allows individuals to be signed out or released on their own recognizance (bonds up to $15,000.00).

Stephens says about 80 percent of inmates who come through the Jefferson County Jail suffer from mental illness. Some of them need to be put on a 24-hour watch, which puts a strain on officers and ...

HILLSBORO • About 18 inmates packed a room originally intended as a library at the Jefferson County Jail on Thursday. Some slept on the floor in hard shells lined with mattresses.