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Weld County Jail
Our Mission
The Jail will accept and lawfully hold
prisoners in a safe, humane, wholesome environment that provides opportunities
for rehabilitation, victim reparation and returns people to the community
better, or no worse , than they arrived.
The Sheriff’s Office is concerned about the families and
friends of those in our custody. This information may make this time less
difficult for you and give you a better understanding of how the jail the works
and what life for your loved one may be like.
Bail and Bond
In most cases, people arrested can get out of
jail by bail bond set by the Court. Sometimes the arrested person will have to
see a judge before they can get out.
Bail is the amount of money a judge believes will be enough to make someone come
to court when they are suppose to. Bond is how the bail money is guaranteed to
the Court.
You must have cash, a cashier’s check or money order to post a cash bond and a
non-refundable $10
 fee
must be paid in addition to the cash amount. Cashier’s checks and money orders
need to be payable to the Weld County Sheriff’s Office. Tell us if you want your
name on a cash bond you post so the money will be returned to you when the Court
releases it. If the person does not go to court when they are supposed to, the
Court can keep the cash. Make sure you understand the risk!
Surety bonds must be done by a bondsperson. To find a bondsperson, look in the
yellow pages of a telephone book under “Bail Bonds.” Bondspersons usually charge
a fee depending on how much bail is needed. These fees are not refundable
What Happens First?
New prisoners are questioned and observed right away to find out if they need
immediate medical or mental health care. A telephone call is allowed as soon as
possible unless the prisoner is violent.
A nurse and a counselor will talk with a new prisoner within a short time. The
nurse finds out if they need to see a doctor, take prescriptions or have other
medical problems. The counselor finds out if they are thinking of hurting
themselves or need some other help with their mental health.
Counselors “classify” prisoners who don’t get out of jail within 24 hours to
find out where they should be housed. A prisoner’s current charges, past
history, behavior and other factors are checked so only prisoners with similar
backgrounds are housed together. That helps keep everyone safe and secure. Even
then, anyone who feels afraid of someone else needs to tell staff.
Day-to Day Activities
Housing units, called “Pods,” are made up of several individual rooms connected
to a large room. A correctional officer is working inside each housing unit 24
hours daily. Individual rooms can have one
 bed
or more. A housing unit may hold as many as 80 inmates.
Inmates have to stay in their room or cell with the door closed or locked
several times a day. This is called a “lock down” period. Even with lock downs,
inmates are still outside their individual room or cell about 10 hours every
day.
A nurse is always in the building and clinics with the jail physician and
dentist are available several times weekly. Co-payments are charged for
appointments not required by a nurse. If you have important information about an
inmate’s medical or mental health, call the jail and ask to speak to the medical
unit.
Three nutritionally balanced meals are served every day and recreation time is
scheduled several times each week. There are both indoor and outdoor gyms.
An in-house library is available. Inmate’s are allowed to check out up to two
books each week.
All basic hygiene supplies and clothing are issued by the jail. Some inmate’s
have to wash their own underclothing but uniforms and bedding are washed and
regularly exchanged by the jail. Inmates are expected to shower at least twice
weekly and may ask for a razor to shave. Haircuts may be available at cost.
Programs are offered for self-improvement. An inmate needs to talk with a
counselor to find out what may be available.
A grievance procedure is available to inmates if they have a complaint or
problem. Grievance procedure is described in The Inmate Handbook available in
each housing unit.
Visiting
An inmate
must ask permission for you to visit. The inmate will need your full name,
date-of-birth, current address and telephone number to fill out a form. After
the form is filled out, it takes about five county business days to find out if
someone will be allowed to visit. We tell the inmate if you can visit.
All
personal visitations will be facilitated through the use of video visitation
equipment to approved visitors by appointment. Appointments can be made over the
phone at 970-304-6556 and may be scheduled up to a week in advance. Appointments
for visiting are taken from 9:00am -6pm, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
All visits will be a maximum of thirty minutes long and will be subject to
monitoring and recording.
Visitors
have to be at least 18 years old or they cannot visit without a parent or
guardian. Kids cannot be left unattended at any time and no more than two can
visit at the time with each visitor.
Kids are
expected to follow all rules and must be approved before being allowed to visit.
When you come to visit, bring a valid government picture identification card or
a driver’s license with the same address the inmate put on the form that was
filled out. Visiting is a privilege to both inmate and visitors. Breaking rules
mean an inmate or visitor may not be allowed to visit. A visit may be cancelled
or ended early if you don’t follow rules.
There are visiting days and hours for each housing unit. Ask the person you want
to visit for the visiting days and hours or call (970) 356-4015 ext 4045
(English) or (970) 356-4015 Ext 4043 (Spanish).
Mail
We encourage you to send letters to your loved one or friend at this address:
Inmate’s Name
Weld County Jail
2110 O Street
Greeley, CO 80631
All mail is screened and we do not accept
many things for safety and security reasons. Mail without a return address is
not opened and returned to the Post Office. Some things we do not accept include
packages, food, snacks, stamped envelopes, stamps, books, newspapers, magazines,
or clippings. Items not accepted will be returned. Ask the inmate what is
allowed. No more than four pictures or 10 letters are allowed at one time.
Inmates are allowed to mail out two letters each week for free. They can send
more if they pay postage from their money account.
Inmate Money Account
A money account is opened with money on a prisoner at the time they come to
jail. Money in this account is used by the inmate to pay for medical visits and
buy commissary. Commissary includes things the jail does not issue like playing
cards, snacks, portable radios, deodorant, etc.
To put money in an inmate’s account, you must mail a money order made out to the
Weld County Sheriff’s Office to the address found in the mail section of this
page. Make sure the
inmate’s name is written in the remarks section of the money order. Cash or
personal checks are not accepted. Nothing is accepted in person.
Messages
Staff cannot give messages to inmates. If you have an emergency message,
telephone the jail and ask for the on-duty supervisor. Even emergency messages
have to be verified before being given to an inmate.
Telephones
Only collect-call telephones are available to inmates. All personal telephone
calls are recorded. A fee is billed to the person called for every call
accepted.
Talk time is limited to 15 minutes per call. Calls cannot be made to
international numbers and will disconnect if a computer believes you are trying
to forward a call to someone else or have a portable phone.
If you accept a lot of calls, the cost will quickly add up on your phone bill.
We encourage you to write letters and visit in person so you don’t spend a lot
of money.
You can have your telephone number blocked so it cannot be called from jail by
asking the on-duty supervisor. The block will stay until you call the on-duty
supervisor to have it removed.
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