La Plata County Jail

What is La Plata County worth?

A look at its assets and what’s coming next

DATE: Sep 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Commissioners OK jail-sharing agreement

County to share space in Durango for 2 years

DATE: Aug 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legal agreement planned to help neighbor

La Plata officials working on deal to house Archuleta County jail inmates

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Organizational and cultural changes come to Sheriff’s Office

Sean Smith seeks to return an ethos of service

DATE: Jul 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Archuleta County inmates need a ride home

Temporary incarceration in Durango leaves many without a way back home

DATE: Jul 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cleaning groundwater at jail, Bayfield landfill will be costly

Contamination currently plagues both La Plata County sites

DATE: Jun 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Archuleta County inmates might stay awhile

10 are now housed in La Plata County

DATE: Jun 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Study: Fewer inmates, better budget

La Plata County jail tries lockup alternatives

DATE: May 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Report paints bleak picture of Denver jails

DENVER – The safety of inmates and deputies in Denver jails is at risk because of problems at nearly every level of the Sheriff’s Department, according to a report that the mayor ordered aft...

DATE: May 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Archuleta County inmates to stay in La Plata County jail

Flood forces long-term agreement

DATE: May 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County jail receives 15 inmates after Archuleta County Courthouse flood

La Plata County jail welcomed about 15 new inmates this weekend after a flood at the Archuleta County Courthouse forced them to be relocated. La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith sa...

DATE: Apr 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Reading between the bars

At La Plata County Jail, books can be lifelines for inmates

DATE: Apr 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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