La Plata County Jail

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

Risberg: ‘Always more to do’

District attorney wrestling with crimes involving drugs, alcohol

DATE: Apr 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hilltop resident caught after going missing

A resident at Hilltop House – a community corrections facility in Durango – who failed to return from medical treatment on Dec. 16, celebrated his 29th birthday Monday in La Plata County jai...

DATE: Dec 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jail expands behavior health service

New clinician, case worker to be hired

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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