City & County of Broomfield

Broomfield Police Department
7 DesCombes Drive, Broomfield, CO 80020 303-438-6400

Detention Division

Tom Hartmann
Commander

Jay Johnson
Commander
The Police Department's Detention Division is overseen by Commanders Tom Hartmann and Jay Johnson. The Detention Center, which opened on November 15, 2001, currently operates 80 beds, but can be expanded as the need arises to 200 beds. In 2008, a total of 2,896 inmates were booked into the facility. The current average daily population is 77 inmates.

Broomfield "On The Beat" Police Detention Center
To view the facility, take a virtual tour of the Detention Center and Training Facility.

Bonding an Inmate Out

If you are bonding out an inmate, please have the exact bond amount in cash. The Detention Center is unable to accept checks or credit cards for bonds, and change is not available. For every bond, there is an additional $10 fee charged by the court that must be paid separately in cash as well.

Inmate Visitation Hours

Visits are by appointment only. They are 20-minute, non-contact visits. The visitor is allowed one visit per inmate per day.
Visitation hours are Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 12 noon to 4 p.m.
Appointments for visits must be made by calling the Reception Desk at 720-887-2051 the day before the requested visiting day.
You must be listed by the inmate on the inmate's visitor list before you will be allowed to make an appointment to visit.
No one released from the facility in the past 30 days will be allowed to visit an inmate.
Inmates may have up to 3 different visits per visiting day.
A maximum of 2 adults and 2 children are allowed to visit at one time.
A parent or legal guardian must accompany children under 18 years of age.
Arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your visit and check in with Reception.
Visitors must show a state-issued photo ID.
Visitors cannot wear revealing clothing.
Do not bring any items to be passed on to the inmate as it is against policy.

Inmate Mail & Cash Accounts

Only letter and legal size envelopes are accepted. The only items that can be sent with inmate letters are photos. Photocopies of photographs or pictures are not acceptable. Stamps, envelopes, or phone cards are also not acceptable. Do not send material printed from the Internet.

Deposits can be made into an inmate's commissary account by cash, money order, traveler's check and/or certified funds. Personal checks and credit cards are not accepted. Please make funds payable to City and County of Broomfield in care of the inmate's name.

Funds may be mailed or accepted at the Detention Center Reception Desk Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or during inmate visitation hours. The inmate will be notified that a deposit has been made.

Directions and Mailing Address

The Broomfield Detention facility's mailing address is 11600 Ridge Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80021. Ridge Parkway runs south off of State Highway 128 between Simms and Indiana Streets. The facility is the last building on the right at the end of Ridge Parkway. Public parking is available in the upper parking lot.