Custer County Mugshot Records
A booking photo is tied to an arrest or detention event. Release from custody does not automatically erase the record, but it also does not mean the photo is posted online. In Colorado, booking photos and related jail records are handled through criminal-justice records rules, agency discretion, redaction, and local policy. Custer County users should avoid assuming that every mugshot is public, online, or available without review.
The local custody split is the main fact. If the booking happened after Custer County closed its jail, Fremont County Detention Center may hold the booking photo even when Custer was the arresting or charging county. If the booking happened before the January 6, 2023 closure, Custer records may be the right channel. If the person was sentenced to CDOC, a state offender photo may exist, but that is not the same as the county booking photo.
No official Custer or Fremont recent-release mugshot gallery was found in the reviewed sources.
Custer County Mugshot Sources
The best source depends on where the photo was created and why the person was in custody. A records request is often the clean route because no verified public recent-release photo feed was found. Use the table below to choose the right channel and to avoid mistaking a registry photo, news image, or state prison photo for a county jail booking photo.
| Channel | Photo likely? | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Fremont detention records | Possible after Custer jail closure | Request the booking photo from Fremont records with name, date, and booking details. |
| Custer records request | Possible for older or Custer-held records | Use Custer's public-records form and ask for the booking photo and release record. |
| Colorado VINE | Not a reliable photo source | Use VINE for custody status and release alerts, not photo discovery. |
| CDOC offender search | Possible for state-prison cases | Use only when the person was sentenced or transferred to CDOC. |
| CBI sex offender registry | Possible for qualifying registrants | Treat the image as a registry record, not a recent jail mugshot. |
| Local news or agency posts | Possible but incomplete | Use for context only; verify person-level facts with official records. |
If two channels may apply, ask each for its own record type. Custer can be asked for arresting-agency records or older jail material. Fremont can be asked for the detention booking image if it booked the person. CDOC can be checked only when a prison sentence or transfer exists. The Custer court file can help identify which agency had custody at each point.
Request Custer Booking Photo
For a post-closure Custer custody event, start with Fremont Sheriff's Records Division if the person was booked or housed at Fremont County Detention Center. The Fremont records page says requests must be in writing, must include the requester's signature and a copy of state ID or driver's license, and may be submitted by email, fax, mail, or in person. Email is records@fremontso.com; fax is 719-276-5593 Attn: Records; mail is Fremont County Sheriff's Office, Attn: Records, 100 Justice Center Road, Canon City, CO 81212.
- Identify the agency that likely created or holds the photo: Fremont for current detention, Custer for historic or local agency records, CDOC for state prison.
- Write a narrow request with full name, date of birth if known, booking date or date range, case number if known, and Custer holding or arresting agency if known.
- Ask for the booking photograph if publicly releasable under CCJRA/CORA after required redactions.
- For Fremont, include signature and ID copy and use the records division submission method.
- For Custer, submit the county public-records request form to the Clerk & Recorder by mail, hand delivery, or custerclerk@custercountygov.com.
The Fremont records page is the matched source for the detention records route.
Ask for the photo separately from the full release record so the agency can apply the correct public-record review.
CDOC and Registry Photos
CDOC offender search is relevant only if the Custer County case resulted in a state-prison sentence or transfer. A CDOC image, when displayed, is a state offender photo tied to the prison record. It can help verify a state-prison release, parole, or discharge status, but it is not the same as a Fremont or Custer booking photo.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation sex offender registry may show images for qualifying registered offenders. The research notes that the CBI search-agreement page says CBI does not post information for offenders only convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses or juveniles adjudicated for sex crimes, and that local law enforcement or CBI may be contacted for complete lists in a city, county, or state. A registry image should be treated as a registry record under registry rules, not a general released-inmate mugshot source.
That distinction is especially important after release. A person may be searchable in a registry because of a registration duty, not because of a recent jail release. A person may appear in CDOC because of a prison sentence, not because Fremont or Custer published a booking image. Identify the photo type before drawing any conclusion from it.
Custer Mugshots and News
Local news can provide facility-history context, especially in Custer County where KRDO, Heart of the Rockies Radio, and the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel covered the jail closure and Fremont detention transition. Agency posts or regional stories may include images in some cases. Those images are not complete booking-photo records and may not reflect release status.
For a named person, use news only as a lead. Confirm custody, release date, release type, case disposition, and any supervision through VINE, Fremont records, Custer records, Custer Combined Court, CDOC, or probation records. Do not rely on stale third-party photo pages when an official record route is available.
Custer Mugshot Removal Issues
Sealing or expungement can limit public access to a case, arrest, booking, or related record, but it does not guarantee that every copy of a photo disappears from every place. Colorado's sealing rules depend on disposition, offense type, waiting periods, and exclusions. The research also notes that Colorado has addressed commercial pay-to-remove mugshot practices through state legislation. The safe route is official correction, sealing, or removal through the agency or court process that applies to the specific record.
For agency records, contact the record holder and provide the court order or correction information. For a third-party photo page, use the applicable removal request process and provide the qualifying documentation required by that site or law. Keep the focus on record accuracy and public-record access. If a Custer or Fremont agency denies release of a photo because of redaction, sealed status, juvenile limits, protected information, or another lawful reason, the response should be read as an agency records decision, not as proof no photo exists.
If the photo was held by the wrong agency for the request, redirect the request rather than broadening it. Custer may hold the arresting-agency incident or transport record. Fremont may hold the booking and detention photo. CDOC may hold the state offender image. The Custer Combined Court may hold the order that explains sealing, dismissal, sentence, or another record-access limit.
Keep copies of request dates, agency replies, and any court order used for correction or access review.