The Custer County Detention Division is a 12 bed, male offender, full service facility. Detentions houses pre-adjudicated and adult offenders who have been sentenced for up to three years. Female offenders who are held for charges in Custer County are currently being housed in the Fremont County Detention Facility in Cañon City, Colorado. 

Detention staff have a wide range of duties to include booking and bonding paperwork for offenders and ensuring the housing unit is a safe and secure environment.   

Additionally, the Detentions supervisor coordinates the transfer and transport of offenders to court procedures and transfers across the state to and from other jail facilities.