Releases from Federal Bureau of Prisons
A BOP release is a federal custody event. It does not confirm that a person bonded out of Moffat County Detention Facility, and it does not replace the county jail release record. Use BOP when the person was serving a federal sentence, was designated to a federal facility, or the local record shows a federal custody path.
BOP says that if the listed release date is in the past and no facility location is indicated, the release occurred on the listed date and the person is no longer in BOP custody. That rule is useful for federal sentenced inmates. It does not answer state parole, county bond, probation, or immigration custody questions.
How to Search BOP Records
The BOP inmate locator can be searched by number or by name. For a Moffat County-connected case, confirm first that the person actually entered federal custody.
- Open the BOP inmate locator at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/.
- Search by BOP register number if known, or use name fields.
- Review the facility location and release date carefully.
- If the release date is in the past and no facility location appears, BOP's guidance says the person is no longer in BOP custody.
- If the person was only in Moffat County jail, return to county jail records and court records instead of relying on BOP.
BOP Records and Contact
The research source for federal sentenced custody is the BOP inmate locator and BOP's About Federal Inmate Records page. BOP also warns that First Step Act sentence recalculations can affect release-date currency, so federal release dates should be checked again when timing matters.
Federal pretrial custody can be different from BOP custody. The U.S. Marshals Service says it houses prisoners in federal, state, local, and private jails and contracts with state and local governments for jail space. That means a local jail can appear in a federal custody chain, but the local release record and the federal custody record answer different questions.
About the Federal Prison System
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a nationwide federal prison system, not a county facility in Moffat County. The local source set did not identify a federal prison in Moffat County. The federal page belongs in the facility map because a Moffat County jail release can be followed by a federal transfer, and a federal sentence must be checked through BOP rather than through the Moffat County jail.
A BOP search can show federal custody and a past release date, but it does not show the Moffat County booking, bond, local case disposition, or county transfer paperwork. Those county details stay with sheriff records and the court file. Use the federal locator after the local record points to federal custody or after a federal sentence is known.
USMS Limits and Local Transfers
The U.S. Marshals Service source says it does not release personal histories, photographs, or arrival and departure times of federal prisoners to the public. That limit matters for released-inmate research because a person may leave Moffat County jail for a federal custody path without a public USMS movement log. Use the county release record to confirm the local exit, then use BOP when the person is in the BOP system.
Federal Record Boundaries
BOP is strongest after a person has entered the federal sentenced-inmate system. It may not answer a federal pretrial question, a short local hold, or a county booking that never became a federal sentence. The research notes that U.S. Marshals custody can involve federal, state, local, and private jail space, which is why a county facility may appear in a federal chain without making BOP the first search tool.
For a Moffat County-connected federal path, read the county release record and court record first. If the county record shows release to federal custody, that confirms the local custody exit. If a BOP locator result later shows a past release date with no facility location, that confirms the BOP custody result under BOP's own guidance. Those two records should be read together rather than collapsed into one event.
Timing can also change in federal custody. BOP warns that First Step Act recalculations can affect release-date currency. A Moffat County reader checking a near-term federal date should recheck the BOP locator and compare it with the latest court or agency record rather than relying on an old screenshot, old printout, or stale search result.
Moffat County Sources to Reconcile
Do not start with BOP unless a federal custody path is supported by the local record. Check the Moffat County Sheriff's Office portal at https://crimewatch.net/us/co/moffat/sheriff, the Detentions Division page at https://crimewatch.net/us/co/moffat/sheriff/153578/content/detentions-division, and the Records Release Form route at https://crimewatch.net/us/co/moffat/sheriff/153578/content/records-release-form.
Then use the Moffat County court page at https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/moffat-county for the case record and the BOP locator at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ only for the federal sentenced custody layer.
Official Source Snapshot
The screenshot below is from the BOP inmate locator source used for this federal custody page.
Use this federal locator only for BOP custody. For a Moffat County jail release, confirm the local release through the sheriff records and court paths first.
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