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How do I find someone in jail or prison in Idaho?

Search Idaho participating-agency custody

Official resources can help you check custody in Idaho. Use the paths below and confirm a missing or uncertain result with the responsible agency.

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Participating agencies; verify scope
Guidance reviewed
2026-07-23
Jurisdiction
Idaho

Which system is holding them in Idaho?

There is no single search that covers everyone. Match the situation to the right official locator — most families start with the first one.

If the arrest was recent

Start with the local jail

Public custody information for participating agencies only. Not every jail participates, and offline agencies may not report current bookings.

Search Idaho participating-agency custody

Select Name or ID Number and use the displayed criteria. Review the agency and current custody status on any result, and check service notices/offline agencies. If nothing appears, contact the responsible local agency.

A state service link does not establish that this county’s bookings are included. Use a verified local route when available.

Service instructions reviewed 2026-10-05. Public search controls were reached; individual search results were not checked.

If nothing appears, contact the arresting agency or the responsible jail to ask how to confirm booking. A missing record does not prove release, and an agency may limit what it can disclose.

If they were sentenced to prison

Use the correctional locator

For a state-prison sentence, use the Idaho correctional locator.

A short jail sentence may still be served in a local or regional jail.

A sentence alone does not establish the housing location; confirm with the responsible agency.

IDOC jurisdiction, probation/parole and some completed-sentence names; not every local booking

Open Idaho custody search

At least two last-name characters or three IDOC-number digits; first name optional

Official agency instructions and assistance

Reviewed 2026-10-05. Search controls reached; individual results not tested.

If the charge is federal

Search the Federal Bureau of Prisons

A federal charge does not tell you which building holds the person. The U.S. Marshals Service is responsible for federal pretrial detention and may use local, state, private, or federal facilities. Check the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, but a missing result does not establish that the person is not detained. For a recent federal arrest, contact the arresting agency or the relevant U.S. Marshals district office to ask about the appropriate custody-information process. USMS is a contact route, not a public person locator, and disclosure of a location is not guaranteed.

Search the Federal BOP locator U.S. Marshals district directory

Other kinds of custody

Immigration detention has a separate official ICE detainee locator. It does not search for people under 18, and a missing result does not prove release; use the official ICE field-office contacts. Search by A-number and country of birth, or the name/country/date-of-birth information requested by the service. Access and disclosure can be restricted.

Juvenile and tribal custody may have different agencies, privacy rules, and search limits. This guide does not provide a comprehensive juvenile or tribal locator. Contact the arresting agency or responsible juvenile or tribal authority to confirm the correct process.

For federal pretrial detention, use the U.S. Marshals district directory. Federal responsibility can include housing in a local jail.

City and municipal custody assistance

Use the contact matching the agency that made the arrest. These researched municipal holding and transfer paths are separate from the county routes.

Arimo city custody assistance

The current Sheriff page explicitly identifies Arimo among four communities it serves as their sole law-enforcement agency and separately publishes its Non-Emergencies contact. Use for initial agency assistance and confirm actual custody, release or transfer; no automatic County Jail intake is inferred.

Bannock County Sheriff non-emergency — named contracted community

Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Bannock County custody assistance after confirmed intake

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Bannock County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

Cambridge city custody assistance

This is nonexclusive assistance for the expressly named municipal/service scope. It is not a booking hotline and does not establish custody, a city jail, or transfer to a county jail. No calls made. The exact named community relationship is retained; this is initial nonexclusive agency assistance, not proof of actual intake or a guarantee of release/status information.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office — documented local law-enforcement/dispatch assistance

Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Washington County custody assistance after confirmed intake

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Washington County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

Downey city custody assistance

The current Sheriff page explicitly identifies Downey among four communities it serves as their sole law-enforcement agency and separately publishes its Non-Emergencies contact. Use for initial agency assistance and confirm actual custody, release or transfer; no automatic County Jail intake is inferred.

Bannock County Sheriff non-emergency — named contracted community

Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Bannock County custody assistance after confirmed intake

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Bannock County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

Fruitland city custody assistance

The current County Sheriff sources publish this phone and Dispatch extension 0 and state that the same dispatchers handle non-emergency calls for all law-enforcement agencies in Payette County. Use for initial identification of the responsible agency; identify the actual arresting agency and current holding, release or transfer location. This does not establish patrol exclusivity, a particular city Police operator, County Jail intake, a booking hotline or automatic transfer.

Payette County shared Non-emergency Dispatch — extension 0

Call the published non-emergency phone and use extension 0 for Dispatch. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Payette County custody assistance after confirmed intake — extension 0

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Payette County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Call the published non-emergency phone and use extension 0 for Dispatch. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

Lava Hot Springs city custody assistance

The current Sheriff page explicitly identifies Lava Hot Springs among four communities it serves as their sole law-enforcement agency and separately publishes its Non-Emergencies contact. Use for initial agency assistance and confirm actual custody, release or transfer; no automatic County Jail intake is inferred.

Bannock County Sheriff non-emergency — named contracted community

Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Bannock County custody assistance after confirmed intake

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Bannock County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

McCall city custody assistance

This is nonexclusive assistance for the expressly named municipal/service scope. It is not a booking hotline and does not establish custody, a city jail, or transfer to a county jail. No calls made. The exact named community relationship is retained; this is initial nonexclusive agency assistance, not proof of actual intake or a guarantee of release/status information.

Valley County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center — documented local law-enforcement/dispatch assistance

Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Valley County custody assistance after confirmed intake

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Valley County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

McCammon city custody assistance

The current Sheriff page explicitly identifies McCammon among four communities it serves as their sole law-enforcement agency and separately publishes its Non-Emergencies contact. Use for initial agency assistance and confirm actual custody, release or transfer; no automatic County Jail intake is inferred.

Bannock County Sheriff non-emergency — named contracted community

Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Bannock County custody assistance after confirmed intake

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Bannock County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

Midvale city custody assistance

This is nonexclusive assistance for the expressly named municipal/service scope. It is not a booking hotline and does not establish custody, a city jail, or transfer to a county jail. No calls made. The exact named community relationship is retained; this is initial nonexclusive agency assistance, not proof of actual intake or a guarantee of release/status information.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office — documented local law-enforcement/dispatch assistance

Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Washington County custody assistance after confirmed intake

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Washington County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

New Plymouth city custody assistance

The current County Sheriff sources publish this phone and Dispatch extension 0 and state that the same dispatchers handle non-emergency calls for all law-enforcement agencies in Payette County. Use for initial identification of the responsible agency; identify the actual arresting agency and current holding, release or transfer location. This does not establish patrol exclusivity, a particular city Police operator, County Jail intake, a booking hotline or automatic transfer.

Payette County shared Non-emergency Dispatch — extension 0

Call the published non-emergency phone and use extension 0 for Dispatch. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Payette County custody assistance after confirmed intake — extension 0

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Payette County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Call the published non-emergency phone and use extension 0 for Dispatch. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

Payette city custody assistance

The current County Sheriff sources publish this phone and Dispatch extension 0 and state that the same dispatchers handle non-emergency calls for all law-enforcement agencies in Payette County. Use for initial identification of the responsible agency; identify the actual arresting agency and current holding, release or transfer location. This does not establish patrol exclusivity, a particular city Police operator, County Jail intake, a booking hotline or automatic transfer.

Payette County shared Non-emergency Dispatch — extension 0

Call the published non-emergency phone and use extension 0 for Dispatch. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Payette County custody assistance after confirmed intake — extension 0

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Payette County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Call the published non-emergency phone and use extension 0 for Dispatch. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

Salmon city custody assistance

This is nonexclusive assistance for the expressly named municipal/service scope. It is not a booking hotline and does not establish custody, a city jail, or transfer to a county jail. No calls made. The exact named community relationship is retained; this is initial nonexclusive agency assistance, not proof of actual intake or a guarantee of release/status information.

Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office — documented local law-enforcement/dispatch assistance

Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Lemhi County custody assistance after confirmed intake

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Lemhi County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

Weiser city custody assistance

This is nonexclusive assistance for the expressly named municipal/service scope. It is not a booking hotline and does not establish custody, a city jail, or transfer to a county jail. No calls made. The exact named community relationship is retained; this is initial nonexclusive agency assistance, not proof of actual intake or a guarantee of release/status information.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office — documented local law-enforcement/dispatch assistance

Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Published agency assistance; no call, individual custody, answering guarantee, exclusive arrest responsibility or automatic transfer is established. Emergencies use 911.

Washington County custody assistance after confirmed intake

Use this contact only after the actual arresting agency confirms intake in Washington County. Community membership alone does not establish a custody destination. Identify the actual arresting agency and current holding location. Ask whether the person remains in custody, was released or transferred and which agency handles follow-up. Confirm actual intake before contacting a receiving facility.

Reviewed 2026-10-06. Published phone assistance; the number was not called.

Find your area in Idaho

Find the area where the arrest happened. County and city matches identify geography; confirm custody using the responsible agency’s assistance. A place may span several areas.

City and town matches use the 2026 Census places and active municipal subdivisions, with exact county memberships. Custody arrangements are researched separately. Municipal police holding and jail transfers may differ from the county route.

44 counties

Finding your person in Idaho, step by step

Work through these in order. Each step points to an official source — you do the searching there, on the government site.

  1. Step 1

    Match the custody system

    Public custody information for participating agencies only. Not every jail participates, and offline agencies may not report current bookings. Select Name or ID Number and use the displayed criteria. Review the agency and current custody status on any result, and check service notices/offline agencies. If nothing appears, contact the responsible local agency.

    Official source

  2. Step 2

    Use the relevant state custody resource

    IDOC jurisdiction, probation/parole and some completed-sentence names; not every local booking At least two last-name characters or three IDOC-number digits; first name optional

    Official source

  3. Step 3

    Confirm missing or uncertain records

    Contact the arresting agency or responsible jail. New bookings, transfers, excluded populations and offline agencies may not appear online. A missing result does not establish release.

    Official source

  4. Step 4

    Check federal or immigration custody separately

    Use BOP for BOP records, a U.S. Marshals district contact for federal pretrial questions, and ICE ODLS/ERO contacts for immigration. These systems have different coverage and disclosure limits.

    Official source

What you’ll need to search

You can start with just a name, but these make a match faster and surer.

  • At least two last-name characters or three IDOC-number digits; first name optional
  • The exact name or agency identifier requested by that service. Date of birth is useful where the service offers it; it is not required by every tool.
  • The arrest location and responsible agency, if known. Check whether the roster is current custody or historical bookings.

Use official, free sources — and a few things to watch for

  • Use free agency resources or an explicitly agency-endorsed public service. Do not pay a records broker to run these public searches.
  • A county filter in a state-prison search is not proof that it includes every county-jail booking.
  • Check participating agencies and outage notices. Use an agency contact when records are missing or unavailable.
  • Do not infer release or housing location from a missing record, a facility listing or geographic proximity.

If you need to bail them out in Idaho

Finding the person comes first. Once you know where they are, this is how getting them out works in Idaho.

Commercial bail available

Release depends on the court’s order. A payment is not required in every case. If a secured bond is ordered, ask the court which options are permitted; a private commercial bond service has separate fees and conditions. Confirm the process before paying anyone.

The court decides release and any conditions.

Ask the court or the responsible jail which forms of payment, if any, the order permits, how payments are made, and what refund or forfeiture conditions apply.

Fees for a private commercial service are separate from court deposits.

Do not assume that payment guarantees release.

The person’s rights. The person in custody has the right to talk to a lawyer about their case, and if they cannot afford one, the court can appoint a public defender.

Other official Idaho contacts

For a recent local arrest, check the arresting jurisdiction’s official jail roster or custody-notification service. Housing may be at a municipal, county, regional, or contracted facility. If no record appears, ask the arresting agency or jail how to confirm the booking; do not infer the destination from distance or a facility listing. These statewide sources can also help.

Common questions about finding someone in Idaho

How do I find someone who was just arrested in Idaho?

Public custody information for participating agencies only. Not every jail participates, and offline agencies may not report current bookings. Select Name or ID Number and use the displayed criteria. Review the agency and current custody status on any result, and check service notices/offline agencies. If nothing appears, contact the responsible local agency.

How do I find someone in state prison in Idaho?

IDOC jurisdiction, probation/parole and some completed-sentence names; not every local booking At least two last-name characters or three IDOC-number digits; first name optional

Is there a free way to check if someone is in custody in Idaho?

Public custody searches are free. VINE name-search fields reached without signing in; participating-agency coverage must be verified No evidence this is county jail coverage. Check the responsible agency and its current participation. A missing record does not establish release. Avoid paid inmate-search and mugshot sites.

What do I need to look someone up in Idaho?

At least two last-name characters or three IDOC-number digits; first name optional The exact name or agency identifier requested by that service. Date of birth is useful where the service offers it; it is not required by every tool. The arrest location and responsible agency, if known. Check whether the roster is current custody or historical bookings.

How do I check release conditions and costs in Idaho?

Ask the court or responsible jail for the release order and permitted options. Court deposits and private service fees are different, conditions vary, and payment does not guarantee release.

Sources & review dates

Everything here links out to official government or public-safety sources. We don’t store, search, or republish records.

Guidance research date 2026-07-23 · 17 sources · Custody-routing review 2026-10-05