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Idaho Jails & Prisons

Every jail, prison and detention facility in Idaho — addresses, phone numbers, visiting rules, and the official inmate search for each one.

70 facility records
10 IDOC institutions
37 county jails
39 counties with facilities

Idaho has 10 state prisons operated by Idaho Department of Correction, plus 37 county and local jails. This directory lists 14 because it still carries institutions the agency is closing. How we count.

Where are they right now? Jails and prisons are not two separate worlds. They are points on one path, and searching the wrong one is why a name comes back with nothing.
  1. ArrestedTaken to the county jail for the county where the arrest happened — not where they live.
  2. County jailHeld here while the case runs. 37 local jail facilities in Idaho. Bail is set and posted here.
  3. Court and sentencingMost people leave from here. Only a sentence to state time moves someone into the prison system.
  4. Released, fined, or a county sentence — the path ends here for most people
  5. Reception centreWeeks, not days. They are scored, assessed and assigned. Expect little contact during this stage — this is the part families are least warned about.
  6. InstitutionPlaced at one of 10 institutions, at a security level set by their score — not by the worst thing the prison is allowed to hold.
  7. Release and supervisionThey report to a parole or probation office, which is rarely the city they were held in.
What is in this directory

Browse Idaho records by system.

Jails, state prisons, federal facilities, and ICE detention are run by different agencies under different rules. These groups are how we file the records — not official counts of what the state operates.

Official routes and practical help

What do you need to do in Idaho?

Each link goes to the agency that actually handles it. Individual facilities can still add their own rules, so confirm with the one holding the person.

Facility directory

All Idaho facility records.

Open a group to see its records. Type in the box to narrow the list by facility, city, or county.

State prisons in Idaho14 records
County and city jails in Idaho37 records
FacilityCityCounty
Ada County Jail Boise Ada
Adams County Jail Council Adams
Bannock County Detention Center Pocatello Bannock
Benewah County Jail Saint Maries Benewah
Bingham County Jail Blackfoot Bingham
Blaine County Jail Hailey Blaine
Boise County Jail Idaho City Boise
Bonner County Detention Center Sandpoint Bonner
Boundary County Jail Bonners Ferry Boundary
Butte County Jail Arco Butte
Canyon County Detention Center Caldwell Canyon
Caribou County Jail Soda Springs Caribou
Clark County Jail Dubois Clark
Clearwater County Jail Orofino Clearwater
Custer County Jail Challis Custer
Elmore County Detention Center Mountain Home Elmore
Franklin County Jail Preston Franklin
Fremont County Jail Saint Anthony Fremont
Gem County Jail Emmett Gem
Gooding County Jail Gooding Gooding
Idaho County Jail Grangeville Idaho
Jefferson County Jail Rigby Jefferson
Jerome County Jail Jerome Jerome
Kootenai County Jail Coeur D'alene Kootenai
Latah County Jail Moscow Latah
Lewis County Jail Nezperce Lewis
Madison County Jail Rexburg Madison
Madison County Women's Correctional Facility Rexburg Madison
Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center Burley Cassia
Nez Perce County Adult Detention Center Lewiston Nez Perce
Owyhee County Jail Murphy Owyhee
Payette County Jail Payette Payette
Power County Jail American Falls Power
Shoshone County Jail Wallace Shoshone
Twin Falls Adult Detention Facility Twin Falls Twin Falls
Valley County Jail Cascade Valley
Washington County Jail Weiser Washington
Juvenile facilities in Idaho15 records
Community corrections and work release in Idaho4 records
FacilityCityCounty
Ada County Work Release Center Boise Ada
Bonneville County Jail / Work Release Center Idaho Falls Bonneville
Pierce Clegg Work Release Center Dalton Gardens Kootenai
St.. Anthony Work Camp St.. Anthony Fremont
Browse by place

Where in Idaho?

Most people know the county or the city, not the name of the facility. Start there. Bail is set and posted at the county jail, so the county page is also where the sheriff, the custody search and the court contacts live.

39 counties in Idaho with facility records

44 cities in Idaho with facility records
No longer operating

1 closed facilities in Idaho

These have shut. Nobody is held at any of them. They are listed because the names stay in people’s records, letters and memories long after the doors close, and because a directory that simply omits them looks broken to the person searching.

Open the canonical historical-facility directory →

1 more, closing date not yet confirmed

  • TWIN FALLS COMMUNITY WORK CENTER Twin Falls

Parole and probation

Idaho parole offices — where someone reports after release, which is rarely the city they were held in.