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Start with the current Sheriff custody and office contacts below. The original sixteen-agency roster is preserved separately and has not been reverified as a whole. Other police offices, juvenile detention and state prison use separate procedures.
Booking, bond and release questions go to the jail, not the arresting agency. Confirm where the person is before you act.
JAIL411 / FAMILY FIELD GUIDE
Sources reviewed
One MCSO adult jail system: MCDC and Inverness. Youth, state, federal, immigration and former Wapato are separate.
Confirm booked name, SWIS and current housing.
Check the facility schedule, visitor list and early arrival.
Separate trust, Securus, mail, legal access and bail.
Prepare care, court, transport and release support.
Use SWIS and distinguish the two adult jails from separate systems.
Sources: MCSO: jails, money, mail, calls and property · reviewed 2026-09-28 · MCSO: two adult jails, booking, release and VISOR · reviewed 2026-09-28 · MCSO: official custody lookup; unavailable during review · reviewed 2026-09-28
| Facility | Address and phone | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC) | 1120 SW Third Avenue, Portland, OR 97204 503-988-3689 | Inside the Justice Center; county booking and release location, housing and downtown jail services. |
| Multnomah County Inverness Jail (MCIJ) | 11540 NE Inverness Drive, Portland, OR 97220 503-988-5060 | Northeast Portland housing and visits; mail processing for both jails. |
Use the actual housing facility for visits. All personal mail goes to Inverness, including mail for MCDC. Court business may instead be at Central Courthouse, 1200 SW First Avenue. The administrative Fiscal Unit at 501 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 350 handles eligible mailed checks, not family visits.
Donald E. Long is juvenile detention operated by county juvenile services. Columbia River Correctional Institution is a separate state prison. Wapato never opened as a jail and was sold in 2018; it is not a current custody destination. These adult MCSO instructions do not apply to youth, state, federal or immigration detention.
Choose the correct Sheriff contact: administration is 501 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 350, Portland, OR 97214, phone 503-988-4300. For nonemergency law-enforcement dispatch, call 503-823-3333. Custody, visits and jail questions go to MCDC 503-988-3689 or Inverness 503-988-5060. The administration office is not a jail visiting or intake destination.
Sources: MCSO: jails, money, mail, calls and property · reviewed 2026-09-28 · MCSO: two adult jails, booking, release and VISOR · reviewed 2026-09-28 · Oregon courts: locations and department contacts · reviewed 2026-09-28 · County: Donald E. Long juvenile services · reviewed 2026-09-28 · County: sale of Wapato in 2018 · reviewed 2026-09-28 · County: Wapato never opened as a jail · reviewed 2026-09-28 · MCSO: public contacts · reviewed 2026-09-28
This section preserves the earlier Jail411 directory information, including historical figures and contacts. Use the dated, sourced family guide above for the instructions covered there. Other local facilities have their own rules.
The sheriff is usually the police department for unincorporated areas and the operator of the county jail. An arresting station is usually not the holding facility.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
Walk-in Sheriff offices for a community in this county. After-hours and in-progress calls go through 911.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
These departments police that city. A local arrest still usually books into the county jail.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
Campus police cover that campus only. Off-campus streets belong to the city police or the Sheriff.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
Freeway collisions, traffic stops, and commercial inspection. City streets belong to that city’s police or the Sheriff.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
Special jurisdictions, constables, marshals, and other listed public-safety agencies in this county.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
From the law-enforcement directory inventory. Not yet checked against the agency's own page; confirm the number before relying on it.
Jail411 lists the public agencies that make arrests so families can find the right door. We are not a government agency, a police department or a live custody-records service.
Often the sheriff runs the county jail, but the jail is a separate facility with its own address, phone and rules. Open the jail page for booking, visiting, mail and money details.
Ask the person, check any paperwork or citation, or call the sheriff's non-emergency line. City arrests belong to that city's police; unincorporated areas and county roads usually belong to the sheriff; freeways usually belong to the state patrol.
The jail can. The arresting agency may confirm an arrest but does not hold the person. Call the jail's booking or information line first.
Send us the page and the detail that needs attention. Include the agency's official page when you have it. Do not send private booking documents or other sensitive personal information.
Save the booking number, addresses and next steps in your family organizer.