Idaho County Jail Roster Overview
The official Idaho County current inmate list is a static roster, not a searchable inmate database. It does not have a name field, booking-number field, date filter, or live sort tool. Each visible entry is posted as a photo and text block. That means a reader must scan the list, then confirm unclear details with the Idaho County Sheriff's Office or the court office when a bond, warrant, or charge status needs context.
The roster is useful because it gives quick public notice of people currently held in Idaho County custody. It is limited because it does not show every field people often expect from a jail portal. Booking number, booking time, date of birth, arresting agency, court case number, next court date, housing unit, and release date were not visible in the captured public list. A person sentenced to state prison, placed on probation or parole, transferred to another jurisdiction, or discharged from jail may need a different lookup path.
The Idaho County Sheriff's Office page identifies Sheriff Doug Ulmer and Chief Deputy Brian Hewson. The sheriff page also gives area-based phone numbers for Grangeville, Kooskia, and the Riggins, White Bird, and Elk City areas, which matters in a large rural county. The official sheriff page is the source for the local custody office, while the jail list is the source for the current public roster.
The sheriff contact page is the starting point for office numbers and local custody context: Idaho County Sheriff's Office.
Use the sheriff contact information when the Idaho County inmate roster entry is unclear or when a record request must go through the Records Division.
Search Idaho County Inmate Records
Because the local roster is static, using it is closer to checking a posted custody list than running a database query. Start with the county page, scan for the person's name, then read the line below the photo for charge or custody status and bond. If the record says arrest warrant, bench warrant, probation violation, sentenced to IDOC, or no bond, the next step may be iCourt, the District Court office, IDOC, or the Sheriff's Office rather than another jail search box.
- Open the Idaho County current inmate list and scan the posted entries by last name.
- Review the photo, name, charge or custody status, and bond line shown for the person.
- Use iCourt or call the District Court office if the entry suggests a court case, citation, warrant, or bond payment issue.
- Use IDOC Resident/Client Search if the entry says sentenced to IDOC or the person may be on state probation or parole.
- Contact the Sheriff's Office Records Division for written report requests, subject to pending-case limits.
The county roster page itself is tied to the jail division. The Idaho County Jail Division page shows the official jail context for the list.
The jail division page supports the local custody route, while the roster page supplies the current public list entries.
Idaho County Roster Fields
The Idaho County inmate list does not provide search fields. It provides posted record fields. That distinction is important because a missed name may mean the person is not currently listed, has been transferred, is in state or federal custody, or is held under a status not shown in the public text. The field inventory below reflects the static county list, not a full jail management record.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot or photo | Visible for many current Idaho County inmate entries. |
| Name | Posted in last-name, first-name style on the static list. |
| Charge or status | Plain-language custody note, such as DUI, arrest warrant, bench warrant, probation violation, or sentenced to IDOC. |
| Bond | Dollar amount or no-bond status, when posted. |
| Booking number | Not visible on the public static list. |
| Booking date or court date | Not visible in the captured public text. |
| Holding location | Not shown as a separate housing field. |
Examples captured in the research included sentenced-to-IDOC entries, arrest warrant entries, bench warrant entries, probation violation entries, DUI, and felony charge descriptions with bond amounts. Those examples show why the list is helpful for custody status but not a substitute for a full criminal case file.
Idaho County Jail Contact
Custody questions, booking report requests, and local jail rules route through the Sheriff's Office, not through a separate city jail. The Records Division states that reports cannot be released without a written request and that some information cannot be accessed while a case is pending adjudication through the courts. Accident reports are not obtained from the sheriff anymore; the Records Division directs those to the Idaho Transportation Department.
Idaho County Sheriff's Office and Jail
320 West Main Street
Grangeville, ID 83530
(208) 983-1100
Fax: (208) 983-1359
Emergency: 911
Records Division
Records Clerk: Mandee Mignerey
Written requests required for reports
(208) 983-1100 ext. 2
Pending adjudication may limit release.
Regional sheriff numbers are also published: Grangeville and surrounding areas use (208) 983-1100, Kooskia and surrounding areas use (208) 926-4221, and Riggins, White Bird, and Elk City areas use 800-922-9141.
Idaho County IDOC Fallback
Local Idaho County inmate records stop being enough when the person is under state custody, probation, or parole. The IDOC Resident/Client Search is the state fallback for people under Idaho Department of Correction jurisdiction. IDOC says the search covers incarcerated persons, probation, parole, and some discharged persons. It also lists felonies for which a person is serving time, but it does not list convictions for people who have completed and satisfied a sentence.
| IDOC Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Required unless IDOC number is used | Partial search is accepted with at least the first two characters. |
| First Name | No | Narrows common names. |
| IDOC Number | Required unless last name is used | Partial number search begins with at least three digits. |
| Status result | Result field | May show prison, probation, parole, or discharged status. |
The IDOC Resident/Client Search page documents that this is the state-level route when the Idaho County jail list is not the right custody system.
That state source helps separate county jail custody from prison, parole, probation, and discharged IDOC status.
For federal custody, the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator is separate from Idaho County and IDOC.
Federal results should be treated as a different custody track from the Idaho County jail roster and state IDOC supervision records.
Idaho County VINELink Notices
The current inmate list links victims and other interested users to VINELink for offender status tracking. VINELink is not the jail roster and does not replace the sheriff's records process. It is a notification path for custody changes. Idaho County also emphasizes victim release notification rights through prosecutor materials, so VINELink is a practical companion to the static jail list when custody status matters.
The county roster page shows the official list where VINELink and Inmate Canteen are placed near current custody entries: Idaho County current inmate list.
Use VINELink for status notification, then use the court or sheriff channel for case, bond, and records questions.
Idaho County Jail Visitation
The Jail FAQ provides a narrow public visitation schedule. It states that an inmate must be in Idaho County custody for five days before visits are allowed. The official text reviewed did not publish an online scheduling tool, dress code, visitor ID rule, visit length, number-of-visitors limit, or child visitor rule. Call the jail before travel, especially for visitors coming from Kooskia, Riggins, White Bird, Elk City, or other long-distance parts of Idaho County.
| Day | Time | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Inmate must have been in custody five days. |
| Friday | 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. | Inmate must have been in custody five days. |
| Saturday | 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Inmate must have been in custody five days. |
The visitation and jail rules are sourced from the Idaho County Jail FAQ.
The Jail FAQ also supplies the mail rules, Inmate Canteen link, bond payment limits, and PREA reporting route used for Idaho County inmate records.
Mail Money and Bond
Mail must be addressed to the inmate in care of Idaho County Jail, 320 West Main Street, Grangeville, ID 83530. The full name and address of both the sender and recipient must appear on the envelope. Mail without both addresses will not be given to the inmate. Correspondence must be in English unless English is not the writer's primary language.
Idaho County bars Polaroid photos, photos larger than 5x7, stickers, tape, pornography, coded messages, gang-related material, laminated cards, cards larger than 8x10, and publications about weapons, bombs, explosives, drugs, alcohol, or gang activity. Books, magazines, newspapers, and other publications may be allowed only if pre-approved by the Jail Commander and sent directly from a publisher or vendor.
For communication and money on an inmate's books, the county points users to Inmate Canteen. The official county pages reviewed did not publish local phone-call rates, video-visit prices, kiosk fees, or commissary price lists. Bond has a separate limit: the jail cannot take credit card information. During business hours, a person may bond someone out with a credit card in person or by phone through the District Court Office. The court office should be contacted before assuming a card payment can be used.
PREA reporting: Idaho County states that PREA sets zero tolerance for sexual assaults and rapes of inmates. Reports can be made by calling (208) 983-1123 and speaking with any jail staff.
Note: Idaho County did not publish an official sheriff mobile app in the reviewed county sources, so no app-only inmate search is listed.