Look Up Yakima County Inmate Records

Yakima County Jail Roster Lookup

The primary county path is the Yakima County Inmate Lookup page. Yakima County Department of Corrections operates the county jail and annex, while the county Sheriff's Office is a separate law-enforcement agency. That distinction matters because the jail record, custody status, visitation, mail, and inmate funds are handled through Yakima County DOC at the jail, not through a sheriff jail division.

The county Jail Records page says the Yakima County Jail Roster contains inmate information available for public release. The older `yakimaco.us` inmate lookup route redirects to a moved notice, so the current county website should be treated as the official starting point. The dynamic county lookup fields were not exposed in text inspection, so the verified county field inventory is limited to the access links and fallback channels the county publishes.

The official county inmate lookup landing page identifies the current county route for public roster access.

Use that county route for current Yakima County DOC custody before moving to phone, public-records, state, or federal search channels.

Use the Yakima County Jail Roster

A roster search works best when the person may still be in local custody. Yakima County DOC can hold adult county pretrial detainees, county sentenced inmates, contract or agency holds, and both male and female inmates. If the person was arrested by Yakima Police for a city misdemeanor, check the city jail roster too because Yakima Police runs a separate facility for male city misdemeanor custody.

1. Open the county Inmate Lookup page or use the Jail Records page link to the jail roster. If an older lookup link appears in search results, use the current county page instead.
2. Search the county lookup in a normal browser if the dynamic roster loads. Use the most exact name available, and compare age, booking date, or agency details if several people share a name.
3. If the person may be in Yakima City Jail, open the Yakima City Jail roster. The city table lists names, booking numbers, housing locations, booking times, and release fields.
4. If no current listing appears, call Yakima County DOC at 509-574-1700 or Yakima Police at 509-575-6200. Custody can change before a public page refreshes.
5. For non-roster jail records, use the Yakima County Public Records Center and identify the person, booking date, agency, and record type.

Yakima County Roster Search Fields

The county research did not verify visible first-name, last-name, date-of-birth, or booking-number inputs on the public county lookup page through text inspection. That means the county table should stay narrow and factual. The city roster, by contrast, exposes a public table with the fields listed below. Use these fields to tell whether the person is likely in city misdemeanor custody or has a release time posted.

The Yakima City Jail roster screenshot captures the current city table format used for city jail custody.

Because the city jail is separate from Yakima County DOC, a missing county result does not rule out city custody.

Yakima County Inmate Record Fields

Yakima County's public jail roster is a jail-register access point, not the full booking file. Washington law requires a public jail register with basic confinement and discharge facts, but Yakima County also states that most other inmate jail records are confidential. The sample inventory below combines verified county limits with the visible Yakima City Jail roster and Washington DOC locator fields.

Yakima County Custody Comparison

Many failed inmate searches happen because the person is in the wrong custody system. Yakima County DOC and Yakima City Jail are local jail systems. They are used for booking, pretrial custody, short local sentences, city misdemeanor custody, and some holds. Washington DOC is different. WADOC holds people sentenced to state prison and residents at DOC reentry centers such as Ahtanum View Reentry Center.

Yakima County Jail Facilities

Yakima County custody research identifies three adult custody or partial-custody facilities that matter for an inmate search. The county jail is the main local detention facility. Yakima City Jail is separate and narrower. Ahtanum View Reentry Center is a Washington DOC reentry center, so its lookup path is state DOC search and WA VINE rather than the county roster.

Yakima County Booking Records

A local booking can start with an arrest, a warrant, a court commitment, or a transfer from another agency. Staff create an intake record, account for property, complete screening, classify the person, and assign housing. Yakima County PREA materials describe minimum, medium, and maximum custody levels. Yakima City Jail materials confirm that city corrections staff handle booking and classification, transports, court security, visitation monitoring, and prisoner property and funds.

Booking data and court data should not be treated as the same record. A jail roster may show the cause of confinement or a booking charge. The filed charge, hearing date, order, and disposition come from court records after the prosecutor or city attorney files a case. For that court path, use Yakima County court records after jail arrest.

Jail register

The public log required by Washington law, with basic name, confinement, and discharge details.

Detainer

A hold or request from another agency, such as DOC, another county, federal authorities, or ICE.

Personal recognizance

Release based on a promise to return to court rather than posted money.

Tank

Yakima City Jail housing term for locations such as A Tank through E Tank.

Yakima County Inmate Visitation

Yakima County jail public visits occur at the Annex Lobby and must be scheduled by phone two business days ahead. The county visiting page says each inmate receives two 30-minute visits per week. Public visiting is Monday through Friday only, excluding holidays and weekends. Professional visits use a separate phone line and weekday schedule.

The Yakima County jail visiting page shows the county visit schedule and public visit rules.

Confirm custody before scheduling because a transfer or release can make the visit slot invalid.

Yakima County Records Fallbacks

When roster data is not enough, use the county public-records process. Yakima County lists a Public Records Officer at the county government address and routes online requests through GovQA. A strong request names the person, date of birth if known, booking date, arresting agency, case number, and the exact record sought. The request should not ask for "all records" if a narrower record will answer the question.

Washington's Public Records Act governs many county records, but jail records also fall under RCW 70.48.100. Yakima County says most non-register inmate jail records, including booking photos, are confidential unless provided to the inmate, to a third party with a signed inmate release, or by court order. For booking-photo limits, use the Yakima County jail mugshots page.

The Yakima County Sheriff's Office app exists on Google Play and the Apple App Store. Store descriptions advertise tips, license applications, interactive features, public-safety news, and information. They do not clearly confirm an inmate roster feature, so verify inside the app before relying on it for jail or warrant tools.