Search the Benewah County Inmate Population

Benewah County Inmate Population Snapshot

The Benewah County inmate population is centered on one documented local detention facility: the Benewah County Jail entry in the Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory. That statewide directory lists the jail at the same St. Maries county-government address used by the sheriff's office and reports the key jail figures used for local custody context. The jail is run by the Benewah County Sheriff's Office, and the official county sheriff page identifies Anthony Eells as sheriff.

For readers trying to understand the count, the most useful point is scale. Benewah County does not have a state prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, or separate municipal jail documented in official sources. The local jail population is therefore the county-level custody count: pretrial detainees, people serving short local sentences, and short-term holds routed through the sheriff-run facility. Sentenced Idaho prison residents move into the IDOC system, and federal or immigration custody is searched through separate federal tools.

Benewah County Inmate Population Statistics

The local figures in the research file come from the Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory and U.S. Census QuickFacts. The directory lists Benewah County Jail with a rated capacity of 16 and an average daily population of 12. That makes the listed use rate about 75 percent when the average daily population is compared with rated capacity. The Census QuickFacts estimates give county population context, not a jail count, but they help show how small the jail footprint is in a county with roughly ten thousand residents.

Because no official Benewah County annual jail report or online jail dashboard was located, the table does not invent bookings, length of stay, charge mix, sex split, race split, or hold data. Those details may exist in internal jail records, court records, or state submissions, but they were not published in the official sources reviewed for this build.

Benewah County Jail Population Trends

No official multi-year Benewah County jail population table was located, so the trend picture has to be framed with the sources that are available. The current jail directory count gives a 2026 inspection snapshot. Census estimates show the resident population rose from the 2020 Census base to the 2025 estimate, with a small dip from 2024 to 2025. That does not prove a jail trend, but it gives the county scale behind the inmate population.

State and national sources such as the BJS Census of Jails and Vera's Idaho incarceration trends material collect broader jail information. Those sources should not replace the Benewah jail directory figures for local capacity and ADP. They are better used to explain what a full jail-population report would normally include: capacity, admissions, releases, average daily population, demographic data, conviction status, and holds for other jurisdictions.

Benewah County Jail Capacity

The Benewah County inmate population is small enough that a few arrests, transfers, court holds, or releases can change the daily count quickly. With a rated capacity of 16 and an average daily population of 12 in the directory, the listed jail population was below the stated capacity at the time represented by that source. No official county jail overcrowding dashboard, new jail construction notice, consent decree, or jail-conditions litigation summary was located in the official material reviewed.

The county-specific gap matters. A statewide or national jail trend cannot safely be turned into a local claim about overcrowding, staffing, medical care, or program limits at Benewah County Jail. If a public-records request asks for a population log, booking register, or jail inspection record, Idaho's public-records law supplies the request path, while law-enforcement exemptions may still affect release of active or sensitive records.

Where Benewah County Holds Detainees

The official facility map found one local detention facility in Benewah County: Benewah County Jail. The jail is part of the county courthouse and government address cluster in St. Maries. The county court, prosecutor, and sheriff offices are all tied to the College Avenue complex, although their suites differ. That matters after an arrest because a family may need the sheriff for custody status, the clerk for case records, and the prosecutor page for victim-service or charge-screening context.

St. Maries Police Department, Plummer Police Department, and Coeur d'Alene Tribal Police operate in or near the county, but the official pages reviewed did not document separate city or tribal jail facilities in Benewah County. If the arresting agency was tribal police, court or custody follow-up may involve tribal police, the Coeur d'Alene Tribal Justice Center, or jail logs outside Benewah County, depending on jurisdiction and where the person is held.

• Benewah County Jail - sheriff-run local jail for pretrial detainees, local jail sentences, and short-term holds.
• Idaho Department of Correction - statewide prison and supervision system for sentenced state custody, not a Benewah County jail.
• Federal or immigration custody - searched through BOP, ICE ODLS, U.S. Marshals, or federal court paths, not the county roster.

Benewah County Inmate Population Laws

Idaho public-records law is the backbone for Benewah County jail information when no roster is online. Idaho Code 74-102 starts from the rule that public records are open for inspection and copying unless an exemption applies. Idaho Code 74-103 controls the request and response process. Those statutes are why a written request can be used for a booking record, mugshot, release status record, or jail record when the sheriff cannot release it by phone.

Access is not absolute. Idaho Code 74-105 and Idaho Code 74-124 address law-enforcement and investigatory-record exemptions. These exemptions can affect active investigations, protected identities, techniques, privacy interests, and sealed or exempt records. County jail authority also appears in Idaho Code 20-601 and Idaho Code 20-612, while Idaho State Police coordinates death-in-custody reporting through its DCRA program.

Search Benewah County Current Custody

No official Benewah County online jail roster was located. The county sheriff page is a contact page, and the Idaho Sheriffs' Association directory lists the Benewah County Jail website line as "No Website." That means a current local custody search should start with the sheriff/jail phone number rather than a web form. Give the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, and the approximate arrest date. Ask whether the person is in Benewah County Jail, whether they were released or transferred, and whether bond or court information is available.

The official Benewah County Sheriff's Office page is the source for the sheriff contact path. It should be treated as a contact source, not as a roster portal. If staff cannot release the requested jail record by phone, the next steps are an in-person inquiry or a written Idaho Public Records Act request directed to the sheriff's office.

1. Call Benewah County Sheriff's Office / Jail at 208-245-2555 with the person's name and date of birth if known.
2. Ask whether the person is in Benewah County Jail, released, transferred, or held for another agency.
3. If a copy is needed, ask how the sheriff wants a written public-records request submitted.
4. Search Idaho iCourt after charges are filed because jail booking details and court charges are separate records.
5. Use IDOC, BOP, ICE, or tribal contacts when the person is outside local county-jail custody.

Benewah County Roster Search Fields

Because no official Benewah County roster form was located, there is no local online search-field inventory for last name, first name, booking number, or housing unit. The practical field table is a fallback table. It shows what to have ready for a phone inquiry or written request and what the sheriff may ask for before locating a booking record.

Benewah County Inmate Record Details

Without a public Benewah County roster profile, the safest approach is to request the record fields that normally identify a jail booking and connect it to court follow-up. Booking charges are allegations lodged at intake, while filed court charges are screened by the prosecutor and tracked through iCourt. Those two records may not match word for word.

Benewah County Jail vs IDOC

A Benewah County arrest does not automatically create an IDOC prison record. The county jail handles local booking and short-term custody. IDOC handles people under Idaho Department of Correction jurisdiction, including state prison residents, retained-jurisdiction residents, supervision clients, and discharged IDOC records. The IDOC Resident/Client Search shows fields such as IDOC number, name, birth year, status, facility mailing address, offense, sentencing county, case number, and sentence satisfaction date.

Federal and immigration custody are separate again. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present, mostly sentenced BOP custody. ICE ODLS covers immigration detention and requires a separate search path. Federal pretrial detainees may be in a contract jail and may not appear in BOP until sentenced, so U.S. Marshals or federal court records may be needed for that slice of custody.

Benewah County Court Charge Lookup

The court record starts after the arrest path moves into prosecutor review and court filing. The Benewah County Prosecutor page states that the office receives and screens law-enforcement reports for criminal charges after an investigation is complete. The Benewah County court page points users to the Idaho iCourt portal and gives the clerk contact path for local court records.

iCourt Smart Search is the best public portal for filed charges, hearings, payments, and case status when the portal is available. The portal also warns that sealed cases and information exempt by court order or Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 will not appear. If a person was just booked and no case appears, the case may not be filed yet, the name may be entered differently, or the record may be sealed, juvenile, or otherwise restricted.

The detailed charge pathway is covered on the Benewah County court records after jail arrest page.

Benewah County Jail Mugshot Requests

No official Benewah County jail roster mugshot page, recent-bookings page, booking-report PDF, mugshot gallery, or sheriff most-wanted photo page was located. A booking photo may still be a record to request from the sheriff under Idaho public-records law, but it should not be treated as available online unless a later official source confirms it.

The request should identify the person, date of arrest or booking, date of birth if known, arresting agency if known, and the requested record, such as "booking photograph and booking record." Ask for a fee estimate and ask the office to cite any exemption if a photo or record is withheld. The Benewah County jail mugshots page separates the photo request process from court case lookup and state or federal locator records.

Benewah County Jail Contacts

The county-government address cluster is a practical feature of Benewah County custody work. The sheriff's office and jail contact is in Suite 301, the prosecutor is in Suite 201, and the clerk/court is in Suite 203 at the same West College Avenue complex. That does not mean one office can do another office's job, but it helps explain why custody status, court case numbers, and prosecutor charge decisions can all point back to St. Maries.

Benewah County Custody Notifications

VINELink is available for Idaho victim notification and is linked through Idaho Sheriffs' Association and Benewah prosecutor resources. It may provide custody, release, and court-event notifications where the person or case is available in the VINE system. VINELink is not the same as a jail roster, and it should not be used as the only proof that someone is or is not in custody.

Research also found Idaho Sheriff Connect on the Apple App Store and Idaho Sheriff Connect on Google Play. An official Bonneville County sheriff announcement identified Benewah County Sheriff's Office as one of the rollout agencies. The Benewah in-app profile could not be inspected from the web, so any Benewah-specific roster, warrant, or records feature in the app should be treated as unverified until checked in the app itself.

Benewah County Jail Directory Source

The Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory is the source used for the Benewah County Jail capacity, average daily population, jail administrator, address, and phone details.

The directory screenshot supports the local population snapshot, but it does not replace a live roster. Current custody still has to be confirmed through the sheriff/jail or another official system.

Benewah County Custody Terms

Several jail and court terms come up often in Benewah County inmate population searches. Plain definitions help avoid mixing a jail booking with a court charge or a state prison sentence.

Booking

The jail intake process after arrest, including identity checks, property logging, fingerprinting, and a booking photo when taken.

Detainer

A hold or request from another agency, such as another county, state, federal, tribal, probation, parole, or immigration authority.

First appearance

An early court hearing after arrest where rights, charges, and release or bond may be addressed.

IDOC

The Idaho Department of Correction, which is separate from Benewah County Jail and handles state prison and supervision records.

Benewah County Inmate Population FAQ

How big is the Benewah County inmate population? The Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory lists Benewah County Jail with an average daily population of 12 and a rated capacity of 16. No official annual county jail population dashboard was located.

Can the Benewah County inmate population be searched online? No official county jail roster was located in the sources reviewed. Start with the sheriff/jail at 208-245-2555, then use a written records request, iCourt, IDOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink depending on the custody type.

Where do sentenced Benewah County inmates go? A person sentenced to Idaho Department of Correction custody is searched through the IDOC Resident/Client Search, not the county jail. IDOC records may show facility, status, offense, case number, and sentence information.

Are Benewah County jail mugshots online? No official local mugshot gallery or roster photo page was located. A booking photo request should go to the sheriff under Idaho public-records law, with law-enforcement exemptions kept in mind.