Grant County Inmate Population Records
Grant County inmate population records are publicly available online through two separate tools: the Grant County Jail inmate roster and a detainee intake report that updates throughout the day. Both are maintained by the Grant County Sheriff's Office in Ephrata and are accessible under Washington's public records laws. This page explains how to use those tools, what information each one shows, how booking photos are handled, and where to turn when someone may have moved to state custody or a neighboring county facility.
Grant County Jail Overview
Grant County Jail Inmate Records
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is located at 35 C Street NW in Ephrata. The main line is 509-754-2011. The County Clerk, which handles court and case records, is at the same address and can be reached at 509-754-2015 ext. 2831. The jail processes bookings from the Sheriff's Office, Grant County cities, and other agencies operating in the county.
Two online tools are available to the public. The first is the Grant County Jail inmate roster at grantcountywa.gov. This is a public record under RCW 70.48.100 and shows each inmate's name, the hour and date of confinement, the cause of confinement, and the hour, date, and manner of discharge. Booking photos are generally exempt from public disclosure except in cases involving registered sex offender releases or active law enforcement investigations.
| Facility | Grant County Jail |
|---|---|
| Address | 35 C Street NW, Ephrata, WA 98823 |
| Sheriff's Office Phone | 509-754-2011 |
| County Clerk Phone | 509-754-2015 ext. 2831 |
| Inmate Roster | grantcountywa.gov - Jail Inmate Roster |
| Detainee Intake Report | washcosoar.gov - Detainee Intake Roster |
Both records sources are public. The inmate roster is the more static list of current and recently released inmates, while the intake report reflects real-time booking activity across the past three days. Together they give a fairly complete view of jail population movement in Grant County.
Grant County Detainee Intake Report
The Detainee Intake Report at washcosoar.gov covers the last three days of bookings. It is updated throughout the day as new intakes are processed, making it more current than the standard roster. The report shows the detainee's last and first name, age, race, sex, a count of prior bookings, intake date and time, and release date and time if the person has already been released.
This tool is useful when you need to check for a very recent booking. Because it pulls from the previous 72 hours, someone who was booked and released in the same day will still appear until the three-day window passes. The prior bookings count shown in the report also gives a quick sense of an individual's booking history without requiring a separate records request.
The screenshot below shows the Grant County Detainee Intake Report as it appears when accessed from the public portal.
Note: The Grant County Detainee Intake Report updates throughout the day, so it reflects more recent activity than the standard inmate roster page.
Grant County Jail Inmate Roster
The official Grant County Jail inmate roster is published on the county website at grantcountywa.gov. This roster is the primary public-facing record of who is currently in custody and is maintained under RCW 70.48.100. The information disclosed includes the inmate's name, the time and date they were confined, the cause of confinement, and when and how they were discharged.
Booking photos are generally not included in the public roster. Under Washington law, mugshots are exempt from public disclosure in most circumstances. The exception applies when law enforcement actively releases a photo as part of a public safety effort, such as in a sex offender release notification or during an ongoing investigation where the public's help is being requested. Outside of those situations, you will not find booking photos in the standard Grant County roster.
Public Records Requests in Grant County
Under RCW 42.56, Washington's Public Records Act, the Grant County Sheriff's Office must respond to any public records request within five business days. The response can fulfill the request, deny it with a legal reason, or give a specific timeline for completing a more complex request. Booking logs, incident reports, and jail population records generally fall within the scope of disclosable records under the Act.
To request records, contact the Grant County Sheriff's Office at 509-754-2011 or submit a written request to 35 C Street NW, Ephrata, WA 98823. For court records tied to criminal cases in Grant County, the County Clerk at the same address handles case files and dockets. Case records can also be searched online through the Washington Courts portal at courts.wa.gov.
VINE and Victim Notification in Grant County
VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) is available to anyone who needs ongoing custody alerts for someone held in Grant County. The service is free, anonymous, and available 24 hours a day. Registered users receive automatic notifications by phone, email, text, or TTY when an inmate is released, transferred, escapes, or has a court event. You do not need to be a crime victim to use VINE.
Grant County also provides a local VINE information page at grantcountywa.gov/343, which explains how the service works and how to sign up. You can also register directly through VINELink.com. VINE connects to both the Grant County Jail and state correctional facilities, so it works even if the person is transferred to a different location.
Note: VINE is available 24/7 and sends alerts automatically, so you do not need to call the jail repeatedly to check on custody status changes in Grant County.
State-Level Inmate Search Tools
When someone is not found in the Grant County jail records, the Washington State Department of Corrections search at doc.wa.gov is the next place to check. That tool covers individuals serving sentences in state prisons across Washington, including those who started in county jails and were later transferred after sentencing. The DOC search is free and available without an account.
The WATCH system at watch.wsp.wa.gov provides Washington criminal history records and is useful for checking arrest and conviction records beyond just current custody. WATCH charges a fee per search. Together with the two Grant County-specific tools, these state resources give a broad picture of an individual's history and current status across the full Washington corrections system.
Cities in Grant County
Grant County covers a large area in central Washington. The county seat is Ephrata, and the largest city by population is Moses Lake. Moses Lake has its own inmate population page on this site at Moses Lake. Other communities in the county include Quincy, Mattawa, Royal City, Soap Lake, and Warden. Bookings from all cities in Grant County are processed through the Grant County Jail in Ephrata.
Nearby Counties
Grant County borders several counties in central Washington. If you are searching for an inmate not found in Grant County, check these neighboring counties as well.