Pend Oreille County Corrections Inmate Population
Pend Oreille County inmate population records are maintained by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office and are accessible through an online jail inmate roster on the county's official website. The Pend Oreille County Correctional Facility in Newport holds adults arrested within the county and also houses individuals for several partner agencies, including Washington State DOC, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Border Patrol, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This page covers how to search the online roster, how to submit a public records request, and how to use state tools to find inmates who have left local custody for a state facility.
Pend Oreille County Correctional Facility Overview
Pend Oreille County Correctional Facility Records
The Pend Oreille County Correctional Facility is located at 331 South Garden Avenue in Newport, WA 99156. The facility has a capacity of 40 beds and houses both male and female inmates. It is operated by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Alan Botzheim and Undersheriff Grant Sirevog. Day-to-day operations within the facility are led by a Corrections Captain and a Corrections Sergeant, supported by corrections officers. The main line for the Sheriff's Office is 509-447-3151.
One notable feature of this facility is that it contracts with several outside agencies to house their detainees. In addition to local arrests, the correctional facility can hold individuals for the Washington State Department of Corrections, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the US Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and US Customs. This means the inmate roster may include people who are not local criminal defendants but are being held on behalf of federal or state agencies. Federal detainees may have different rights and procedures than locally charged inmates, and their records may be subject to different disclosure rules.
| Facility | Pend Oreille County Correctional Facility |
|---|---|
| Address | 331 S Garden Ave, Newport, WA 99156 |
| Phone | 509-447-3151 |
| Sheriff | Alan Botzheim |
| Undersheriff | Grant Sirevog |
| Capacity | 40 beds (male and female) |
| Online Roster | pendoreille.gov - Jail Inmate Roster |
| Corrections Page | pendoreille.gov - Corrections |
| Sheriff Website | pendoreille.gov/sheriff |
| County Clerk | Tammy Ownbey, 229 S Garden, PO Box 5020, Newport, WA 99156 |
The facility is relatively small for a Washington county jail. Its size means that the inmate population can shift noticeably from week to week based on contract housing and local arrest volume. Checking the online roster gives the most current picture of who is held there.
How to Search the Pend Oreille County Inmate Roster
The jail inmate roster is published on the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's website at pendoreille.gov/sheriff/page/jail-inmate-roster. The roster is the public-facing view of who is currently in custody at the Newport facility. You can browse the full list or look for a specific person by name. Because the facility also houses contract detainees, the roster may include individuals held for federal agencies as well as local charges.
The corrections page at pendoreille.gov/sheriff/page/pend-oreille-county-corrections provides additional background on how the facility operates, including information about the contract housing arrangements and facility policies. If you are looking for an inmate and want to understand whether they are held locally or on a federal hold, that page can help clarify the structure of the facility.
For individuals who are not in the current roster, they may have been released, transferred to a federal facility, or moved to state DOC custody. Contract housing arrangements mean some detainees may move between facilities without a public notice. The best approach when you can't locate someone is to call the Sheriff's Office directly at 509-447-3151.
The Pend Oreille County Sheriff's corrections page shows how the facility is organized and what agencies it works with. The screenshot below was taken from that page.
Booking records available through the roster reflect arrest information only. They do not show case outcomes, and an appearance on the roster does not indicate guilt or conviction. Court records must be checked separately for case status.
Note: The Pend Oreille County Correctional Facility houses detainees for federal agencies, so the inmate population may include individuals held on federal matters rather than local criminal charges.
Public Records Requests in Pend Oreille County
Washington's Public Records Act under RCW 42.56 requires all public agencies, including the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office, to respond to records requests within five business days. The response must either fulfill the request, provide a timeline for doing so, or ask for clarification about the scope of the request. The law gives the public broad access to booking logs, incident reports, and other law enforcement records, subject to limited exceptions.
Under RCW 70.48.100, local jails must keep records of all persons in custody and make those records available to the public. This is the foundation for the online roster. Most routine booking information falls within the scope of public access under this statute. Records related to federal detainees may have additional restrictions based on federal law, so those requests may have different handling.
To submit a records request, contact the Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office at 509-447-3151 or in writing to 331 South Garden Avenue, Newport, WA 99156. The County Clerk, Tammy Ownbey, handles court-related records and can be reached at 229 South Garden, PO Box 5020, Newport, WA 99156. Court records and jail records are separate and require separate requests.
VINE Victim Notification for Pend Oreille County
VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) is a free statewide service that sends automatic notifications when an inmate's custody status changes. If someone is released from the Pend Oreille County Correctional Facility, transferred to another facility, or has a court date coming up, VINE can alert you by phone, text, or email. The system covers county jails and state facilities across Washington.
You can register and check inmate status at VINELink.com. Registration is anonymous and costs nothing. For individuals who may be transferred between the county facility and a state or federal facility, VINE is one of the few tools that can track those movements and send updates without you needing to call multiple agencies. It is especially important for victims who need real-time information to protect their safety.
Note: VINE covers both local county jails and Washington State DOC facilities, so you can track an inmate even if they move from Pend Oreille County to state custody.
Pend Oreille County Court and Criminal Case Records
Criminal case records for people booked at the Pend Oreille County Correctional Facility go through the Pend Oreille County Superior Court and District Court. The County Clerk maintains dockets, case files, and court orders. Booking records at the jail reflect what charges were on file at intake, not what happened later in court. For plea agreements, sentencing, case dismissals, or other court outcomes, you need to look at the court record, not the jail roster.
The Washington Courts public access portal at courts.wa.gov allows you to search statewide case records by name or case number at no charge. This covers Pend Oreille County Superior and District Court filings. For certified copies or older archived records, contact the County Clerk directly at 229 South Garden, PO Box 5020, Newport, WA 99156. Federal charges, if applicable to a detainee, would be handled by the US District Court rather than the county court system.
State-Level Inmate Search Resources
If a person is not found in the Pend Oreille County roster, the next step is checking Washington State's DOC search tool. The Department of Corrections maintains an incarcerated person search at doc.wa.gov. This covers individuals serving sentences in state prisons across Washington, including those transferred from county jails after sentencing. Given that Pend Oreille County also contracts with DOC to house some inmates, the relationship between county and state custody here is especially relevant.
The WATCH system at watch.wsp.wa.gov provides access to Washington criminal history records. It is maintained by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. WATCH is a paid search tool useful for reviewing conviction and arrest history beyond just current custody status.
The screenshot below shows the Washington State DOC incarcerated person search, which helps locate people who may have left the Pend Oreille County facility and entered state prison custody.
Note: The DOC incarcerated person search is free, while the WATCH criminal history search requires a fee per request.
Cities in Pend Oreille County
Pend Oreille County is a remote, heavily forested county in northeast Washington along the Idaho border. Newport is the county seat and the main population center. Other communities include Ione, Metaline Falls, and Cusick. None of the cities in Pend Oreille County currently meet the population threshold for individual city pages on this site. All adult bookings in the county are processed through the Pend Oreille County Correctional Facility in Newport.
Nearby Counties
Pend Oreille County borders several counties in northeast Washington. If the person you are looking for is not in the Pend Oreille County system, they may be held in a neighboring county or across the state line in Idaho.