The Jefferson County Inmate Population
Jefferson County has one official local jail in the research record: the Jefferson County Jail, also called the Jefferson County Corrections Facility in county materials. The jail is operated by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division. It holds adults booked on local arrests, warrants, court holds, and short local sentences. It is not the search system for people who have already moved to a Washington prison, a federal facility, or immigration custody.
The most useful way to read the Jefferson County inmate population is by separating current custody from system-wide custody. Current county custody appears through the Tyler/NewWorld roster and the jail's information line. Sentenced state-prison custody is searched through the Washington State Department of Corrections incarcerated search. Federal sentenced inmates use the BOP inmate locator, while immigration custody uses ICE ODLS. Those systems may involve a Jefferson County arrest, but they are not part of the county jail count once a person leaves Port Hadlock.
Jefferson County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest current population source in the research file is the WA DOC 2024 Jail Annual Report. It reports a Jefferson County facility capacity of 57 beds and a 2024 average daily population of 20.9. Older county planning material describes 58 inmate beds, and a 2017 jail food-service procurement used a prior three-year average daily population of 45 for meal planning. Those older figures are useful background, but the 2024 jail report is the current baseline.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average daily population | 20.9 | WA DOC Jail Annual Report, 2024 |
| Rated capacity | 57 beds | WA DOC Jail Annual Report, 2024 |
| Older planning inventory | 58 beds | Jefferson County Capital Facilities Element |
| Prior planning average | 45 ADP | Jail food-service RFP, 2017 source language |
| County jail facilities | 1 | Facility Map research |
The visible roster count is not the same as average daily population. The inspected roster search on July 2, 2026 displayed two current rows in its default date range, but the research file correctly treats that as a search snapshot, not a population trend. Average daily population comes from annual reporting, not from one public roster page load.
Jefferson County Inmate Population Trends
The known trend points show a small jail operating below its rated capacity in 2024. The 2017 procurement context used 45 inmates as an average daily planning number. The 2024 annual report listed 20.9. That comparison suggests a lower 2024 jail population than the older food-service planning baseline, though the sources were prepared for different purposes.
| Year or Period | ADP or Count | How to Use It |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.9 ADP | Current sourced annual baseline from WA DOC jail reporting. |
| Prior three years before 2017 RFP | 45 ADP | Historical meal-service planning context, not a current count. |
| July 2, 2026 roster inspection | 2 visible rows | Roster snapshot only, not an annual population figure. |
No official demographic breakdown by race, ethnicity, custody status, charge level, or age band was located for Jefferson County. The roster list displayed gender, and the inspected profile displayed age and gender, so some record-level demographics are public. They should not be turned into county-wide percentages.
Jefferson County Jail Capacity Rules
The Jefferson County Jail is a local adult correctional facility under Washington's city and county jail framework. RCW 70.48.100 requires a public jail register with the name of each person confined and the hour, date, and cause of confinement, along with discharge information. The same section limits broader jail records and addresses booking-photo rules. Chapter 70.48 RCW also sets the state law context for local adult correctional facilities.
Key statutes:
RCW 70.48.100 requires a public jail register while treating many other jail records as confidential.
RCW 42.56 is Washington's Public Records Act for identifiable county agency records.
RCW 70.48.071 requires operational standards for local adult correctional facilities.
These laws help explain why the Jefferson County inmate population can be partly public and partly restricted. A jail register, basic roster, and court case search may be open. Medical files, classification notes, investigative records, and some booking-photo uses can be limited by law or redaction.
Search the Jefferson County Jail Roster
The county's Jail Inmate Search page links to the public Jefferson Co Inmate Inquiry. The roster is free and did not require a login during the July 2, 2026 inspection. It is the first place to search the Jefferson County inmate population when the person may be in the county jail.
- Open the Jefferson Co Inmate Inquiry through the county jail search page or the Tyler/NewWorld roster URL.
- Search by name, subject number, or booking number if one is known.
- Use the In Custody box for currently jailed people only, and adjust booking dates when checking older entries.
- Select Clear and then Search to browse the full visible roster, following the instruction printed on the roster page.
- Open the linked name to view booking, bond, court, and charge details.
The roster page itself is distinctive because it includes the full-roster instruction to clear the form first, then search. It also has a housing-facility dropdown with JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL and TEMPORARILY OUT OF CUSTODY as populated options. That second value matters when a person appears in the inquiry system but may not be housed in the jail at that moment.
The county roster page was captured from the official Tyler/NewWorld inquiry at Jefferson Co Inmate Inquiry.
The screenshot shows the search form, custody checkbox, booking-date fields, and current-results table used for Jefferson County jail roster searches.
Jefferson County Roster Search Fields
The Jefferson County inmate population search can be broad or narrow. A name search is useful when spelling is known. A booking number is better when a jail or court notice already provided it. The booking-date fields can hide older results if left at a short default range, so dates deserve attention.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Not posted | Searches by name; wildcard rules were not stated. |
| Subject Number | Text | Not posted | Numeric person identifier used by the roster. |
| Booking Number | Text | Not posted | Sample format in research: 2026-00000496. |
| In Custody | Checkbox | Optional | Title text says currently jailed only. |
| Booking From Date | Date/text | Optional | Inspected format was MM/DD/YYYY. |
| Booking To Date | Date/text | Optional | Controls the booking-date range searched. |
| Housing Facility | Dropdown | Optional | Blank, JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL, or TEMPORARILY OUT OF CUSTODY. |
Jefferson County Inmate Record Details
A public Jefferson County inmate record is a custody and booking view, not a full criminal case file. The inspected detail page showed a name, subject number, age, gender, booking number, booking date, scheduled release date when available, housing facility, total bond and bail, booking origin, bond rows, court information, charge text, docket number, disposition fields, arresting agency, and charge-bond cross-reference. It did not show a mugshot, date of birth, race, height, weight, cell block, judge, attorney, or next court date.
- Booking
- The jail intake record opened after arrest.
- Bond
- A financial guarantee or hold condition tied to release.
- Disposition
- The status or outcome of a charge in the record.
- Detainer
- A notice that another agency may want custody or release notice.
For court events after booking, Jefferson County's District Court calendar page gives a local bridge: in-custody defendants appear on the 1:15 p.m. calendar that day, and users are directed back to the jail roster to verify custody. Filed charges, hearing dates, and final outcomes should be checked through court channels, not just the jail profile.
County Jail vs State Search
Many Jefferson County inmate search errors come from using the right name in the wrong system. The county jail roster is for people held in Port Hadlock before trial, on warrants, on local holds, or on short local sentences. The Washington DOC search is for sentenced state prisoners. Federal and immigration custody have separate systems.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Jefferson Co Inmate Inquiry | Current and recent local jail booking records. |
| State prison | WA DOC incarcerated search | Sentenced state prisoners, with DOC number, name, age, and location fields. |
| Federal sentence | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 forward. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Immigration detainees searched by A-Number or biographical details. |
| Victim notice | Washington VINELink | Custody-status alerts, not a substitute roster. |
The county page for Victim Notification says Washington VINELink registration is free and anonymous. VINELink is useful for alerts, but the roster remains the public custody search for the county jail.
Jefferson County Records Fallbacks
If the roster does not answer the custody question, the next steps are local. Call the jail at 360-385-3831 ext. 2 for jail information. The Sheriff's Office front office is next door and is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., but the county states that administration phone and email are not monitored 24/7. Emergencies go to 911, and non-emergency dispatch goes to JeffCom911 at 360-344-9779.
For records not visible online, Jefferson County's Public Records page names the Public Records Officer/Public Records Administrator and gives request channels by portal, PDF form, email, fax, mail, and in person. The research found both GovQA request paths and a NextRequest endpoint, so the county public-records page should be treated as the routing authority before submitting.
The public-records page was captured from Jefferson County's official site at Jefferson County Public Records.
The page lists the county records officer, request channels, and fee authority used when online jail data is not enough.
Jefferson County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map found one Jefferson County detention facility. No separate county work-release building, city jail, state prison, federal detention center, or ICE detention facility physically in Jefferson County was located in the official sources reviewed. Port Townsend Police has a contact page, but no official municipal jail page was found.
- Jefferson County Jail - county jail in Port Hadlock for adults booked on local arrests, warrants, court holds, and short local sentences.
Once a person is sentenced to Washington prison, the Jefferson County jail roster is no longer the main lookup path. Once a person moves to federal or immigration custody, use the federal or ICE systems instead.
Jefferson County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Jefferson County inmate population? The best current figure in the research is 20.9 average daily population for 2024, with 57 rated jail beds in the WA DOC Jail Annual Report.
How do I search the Jefferson County inmate population? Start with the Jefferson Co Inmate Inquiry for county jail custody. If the person is sentenced, search WA DOC. If federal or immigration custody is involved, use BOP or ICE ODLS.
Does the roster show mugshots? The inspected Jefferson County roster detail page did not show a mugshot or booking-photo field. Booking-photo questions should use official records channels and Washington law limits.
Can I use the roster as a court record? No. The roster shows booking and custody information. Filed charges and outcomes belong in District Court, Superior Court, Washington Courts Case Search, or re:SearchWA.
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