Search the Bannock County Inmate Population

The Bannock County Inmate Population

The Bannock County inmate population is anchored by the Bannock County Detention Center, the adult jail run by the Bannock County Sheriff's Office. That jail holds adult pretrial detainees, people serving short county sentences, and people waiting on release, transfer, bond, or court action. It is the facility tied to recent local arrests, the sheriff app jail roster, jail bond questions, Securus visits, Access Corrections deposits, and VINE custody notice.

The county also has two other custody settings that should not be merged into the jail count. District VI Juvenile Detention Center handles secure juvenile detention and is not a public adult roster source. Pocatello Women's Correctional Center is an Idaho Department of Correction state prison for sentenced women, including reception and diagnostic functions. It is physically in Bannock County, but its residents are searched through IDOC Resident/Client Search, not the county sheriff app.

Bannock County Inmate Population Statistics

The strongest local statistics come from the county jail page and the 2023 PREA audit for Bannock County Detention Center. The county jail page states a current rated capacity of 330 adult inmates after documented double-bunking projects. The PREA audit reported 279 people in custody on the first day of the September 2023 onsite audit and a 12-month average daily population of 262. The same audit reported no over-capacity status during the prior 12 months.

The image below comes from the official Bannock County Detention Center page, which is the county source for the jail's capacity history, PREA links, roster/app routing, and public jail contacts.

That source matters because the Bannock County inmate population numbers are not just search results. They are tied to the physical jail, its rating, and the sheriff's detention operation.

Bannock County Jail Population Trends

The trend record shows a jail that has often run in the mid-200s, with different sources using different methods. Official PREA survey data reported average daily population from 2012 through 2020, while the Jail Data Initiative later observed daily roster-derived averages from 2020 through September 2024. Those figures should not be treated as one perfect series, but they do show the direction of the Bannock County jail population over time.

The county's 2022 medical and dental bay release also said the jail housed around 300 incarcerated people at a time, with some staying for long pretrial periods. That local statement fits the trend data. It also explains why medical rooms, classification, housing, and release processing are part of any serious look at the Bannock County inmate population.

Bannock County Inmate Population Makeup

Official sources inspected for Bannock County did not provide every demographic split readers often expect. Race and ethnicity, felony versus misdemeanor, average length of stay, pretrial versus sentenced share, and held-for-other-agencies totals were not located in official jail publications. The missing data should stay visible as a research limit, because filling those gaps with estimates would make the Bannock County inmate population less accurate.

Bannock County's broader community population can help set context, but it is not a jail demographic report. Census QuickFacts estimated 91,591 county residents as of July 1, 2025 and counted 87,018 residents in the 2020 Census. Those figures describe the county, not the people held in the jail.

Bannock County Jail Capacity

The jail's capacity history is unusually detailed. Bannock County says a 1955 jail held 72 people and served nearly 40 years. The current facility opened in 1994 with room for 264 inmates, and later double-bunking projects raised the rated capacity to 330. County materials list double-bunking work in C-Pod Female, D-Pod, C-Pod Disciplinary, C-Pod Maximum, C-Pod Medium, and Large E from 2017 through 2020.

Capacity does not tell the whole story. A person may remain in custody while awaiting arraignment, bond review, a hold from another agency, or transfer to IDOC. The 2023 PREA audit reported no over-capacity status in the prior 12 months, while JDI observed a roster-derived peak of 349 near September 2024. Those are different measures, so the safest reading is that the county jail's formal audit window was below capacity, while public roster observations later showed some higher days.

Bannock County Inmate Laws

Idaho law shapes both custody and public access. The sheriff's adult jail role starts with the legal duty to receive and keep people committed to county jail. Public-records law then controls how booking and arrest information may be inspected, copied, withheld, or redacted. Jail standards, medical-fee statutes, and death-in-custody reporting sources round out the legal frame for Bannock County inmate population records.

Note: Idaho Code 74-124 supports access to basic adult arrest facts, but it does not require Bannock County to post mugshots online.

Bannock County State Prison Population

Pocatello Women's Correctional Center is the state prison piece of the local custody map. IDOC lists the prison at 1451 Fore Road in Pocatello and describes it as the department's first facility built for female residents. The IDOC page lists a 331 operating capacity, all custody levels, reception and diagnostic work for women, and pre-release and work-release programming. The 2023 PWCC PREA audit reported 355 designed capacity, 347 current population, and a 329 12-month average daily population.

Those women are part of the correctional population physically located in Bannock County, but they are not part of the Bannock County Detention Center roster. A woman sentenced to IDOC may move from the county jail to PWCC after court action. Once that happens, the IDOC Resident/Client Search becomes the correct lookup tool, and the county sheriff app is no longer the main source.

Search Bannock County Inmates

The official workflow changed in 2025. Bannock County's jail-roster page states that the inmate list is now in the Bannock County Sheriff's App, and the county app page lists Jail Roster, Warrant Search, Daily Activity Reports, tips, alerts, sex offender search, and emergency resources. The older web roster link still appears in some county materials, but it returned 404 during inspection on June 8, 2026.

1. Start with the official Bannock County jail-roster page, which routes current roster searches to the sheriff app.
2. Download the Bannock Co Sheriff's Office ID app from the county's Apple or Google links.
3. Open the app's Jail Roster feature for current adult county-jail custody.
4. If the app does not answer the custody question, call the jail at 208-236-7125.
5. For a record copy instead of a live custody check, use the sheriff records process at 208-236-7119 or bannockrecords@bannockcounty.gov.
6. If the person was sentenced to state prison, search IDOC instead of the county roster.

The screenshot below comes from the official Bannock County jail-roster transition page, which explains that the roster moved into the sheriff app.

That app-based access point is the main reason Bannock County lookup pages should not describe a live county web roster table.

Bannock County Roster Lookup

The public county website did not expose the app roster's search fields or a sample inmate profile. That research gap changes how the roster should be described. The verified fact is that current adult jail custody moved into the app. Specific in-app fields, public mugshot display, booking-number search, and housing-unit display were not visible through the web sources inspected.

If a new arrest does not show right away, the person may still be at a police station for interview, testing, or reports before arriving at the detention center. Once booking starts, jail staff enter personal information and charges, calculate bail when possible, set a court date when possible, take a booking photo, and collect fingerprints. Court records may lag behind that booking process.

Bannock County Inmate Records

Because the app profile was not visible from the public web, the county inmate-record inventory should be stated with care. The detention handbook proves that some data is created during booking, but it does not prove each item is displayed to the public in the app. For a copy of a report or booking-related record, the sheriff records request process is the stronger channel.

Bannock County Jail vs Prison

Most failed inmate searches come from using the right name in the wrong system. The sheriff app is for adult county jail custody. IDOC is for people under Idaho Department of Correction jurisdiction, including prison residents, probationers, and parolees. Federal and immigration custody use separate systems again.

State and Federal Inmate Search

For a person who has left Bannock County jail after sentencing, use IDOC. The IDOC Resident/Client Search accepts last name or IDOC number, with optional first name. The official page says it covers people on court probation or under IDOC jurisdiction, including incarcerated residents, probationers, and parolees, and it updates daily while warning that data can change quickly.

Federal and immigration searches are separate. The BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to present and returns fields such as name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. ICE ODLS searches current ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours by A-number and country or by exact biographical data. U.S. Marshals Service handles federal pretrial custody and may house federal defendants in local or contract jails, but no official Bannock County-USMS jail contract was located.

The image below comes from the official IDOC Resident/Client Search, the state tool for sentenced prison, probation, and parole status.

That locator is essential in Bannock County because Pocatello Women's Correctional Center is local, but it is still a state prison search.

Bannock County Custody Terms

Lookup results and phone calls use short terms that can change the search path. These definitions keep Bannock County jail records, court records, and state prison records separate.

Booking

The jail intake process after arrest, including search, paperwork, charges, photo, and fingerprints.

Detainer

A hold or request from another agency that may prevent release even when local bond is posted.

Classification

The jail's custody-level and housing assessment. Bannock's audit lists minimum, medium, and maximum levels.

IDOC

Idaho Department of Correction, the state system for sentenced prisoners, probation, and parole.

VINE

A custody and criminal-case notification service linked by Bannock County and described as free and anonymous in the handbook.

Bannock County Detention Facilities

The Bannock County inmate population map has three distinct facilities, and each uses a different access rule. The adult jail is the main local roster source. Juvenile detention is confidential and not part of adult roster searching. The women's prison is a state IDOC facility.

• Bannock County Detention Center - the adult county jail for pretrial custody, short county sentences, bond questions, jail visits, and sheriff app roster searches.
• District VI Juvenile Detention Center - secure juvenile detention in Pocatello, with public access limited by juvenile confidentiality rules.
• Pocatello Women's Correctional Center - an IDOC state prison for sentenced female residents and reception/diagnostic processing.

Bannock County Inmate Population FAQ

How big is the Bannock County inmate population?

The county jail's best official recent measure is the 2023 PREA audit, which reported a 12-month average daily population of 262 and 279 people on the first audit day. The jail is rated for 330 adult inmates. PWCC had 347 residents in its own 2023 PREA audit, but that is a separate state-prison count.

How do I search the Bannock County inmate population?

Use the Bannock County Sheriff's App for current adult county jail custody. If the app does not answer the question, call the jail, use the sheriff records request process, register for VINE, or search IDOC, BOP, or ICE if the person is in another custody system.

Why does an arrest not show right away?

A newly arrested person may still be at a police station before detention booking is complete. Jail booking happens before many court records mature, so a jail listing can appear before an iCourt case, or a court case can remain after release from jail.

Are juvenile detainees included?

No. District VI Juvenile Detention Center is a secure juvenile facility, but juvenile custody is not treated like an adult jail roster. Parents, guardians, attorneys, and courts use official juvenile channels.

Can I get alerts when someone is released?

Bannock County links VINE, and the detention handbook describes VINE as a free and anonymous custody notification tool. It is useful when a reader needs release notice rather than a one-time roster check.