Pocatello Women's Correctional Center Resident Lookup

Pocatello Women's Correctional Center Overview

Pocatello Women's Correctional Center, often abbreviated PWCC, is operated by the Idaho Department of Correction at 1451 Fore Road in Pocatello. IDOC describes it as the department's first facility designed specifically for female residents. It opened in April 1994 and houses all female custody levels, including the reception and diagnostic center for women.

PWCC is physically in Bannock County, but it is not a Bannock County jail facility. That difference controls the search path. Adult pretrial detainees and county-sentence inmates are searched through Bannock County jail channels. Sentenced women in IDOC custody, probationers, parolees, and people under the state correctional system are searched through the IDOC Resident/Client Search.

The IDOC PWCC facility page is the subject-matched source for this facility image.

That source is the correct lead for state-prison details because it connects PWCC's address, phone number, capacity, custody role, programs, and official visiting information.

Pocatello Women's Correctional Center Capacity and Population

IDOC lists PWCC with an operating capacity of 331 female residents. The 2023 PREA audit reported a 355 designed capacity, 347 residents in custody on the first day of the May 2023 onsite audit, and a 329 average daily population for the prior 12 months. The audit also listed five housing units, female residents ages 20-80, no youthful inmates, and minimum, medium, and close custody levels.

PWCC Resident Lookup

Use IDOC Resident/Client Search for PWCC residents. The Bannock County Sheriff's App Jail Roster is for adult county jail custody and should not be used as the primary locator for sentenced state-prison residents. IDOC says its search includes people under department jurisdiction, including incarcerated residents, probationers, and parolees, and that the data updates daily but may not reflect the most current location or status.

1. Open the official IDOC Resident/Client Search.
2. Search by last name or IDOC number. A partial last name needs at least the first two characters, and a partial IDOC number needs at least the first three digits.
3. Add a first name when needed to narrow similar names.
4. Review the result for IDOC status, location, and profile information, then confirm whether the listed facility is Pocatello Women's Correctional Center.
5. If the person is a recent Bannock County arrestee who has not been sentenced to IDOC, use the county jail app, jail phone, or sheriff records request instead.

Pocatello Women's Correctional Center Address and Contact

PWCC is a state-prison contact, not a sheriff records counter. Facility questions about visiting status, resident communication, mail handling, and IDOC-specific procedures should route to the prison or IDOC resources. Questions about a new local arrest, county bond, or Bannock County jail release should route to Bannock County Detention Center instead.

Visiting Someone at Pocatello Women's Correctional Center

IDOC visiting rules control PWCC visits. IDOC requires a visitor application and background check, and the research notes that approval usually takes two to four weeks. New residents cannot receive visits during reception and diagnostic classification. Schedules can change because of emergencies, weather, housing status, or facility operations, so visitors should confirm current approval, housing, and schedule before traveling to Fore Road.

PWCC Mail, Phone, and Money

IDOC mail rules require the resident's last name and IDOC number, the facility or unit, and the facility address. Letters and photos are allowed within IDOC limits, but packages are not. Photos cannot be Polaroids or nudity, and publications must come directly from approved vendors or publishers. The research notes that Amazon is not approved for publications.

PWCC Reception and Classification

PWCC intake is prison reception and classification, not street-arrest booking. A Bannock County defendant may be arrested into county jail, prosecuted through court, sentenced, and then transferred into IDOC custody. For women, PWCC may serve as the reception and diagnostic center. During that classification period, IDOC says new residents cannot receive visitors.

Once a resident is in the IDOC system, the county jail roster no longer controls the main search result. IDOC Resident/Client Search becomes the proper locator, and IDOC mail, phone, money, commissary, visiting, and parole resources become the governing rules. VINE may still help with custody notifications, but it does not replace IDOC's resident search or facility confirmation.

About Pocatello Women's Correctional Center

IDOC lists vocational work projects, Correctional Industries, education, programming, pre-release, and work-release programs at PWCC. The 2023 PREA audit reported five housing units, minimum, medium, and close custody, 61 contractors, 86 volunteers, and no youthful inmates. It also reported that PWCC met all 44 applicable PREA standards, exceeded one, and had zero standards not met, while noting a November 2022 camera-system upgrade.

Recent public reporting about Idaho women's prisons should be handled carefully. The research includes an October 14, 2025 Boise State Public Radio and InvestigateWest report discussing staff sexual-abuse concerns across Idaho women's prisons, including PWCC context. That article is news reporting, not an IDOC admission. It belongs beside the official PREA audit rather than replacing the audit's facility findings.