Lookup Caribou County Jail Inmates

Caribou County Jail Overview

The official Caribou County Jail page identifies the jail as the county detention facility at the sheriff's office complex in Soda Springs. It is run by the Caribou County Sheriff's Office, and the facility map in the research did not identify a separate city jail, regional jail, state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center inside Caribou County. That matters for Caribou County Jail inmate lookup because people arrested in Bancroft, Grace, Soda Springs, or unincorporated parts of the county may be routed through the same sheriff-run detention center.

The jail is not only a local pretrial lockup. The sheriff's detention page says Caribou County Jail houses county inmates, contract inmates from other Idaho counties, and Idaho Department of Correction inmates. It can house male and female inmates in minimum, medium, and maximum security settings. The jail's mission statement focuses on safe, humane, and secure detention, plus supervision, medical care, food service, classification, programs, and professional response to public needs. For a person trying to find an inmate, that mixed custody role means the record may sit with the jail, the court, IDOC, VINELink, or another jurisdiction.

The official jail page is a useful source for local address, capacity, visitation, vendor, and phone facts. It does not publish a public current-inmate roster or public booking-photo gallery. The research found no official Caribou County Jail roster on the sheriff or county website, so the practical lookup path begins with the booking desk and then moves through official fallback systems.

The sheriff's jail page screenshot below shows the local jail source used for the facility's address, phones, capacity, visitation links, and vendor references.

Use the sheriff page as the local facility source, then use the booking desk or records form when a public roster search is not available.

Caribou County Jail Population

Caribou County Jail has a small official bed count, but its inmate population is more complex than a local arrest list. The sheriff's detention page and the Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory both list the facility at 49 beds. The same jail directory lists an average daily population of 33. Vera's county-level dataset lists a Caribou County jail population of 42 for the 2023 row and a dataset capacity of 51, which differs from the current sheriff and sheriff-association 49-bed figure. Treat Vera as a trend dataset, not a live count.

Vera's 2023 row reports 35 pretrial and 7 sentenced people in the Caribou County jail population. It also reports 26 people held from state prison authorities and 7 from other jails. Those figures fit the sheriff's own description of the jail as a place for Caribou County inmates, Idaho county contract inmates, and IDOC inmates. They also explain why a search for someone in Caribou County Jail may need more than one official source. A local defendant may be best confirmed by the booking desk and iCourt, while an IDOC-related hold may also need the IDOC Resident/Client Search.

Caribou County Jail Lookup

No official public Caribou County Jail roster was found in the reviewed sheriff or county sources. That is the key lookup fact for this facility. Do not treat a missing online result as proof that no booking occurred. For current county-jail custody, call the booking desk at (208) 547-3094 with the person's full legal name and an approximate arrest or booking date if known. For document copies, use the sheriff public-records request form. For custody notices, use VINELink. For filed charges, use Idaho iCourt/Odyssey. For state prison, probation, or parole status, use the IDOC Resident/Client Search.

1. Call the Caribou County Jail booking desk for current custody, booking, release, or bond-status questions. Staff may limit what can be released by phone.
2. Submit a sheriff public-records request when the need is a booking record, arrest report, booking photo request, bond record, or historical custody check.
3. Search VINELink for custody notification and status alerts when Caribou County data is available through that victim-notification service.
4. Search iCourt by party name or case number after charges are filed, since the court record controls filed charges and hearing dates.
5. Search IDOC by last name or IDOC number if the person was sentenced, transferred, or is under state correctional jurisdiction.

Caribou County Jail Contact

The public address for the jail and sheriff's office is the same official Soda Springs location. Use the booking desk for current custody and jail-status questions. Use the front office for general sheriff or jail routing. The research did not locate official lobby hours, parking instructions, an ADA entrance description, a public-transit route, a construction history, or a pod map, so visitors should confirm entry and counter details before leaving for the jail.

For written records, describe the person, date range, and record type clearly. Idaho Code section 74-102 allows agencies to require a written request that describes the records sought, and Idaho Code section 74-103 governs response timing. Idaho law also includes law-enforcement and correctional-record exemptions, so a request for a jail record or booking photo can be delayed, redacted, or denied when an exemption applies.

Caribou County Jail Visits

Caribou County Jail visitation is video and kiosk based. The official visitation rules page says the jail does not offer in-person visitation and gives two public options: onsite kiosk visitation and remote video visitation. Onsite kiosk visits are at the jail lobby kiosk during limited posted windows. Remote video visits are scheduled through the jail's communications provider and must be scheduled at least 12 hours in advance.

The sheriff's public jail page lists remote video visits from 7:00 am to 10:30 pm daily. The inmate handbook says video visitation runs from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm. Because those official sources conflict, use the sheriff's public web page as the current public schedule and call the jail before relying on the wider handbook window.

The visitation-rules screenshot is the source for the no in-person visit rule and the kiosk or remote-video distinction.

Confirm the current schedule before travel, especially when a visit depends on kiosk availability or a remote-video appointment.

• Bring valid photo identification for adult visitors.
• Keep bags, phones, tobacco, drugs, guns, knives, and other weapons outside the visiting area.
• Supervise minors; under-18 visitors must be with a parent or legal guardian.
• Expect denial or termination for disruptive conduct, recording, intoxication, obscene conduct, or inappropriate clothing.
• Do not bring personal property for an inmate except approved medication through jail medical staff.

Idaho Code section 20-627 is the visitor contraband statute cited by the visitation rules. It is why the jail can treat weapons, tobacco products, drugs, and similar items as more than a visitor-rule issue.

Caribou County Jail Mail

Mail should be addressed to Caribou County Jail with the inmate's full name at 475 East 2nd South, Soda Springs, Idaho 83276. The inmate handbook says incoming mail is scanned and delivered electronically. Full sender and receiver names and addresses are required. The jail does not allow newspapers. Magazines may be allowed after 30 days of incarceration, but they must come from the publisher or they may be refused, placed in property, or returned. Photos must be 3.5 by 5 inches or smaller, and inmates may possess up to 30 photos.

Personal checks are not accepted for trust deposits, and the handbook says money orders and certified checks are no longer accepted for commissary deposits. Do not mail cash. Commissary orders are placed on Saturday nights and usually arrive Tuesdays, with possible delays. If a person is released after placing an order but before delivery, pickup must be arranged within five business days and no refund is given.

Phone and tablet access is a privilege. Non-attorney calls may be monitored, and three-way calls are barred. The handbook says a three-way call can result in a $25 phone-system charge and discipline. Attorney calls are treated differently from ordinary calls, and professional visitors have separate rules.

Caribou County Jail Booking

The Caribou County inmate handbook gives the most detailed local account of booking and intake. After arrest and transport, a person goes through jail intake, receives a wristband, has property accounted for, completes medical screening, and may be placed in a holding cell before regular housing. The handbook says newly incarcerated people may spend the first 24 to 72 hours in a holding cell. Once moved to regular housing, inmates have more activities and more responsibility for rule compliance.

Booking is also where custody status begins to split into several record paths. A jail booking record may show intake facts, but a court record in iCourt controls filed charges after the prosecutor acts. A person who bonds out may leave the jail before a court case is easy to find online. A person with a warrant, state hold, other-county hold, federal detainer, or IDOC placement may need more than a local bond amount to be released. For a broader county records workflow, the Caribou County inmate records page separates custody lookup from court, IDOC, and federal channels.

Caribou County Jail Rules

Several Idaho rules explain why jail records, housing, fees, and visitation do not work like a simple public web search. Idaho Code section 20-602 requires separation and classification measures in county jails, including sex and juvenile-adult separation and objective classification tied to the Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail inspection program and minimum detention standards. That local classification point fits Caribou County Jail's minimum, medium, and maximum security settings.

Idaho Code section 20-607 allows sheriffs to collect county jail housing fees. The Caribou handbook cites a $25 per day housing fee, capped at $500 for each booking or stay. Medical and medication costs can also affect inmate accounts. County inmates are charged $20 for a medical provider, nurse, or outside provider visit; IDOC state inmates are charged $10; medication refills are $7. Prescription medication distribution is listed around 6:00 am and 8:00 pm.

Public-records law is the record-access framework when a booking record, jail report, bond record, or mugshot is not posted online. Idaho Code section 74-102 creates the right to inspect and copy public records unless another statute limits access. Idaho Code section 74-105 and Idaho Code section 74-124 include law-enforcement, correctional, investigatory, safety, privacy, and active-enforcement limits. A records request should name the person, give a date range, and specify whether the requester wants booking information, a booking photo, release status, a bond record, or an arrest report.

Caribou County Jail Conditions

The handbook describes daily living rules that affect inmates after booking. Headcounts occur during meal service or as needed, housing units must be cleaned daily, and meals are served around 6:00 am, 11:30 am, and 5:00 pm. Showers are available for daily use, and inmates must shower at least three times per week unless extraordinary circumstances apply. Bedding and laundry schedules are also set by facility rules.

Caribou County Jail has volunteer-run religious and recovery programs, plus inmate worker and work detail options for eligible people. Worker applicants must meet hygiene, medical, discipline, and fitness standards. The jail also has a grievance path that begins with verbal or informal concerns and can move to kiosk grievance review and appeal to a sergeant or jail commander. The Caribou County Jail PREA page states zero tolerance for sexual abuse or sexual activity, says allegations are investigated, and says criminal allegations are referred to an outside agency.

Research did not locate an official Caribou County Sheriff or Soda Springs Police mobile app with an app-only roster, warrant lookup, or most-wanted tool. The county's official jail-related digital channels are web based: VINELink, iCourt/MyCourts, InmateSales, CorrectPay/JailFunds, and the sheriff public-records form. Booking photos are not posted in an official public gallery, and any mugshot request should go through the sheriff records process rather than a commercial mugshot site.