Bonneville County Jail & Inmate Roster

Bonneville County jail and sheriff

Where a field is blank, the county does not publish that detail on an official source we can cite.

How to find someone in the county jail

• If the person has already been sentenced, search the Idaho Department of Correction offender locator instead.
• Have their date of birth ready — it is the detail that separates people with common names.
• If the charge is federal, search the Bureau of Prisons system, which is separate from both.
• Call the jail directly if the name does not appear; online rosters lag behind actual bookings.
• Search the county's official roster for the person's full legal name.

Cities in Bonneville County

1 city in Bonneville County is covered, each with its own inmate search and bail information.

The Idaho state prison system

Sentenced prisoners in Idaho are held by the Idaho Department of Correction, not by Bonneville County. A person stops appearing on the county roster once transferred.

Official Idaho offender search

How the Bonneville County jail system works

Bonneville County is the facility that takes bookings for arrests in Idaho. County jails are short-stay by design: people move through them to court, to release, or on to a state prison. That turnover is why a roster can look empty one day and full the next.

From booking, a case moves to a first appearance and then to whatever the court decides about release. Everything that follows — plea, trial, sentencing — depends on that first decision.

What to ask when you call

A single call to the jail or the sheriff's office can answer most of what a family needs to know in the first days. Having the questions ready makes the call much shorter.

• Whether the person is currently in custody, and under what booking number.
• When the first appearance is scheduled and which court will hear it.
• What the exact charges are as recorded at booking.
• What the current bail amount is, if one has been set.
• What the facility's visiting rules are and whether visits must be booked ahead.
• Whether the person has any medical or mental-health needs the facility should know about.

Bail in Idaho

Bail for arrests in Bonneville County is set under Idaho law. The governing provisions are listed below.

• Idaho Code § 19-2906 ADMISSION TO BAIL

  is the order of a competent court that the defendant shall be released from actual custody of the sheriff upon posting bail. [19-2906, added 2009, ch. 90, sec. 2, p. 261.]

  Idaho Statutes (official, Idaho State Legislature) (opens in a new tab)
• Idaho Code § 8-115 Return by sheriff of order and bail bond - Notice by plaintiff - Filing of bond

  Within the time limited for that purpose, the sheriff must file the order of arrest in the office of the clerk of the court in which the action is pending, with his return indorsed thereon, together with a copy of the undertaking of the bail.

  Idaho Statutes (official, Idaho State Legislature) (opens in a new tab)

Bail in Idaho

• Idaho Code § 19-2906 ADMISSION TO BAIL

  is the order of a competent court that the defendant shall be released from actual custody of the sheriff upon posting bail. [19-2906, added 2009, ch. 90, sec. 2, p. 261.]

  Idaho Statutes (official, Idaho State Legislature) (opens in a new tab)
• Idaho Code § 8-115 Return by sheriff of order and bail bond - Notice by plaintiff - Filing of bond

  Within the time limited for that purpose, the sheriff must file the order of arrest in the office of the clerk of the court in which the action is pending, with his return indorsed thereon, together with a copy of the undertaking of the bail.

  Idaho Statutes (official, Idaho State Legislature) (opens in a new tab)

Frequently asked questions