Klickitat County Inmate Population Snapshot
The local detention map for Klickitat County is straightforward. Official county sources identify one local adult detention facility, Klickitat County Jail, at the Goldendale county government complex. The jail is documented under the Klickitat County Department of Corrections, not as a separate state prison, federal prison, ICE facility, or municipal jail. The Department of Corrections page lists Bill Frantz as Jail Administrator and gives DOC@klickitatcounty.org as the department contact. Adults arrested in the county, local pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, and some temporary Washington DOC supervision-violation detainees can be held there.
The Klickitat County inmate population count changes with arrests, release decisions, bail, court hearings, local sentences, transfers, and holds from other agencies. A person arrested in Goldendale, White Salmon, Bingen, or another county community may first appear in the county jail population. If a felony sentence sends that person to state prison, the person shifts out of the county jail count and into Washington State Department of Corrections custody. That is why county jail population data and inmate lookup data must be read together.
Klickitat County Inmate Population Statistics
The best official capacity number located for the Klickitat County inmate population is 49 incarcerated individuals, from the 2026 operational inspection report. The best official average daily population figure located in the research was 21 for 2023, from the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs jail statistics source. A public jail register sample updated December 2, 2024 listed 23 rows. That register count is a point-in-time sample, not an annual average. U.S. Census QuickFacts listed the county's estimated July 1, 2024 population at 24,124.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 49 incarcerated individuals | 2026 operational inspection report. |
| Average daily population | 21 | WASPC 2023 jail statistics value located in research. |
| Public register count | 23 listed rows | Klickitat County Jail Register PDF updated 12/2/2024. |
| County population | 24,124 | U.S. Census QuickFacts estimate for July 1, 2024. |
| Approximate jail rate | About 87 per 100,000 residents | Calculated from 2023 ADP and 2024 county population. |
Klickitat County Jail Population Trends
The available data does not support a full five-year local trend chart. The research located a 2023 official ADP value, a 2024 point-in-time register count, and a 2026 capacity and operations report. Those sources still tell a clear local story: a small rural jail with a rated capacity of 49 was not shown as numerically overcrowded by the 2023 average daily population. Public debate in 2024 focused less on crowding and more on medical care, deaths, governance, staffing, and whether the jail should remain open or change oversight.
| Year or Date | Population Figure | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ADP 21 | Official statewide jail-statistics source located for Klickitat County. |
| 12/2/2024 | 23 listed rows | Point-in-time public jail register sample, not an annual average. |
| 2024 news context | About 30 average reported in news | Use only as attributed context, not an official jail-statistics table. |
| 2026 | 49-bed capacity | Inspection report gave capacity and operational findings, not a new ADP. |
Klickitat County Inmate Population Makeup
The published local data does not give a full demographic table by race, age, sex, charge level, length of stay, or release reason. The 2026 inspection does say the jail houses both male and female populations under classification procedures. The public jail register sample shows felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, DOC, and other court or warrant style entries. The inspection also confirms temporary holds for Washington DOC supervision matters. These details mean the Klickitat County inmate population is not just one group of newly arrested people. It can include pretrial defendants, local sentence inmates, warrant cases, and state supervision holds at the same time.
- Local pretrial custody: adults arrested in Klickitat County before court release or case resolution.
- Local sentenced custody: short local jail sentences that remain in county custody.
- DOC supervision holds: temporary Washington DOC custody related to community-supervision matters.
- Male and female housing: the inspection confirms both are housed under classification rules.
Klickitat County Capacity and Oversight
Klickitat County Jail was built in 1983 and is described in the 2026 inspection as a reinforced concrete secure facility with controlled movement corridors, electronic doors, sallyport-style entry, static security points, and a central control room staffed around the clock. The control room monitors door controls, cameras, communications, alarms, and heartbeat monitoring systems in observation or holding cells. The report found improved organization and professional operations, while still recommending added relief correctional officer staffing, added nursing support, more on-shift training, continued emergency preparation, external emergency key access, and restoration of a secondary internal control-room security door.
Recent oversight matters because the Klickitat County inmate population has been part of public debate. OPB and KUOW reported in 2024 on jail closure discussions, serious incidents, medical-care criticism, and the death of Ivan Howtopat. KUOW later reported in 2026 that a March 12 audit found improving conditions after county commissioners removed jail oversight from the sheriff and created or used a Department of Corrections structure as part of a settlement. These reports should be read as news context. The current official county pages now place jail administration under the Department of Corrections.
Klickitat County Inmate Population Laws
Washington law separates the public jail register from the broader inmate file. The public can inspect the jail register, but that does not make every custody document, photo, medical note, or internal jail record public. For the Klickitat County inmate population, this distinction explains why the public can get basic custody facts while still facing limits on booking photos, medical details, full dates of birth, addresses, and other inmate records.
Key Statutes:
RCW 70.48.100 requires the jail register to be open to the public and also makes other inmate records confidential unless the law allows release.
RCW 42.56 is Washington's Public Records Act for agency records outside the court-record system.
RCW 70.48.510 governs local jail unexpected fatality review.
RCW 72.09.770 governs Washington DOC unexpected fatality review.
Search the Klickitat County Inmate Population
The official inmate lookup page does not operate as a live web roster. It states that the current inmate roster is posted in the jail lobby. That makes the Klickitat County inmate population search process more physical and phone-based than in counties with a vendor roster. A current custody check starts with the lobby register or the jail main line. A court-charge check uses Washington Courts, Odyssey, or the county courts. A sentenced-prison check uses WA DOC. Federal and immigration custody use separate systems.
- Check the official county inmate lookup page to confirm that the current roster is a lobby register.
- Inspect the lobby register in Goldendale if in-person access is practical.
- Call the jail at 509-773-3666 when the arrest is recent, travel is hard, or the register does not answer the question.
- Use sheriff or county public-records requests for older or non-roster records.
- Move to WA DOC, VINE, BOP, ICE, or U.S. Marshals contacts if custody is no longer local.
The Klickitat County inmate lookup page documents the lobby-register rule instead of a searchable online roster.
The screenshot is important because it prevents a common error: promising an online Klickitat County jail roster that the county does not provide in the reviewed official sources.
Klickitat County Roster Field Limits
The public PDF register sample is a register, not a profile page. It lists a court or agency abbreviation, a class abbreviation, name fields, confinement reason, arrest date, and arrest time. The class legend defines felony, A felony, B felony, C felony, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and DOC. It does not show mugshots, physical descriptions, birth dates, addresses, bond amounts, court dates, housing units, booking numbers, or full incident reports.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public web search field | None located | Not applicable | The official page points users to the jail lobby roster. |
| Last Name | None online | Not applicable | Name appears on the register, but no online name field was found. |
| Booking Number | None online | Not applicable | No booking-number lookup appears in official county sources. |
| Current or Released | None online | Not applicable | No public released-inmate tab was located. |
Klickitat County Jail vs DOC
County jail and state prison are separate systems. Klickitat County Jail covers local adult detention in Goldendale. Washington DOC covers sentenced state prisoners and some supervision matters. No state prison facility is listed in Klickitat County on the WA DOC prison facilities list or prison map, so a sentenced state prisoner from the county is found through the statewide DOC search instead of a local prison page.
| County Jail | Washington DOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary use | Arrest, pretrial, short local sentence, temporary holds. | Sentenced state custody and DOC supervision records. |
| Lookup path | Lobby register, jail phone line, records request. | WA DOC incarcerated search and VINE. |
| Local facility | Klickitat County Jail in Goldendale. | No DOC prison located in Klickitat County. |
| Record limits | Public register is narrow; inmate files are restricted. | DOC search shows DOC number, name, age, location, and VINE link. |
Klickitat County State Federal ICE Search
Some searches leave the county system. WA DOC's incarcerated search accepts DOC number, first name, and last name, and results can show DOC number, name, age, location, and a VINE link. BOP's locator searches federal inmates from 1982 to the present by register number or name. ICE ODLS can search by A-number and country of birth, or by biographical details, when a person is in ICE custody or qualifying CBP custody. U.S. Marshals Eastern District of Washington contacts may matter in a federal pretrial or fugitive case.
The WA DOC incarcerated search is the statewide path once a Klickitat County case becomes state prison custody.
That state locator is separate from the county jail register and should be used only for DOC custody, not for a fresh local booking.
Klickitat County Detention Facilities
Only one local detention facility was resolved from the facility map. City police departments exist in Goldendale and Bingen-White Salmon, but official sources did not identify separate municipal jail pages. No WA DOC prison, BOP facility, or ICE facility was found inside Klickitat County. Federal and immigration tools still matter as fallback channels because a county arrest can later involve federal court, U.S. Marshals, BOP, or ICE custody.
- Klickitat County Jail holds local adult detainees, local sentenced inmates, and temporary Washington DOC supervision-violation holds.
Klickitat County Records Photos Court
A custody record is not the same as a court case, and neither is the same as a booking photo. Current custody begins with the jail register and the jail phone line. Formal charges and case events are searched through the Clerk, District Courts, Superior Court, Odyssey, and Washington Courts. Booking photos are not shown in the inspected public jail register, and Washington law treats inmate records beyond the public register as confidential unless a specific exception applies. For more detail, use the dedicated pages for Klickitat County inmate records, court records after jail arrest, and jail roster mugshots.
- Jail register
- The public custody list required by Washington law, showing core confinement facts.
- Detainer or hold
- A custody hold from another court, agency, DOC, ICE, or warrant jurisdiction.
- First appearance
- An early court hearing on probable cause, release conditions, bail, and next steps.
- DOC
- Washington Department of Corrections, the statewide corrections agency for prison and supervision matters.
Klickitat County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Klickitat County inmate population?
The best official ADP figure located was 21 for 2023. The jail has a rated capacity of 49 incarcerated individuals, and a public jail register sample updated December 2, 2024 listed 23 people. Those are different measures, so they should not be blended into one current daily count.
Can the Klickitat County inmate population be searched online?
The county's official inmate lookup page states that the current roster is posted in the jail lobby. No official public online roster with name search fields was located. Call the jail, inspect the lobby register, or use records requests and state or federal locators as needed.
Does Klickitat County publish jail mugshots?
The inspected public jail register does not show booking photos. Washington law opens the jail register but restricts other inmate records, including booking photos, unless a legal exception applies.