Search Klickitat County Inmate Records

Klickitat County Jail Roster Overview

Klickitat County does not publish a public web roster with a name field, booking-number field, released-inmate tab, or mugshot gallery in the official sources reviewed. The county's Inmate Lookup page says the current inmate roster is posted in the jail lobby. That lobby is at Klickitat County Jail in Goldendale, and the jail is operated by the Klickitat County Department of Corrections. The practical result is simple: a Klickitat County inmate records search begins with the lobby register or a call to the jail, not a web portal that can be searched from home.

The county jail record should not be confused with sentenced state custody or federal custody. The county register is for people held in local adult detention, including pretrial detainees, local sentenced detainees, male and female classifications, and temporary Washington DOC supervision-violation holds. Once a person is sentenced to state prison, the search shifts to the Washington State Department of Corrections incarcerated search. Federal inmates use the BOP inmate locator, and immigration detention uses ICE ODLS.

The county's inmate lookup page is useful because it states the no-online-roster rule plainly.

That screenshot is the key local fact for Klickitat County inmate records: the public register exists, but it is not presented as an online search database.

Use the Klickitat County Roster

Because there is no public online jail roster search, the lookup steps are more like a records path. A name, date of birth if known, arresting agency, arrest date, and court name can help staff or records staff separate similar names. A recent arrest may not be reflected in a public sample register, and the official site does not publish a real-time update schedule. Do not assume a person is free just because a searchable county page does not return a result.

1. Check the official inmate lookup page first so the current access rule is clear: the roster is posted in the jail lobby.
2. If local to Goldendale, inspect the jail lobby register and use the person's full name, court, arrest date, or charge clue.
3. If travel is not practical, call Klickitat County Jail at 509-773-3666 and ask about current custody status.
4. If the person is no longer in county custody, search WA DOC, VINE, BOP, or ICE depending on the kind of custody involved.
5. For police reports, incident details, or older booking-related records, use the sheriff records request channel instead of the lobby register.

Klickitat County Roster Search Fields

The most important search-field finding is that no official Klickitat County web search form was located. The inspected public PDF jail register is a list, not an interactive database. It shows rows of people and custody reasons, but it does not let a user filter by last name, first name, booking number, release status, or facility. That makes the lobby register and jail phone line the main current-custody channels.

Klickitat County Inmate Record Fields

The public register is narrower than a full inmate profile. Under RCW 70.48.100, the jail register must be open to the public, but other records of a person confined in jail are confidential unless another law allows release. Klickitat County's sample register shows current custody information that helps identify a person and the broad cause of confinement. It does not show a full criminal history or court disposition.

Klickitat County Custody Lookup Channels

Use the county jail first only when the person may still be held in Goldendale. Klickitat County Jail handles local arrests, short local sentences, and temporary DOC supervision-violation custody. A sentenced state prisoner may pass through the county jail but is ultimately found through WA DOC after transfer. A federal case may involve U.S. Marshals, federal court, or BOP custody. Immigration custody uses ICE's public detainee locator when the person is in ICE custody or in CBP custody long enough to appear there.

Klickitat County Jail Facility

Klickitat County has one local detention facility in the facility map. The county jail is part of the county government complex in Goldendale and is documented under the Klickitat County Department of Corrections. Official county pages list Bill Frantz as Jail Administrator. The facility was built in 1983, has a rated capacity of 49 incarcerated individuals, and holds adults arrested in Klickitat County. It also can temporarily hold Washington DOC supervision-violation detainees.

Booking Process in Klickitat County

After an arrest by the Sheriff's Office, Goldendale Police, Bingen-White Salmon Police, Washington State Patrol, tribal or federal authorities, or another agency, an adult arrestee is transported to Klickitat County Jail. The inspection report describes controlled entry systems, a central control room, electronic doors, and classification procedures for male and female populations. Booking creates the jail record that can feed the public register.

Typical intake includes identity confirmation, warrant or hold review, property inventory, screening, booking record creation, fingerprinting, a booking photo if taken for internal purposes, medical or mental-health screening, and housing classification. The official site does not publish a roster update time, so a new booking may require a phone call to confirm. Felony and juvenile matters route to Superior Court. Misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor matters route to East District Court or West District Court based on location and jurisdiction.

Klickitat County Jail Visits

The official visitation page states that the Klickitat County Department of Corrections does not offer in-person inmate visitation. Family and friends use phone calls, text messaging, video visits, and USPS mail. Video visits are set up through inmatesales.com or by calling 859-334-0959. The county also states that all communications to inmates are recorded, so case facts, witness contact, or legal strategy should not be discussed on a routine jail phone or video account.

Klickitat County Records Requests

Records that are not on the lobby register require the right office. Sheriff records for patrol, civil, sex-offender, police-report, and other law-enforcement records can be requested from the Sheriff's records request page by emailing kcsorecords@klickitatcounty.org or calling 509-773-4455. Posted sheriff fees include paper copies at $0.15 per page, scanned copies at $0.10 per page, certain uploaded electronic files at $0.05 per four files or attachments, actual media and postage costs, and electronic transmission at $0.10 per gigabyte.

The county-wide public records request page explains that the county will respond within five days by producing records, denying the request, or acknowledging it with a reasonable time estimate. It also states that court records are not handled under the Public Records Act. Court records should go to the Clerk, Superior Court, East District Court, West District Court, Odyssey Portal, or Washington Courts instead.

The sheriff records request page is the local route for police reports and booking-related law-enforcement records.

That request process matters when the lobby register does not answer the question or when a person needs records tied to an arresting agency rather than current jail custody.

Mail Phone and Commissary

Inmate communication and money channels are separate from the roster. Mail should be addressed to the inmate name, C/O Klickitat County Department of Corrections, 205 S. Columbus Ave Rm. #223, Goldendale, WA 98620. The official mail page says mail must be postmarked through USPS and all inmate mail is screened and copied before the inmate receives it. Phone, messaging, and video visits use inmatesales.com, while commissary deposits use Access Corrections online or by phone at 866-345-1884. Money orders can be mailed to the Department of Corrections with the inmate's name in the memo line.