Benewah County Jail Roster Status
The Benewah County Sheriff's Office is the local custody contact. Its official page lists Sheriff Anthony Eells, the office address, and phone number, but the reviewed county site did not show a full jail roster page, jail capacity, jail commander, booking policy, commissary vendor, inmate phone vendor, or visitation calendar. That means a Benewah County inmate lookup should not be treated like a county with a public roster table on its website.
For current jail custody, call the sheriff at 208-245-2555. Ask whether the person is in Benewah County custody, has been released, has been transferred to another county, or has moved into Idaho Department of Correction custody. For state prison, probation, parole, or discharged status, use the IDOC Resident/Client Search. For victim custody notifications, the Benewah County Prosecutor victim resources link to VINELink. For sex offender registration, use the Idaho State Police Sex Offender Registry, which is separate from a jail roster.
The IDOC Resident/Client Search is the state source shown below for inmate record access.
IDOC is useful for state custody and supervision checks, but it is not a live Benewah County pretrial jail roster.
Search Benewah County Inmate Records
Start with the channel that matches the custody type. A person recently arrested in St. Maries, Plummer, DeSmet, or elsewhere in Benewah County may still be a county custody question. A person sentenced to prison, placed on probation, supervised on parole, or discharged from IDOC may appear in the statewide IDOC tool. A person required to register as a sex offender is searched through Idaho State Police, not through the jail.
- Call the Benewah County Sheriff's Office at 208-245-2555 for current jail custody or booking confirmation.
- Check Idaho Sheriff Connect for possible jail-information features tied to the selected sheriff office.
- Use IDOC Resident/Client Search for prison, probation, parole, fugitive, community supervision, or discharged status.
- Use VINELink for victim custody-status notification when the person is in a supported custody system.
- Use the Idaho State Police Sex Offender Registry for registration records, not for booking status.
- If the arrest has led to charges, use iCourt for the related court case and appearance history.
The arrest-to-charge path can be tracked through court records after a case opens. Booking detail and court charge detail are different records, so a recent custody check may need both sheriff confirmation and a review of Benewah County arrest records and court charges.
Benewah County Inmate Search Fields
IDOC provides the clearest captured search-field table in the research file. It covers people under Idaho Department of Correction jurisdiction. It can show prison custody, community supervision, fugitive status, or discharged status, but it should not be used to decide whether someone is in the Benewah County jail today.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Required if no IDOC number | Partial searches are accepted with at least the first two characters. |
| First Name | Text | No | Use to narrow a common last name. |
| IDOC Number | Text or number | Required if no last name | Partial IDOC number accepted with at least the first three digits. |
| Search | Button | N/A | Runs the search. |
| Reset | Button | N/A | Clears entered fields. |
The inspected IDOC result columns included IDOC Number, Last Name, First, Middle Name, Birth Year, and Status. Public status values observed include In custody, In community, Fugitive, and Discharged with date.
Benewah County Inmate Profile Fields
The IDOC sample profile gives a useful field inventory for statewide custody and supervision records. It does not prove what appears in a Benewah County jail profile, because no county web roster was confirmed. IDOC also warns that data is updated daily but can change quickly, and may not reflect current content, location, status, or a scheduled termination date.
The IDOC sample resident profile shows the profile-field context used below.
The sample profile fields help explain state custody records without implying that Benewah County publishes the same jail fields online.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The displayed full name on an IDOC profile. |
| IDOC # | The statewide correction identifier. |
| Status | Custody, community supervision, fugitive, discharged, or sentence status. |
| Age | Age shown on the inspected profile. |
| Supervising District | District name and office address when community supervision applies. |
| Supervising Officer | Officer name when visible. |
| Offense and Sentencing County | The offense entry and county tied to the sentence. |
| Case No. | The court case number connected to the sentence record. |
| Sentence dates | Release to supervision and sentence satisfaction dates where shown. |
Benewah County Jail Contact
The official record source located for local custody is the sheriff office contact, not a posted jail facility page. The county page places the Sheriff's Office in the same courthouse/county building as several other public offices. No separate jail capacity, jail mailing address, or jail visiting lobby address was found in the official county material reviewed.
Benewah County Sheriff's Office
701 W College Ave, Suite 301
St Maries, ID 83861
208-245-2555
Call for current custody, booking, transfer, and jail policy questions.
For court case status after arrest, Benewah County Court is in Suite 203 at the same street address and can be reached at 208-245-3241. Court staff can address case status, hearings, fines, and related court records, while the sheriff handles custody and booking questions. The Benewah County homepage also confirms the county building address used by these offices.
Benewah County Inmate App Channels
Idaho Sheriff Connect by OCV, LLC is listed on Google Play and advertises statewide sheriff communication, real-time updates, latest news or events, jail information, crime prevention, employment or team-request features, firearm safety material, sheriff-office information, and alert-style communication. The app likely requires the user to search for or select a local sheriff office. The Benewah County web page did not confirm a Benewah-specific roster inside the app.
The Google Play page for Idaho Sheriff Connect shows the sheriff app features pictured below.
The app may add jail-information access that the county website does not publish, but current Benewah County custody still should be confirmed with the Sheriff's Office.
VINELink is linked from the Benewah prosecutor victim resources for offender custody status notification and information. It is not a substitute for calling the jail in an urgent current-custody question, but it may help victims receive updates when a supported custody record changes.
Benewah County Jail Visit Rules
No official Benewah County jail visitation, mail, commissary, phone, video-visit, money-deposit, inmate property, or attorney visiting policy was located on the county site during the research. That is a material limit. Do not assume the rules used by another Idaho county apply in Benewah County, because vendors, schedules, dress codes, mail scanning, and deposit methods vary by jail.
| Topic | Officially Located Benewah Information | Action Before Use |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation schedule | Not published in official county pages reviewed. | Call 208-245-2555 before traveling. |
| Mail rules | Not published in official county pages reviewed. | Ask for the current mail format and restrictions. |
| Commissary or money | Vendor and fees not located. | Confirm accepted deposit method with the sheriff. |
| Phone or video visits | Provider not located. | Ask whether calls, video visits, or accounts are available. |
| Current custody | Sheriff phone contact located. | Confirm whether the person is still held locally. |
Note: Call the Sheriff's Office before mailing items, scheduling a visit, or depositing funds for any Benewah County inmate.
State and Federal Inmate Records
State and federal custody records are separate from a Benewah County jail roster. IDOC covers Idaho prison custody, probation, parole, community supervision, fugitive status, and some discharged records. Federal custody is searched through the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Federal court and federal prison records are outside the Benewah County court and sheriff systems.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator provides the federal inmate-search context pictured below.
The federal locator is relevant when a person has moved into federal custody, but it will not show a Benewah County jail booking.
The Idaho State Police Sex Offender Registry is another separate record system. Its name search requires a last name and lets the user choose Adult or Juvenile database options. Registry results are not jail booking results, and registry use is subject to the warnings and limits posted by Idaho State Police.