Search Yakima Jail Roster

The Yakima jail roster lists people booked into the county jail after an arrest by the Yakima Police Department or other local law enforcement. Yakima is the county seat of Yakima County, and city arrests are booked into the Yakima County Department of Corrections in Union Gap. You can search the Yakima jail roster by name to find current inmates, view the booking date, and check the charges. This page walks you through the right tool to use, the office to call, and how to set up a free alert when an inmate held after a Yakima arrest is moved or released.

Yakima Police and the Jail Roster

The Yakima Police Department sits at 200 South 3rd Street in Yakima, WA 98901. The main desk is (509) 575-6200. Officers from the city patrol the streets and book people they arrest into the county jail. The city does not run its own long-term jail. The Yakima jail roster you are looking for is the same roster that the Yakima County Department of Corrections runs in Union Gap.

Once a person is booked, the Yakima jail roster will show the name, the booking date, and the charges. Most cases from Yakima city move to Yakima Municipal Court, also at 200 South 3rd Street. The municipal court hears city ordinance cases. State and felony cases go to Yakima County Superior Court.

Visit the records desk in person for an old report. Call ahead. Bring a photo ID.

How to Find Someone on the Yakima Jail Roster

Start with the Yakima County Sheriff page. The sheriff runs the jail and posts the link to the live Yakima jail roster. Type a last name. Click a name to view the booking page. The Yakima jail roster shows the booking date, the charges, the bond amount, and the housing unit.

If a name is not on the live Yakima jail roster, the booking may not be posted yet. There is often a short delay between the time of arrest and the time the data lands on the roster. Call the Department of Corrections at (509) 574-2500 to ask. You can also check the third-party Yakima inmate search at yakimarecords.us, which mirrors a lot of the same booking data. Use the county site as the official source.

For people moved out of the Yakima County jail and into a state prison after sentencing, use the DOC Incarcerated Search. The DOC Search Resources page also links to federal lookup tools.

To run a name search on the Yakima jail roster, you usually need:

• The full name of the person
• The booking date if you know it
• A second clue such as age

What Is in the Yakima Jail Roster

Under RCW 70.48.100, every Washington jail must keep a public jail register. The Yakima jail roster is the public face of that register. It lists the name of each person held, the hour and date of the booking, the cause of the booking, and the hour, date, and manner of release.

A typical Yakima jail roster page shows:

• Inmate name and age
• Booking date and time
• Charges from the arrest
• Bond amount when set
• Housing unit
• Booking photo
• Release date when known

Some data is held in confidence. Medical, mental health, disciplinary, and security records are not on the public Yakima jail roster. Records about juveniles held in adult facilities are also out. To request older booking data, send a written request through the Yakima County records portal. Yakima Police arrest reports come from the Yakima Police Department records desk and are processed under the Public Records Act in RCW 42.56.

Public Records Law and the Yakima Jail Roster

The Public Records Act in RCW 42.56 says the public can ask for most government records. You do not need a reason. The agency must respond in five business days, either with the record, a denial, or a time estimate. The Yakima Police Department and the Yakima County jail both follow this rule. Non-sensitive police reports are usually ready in 5 to 10 business days. Copy fees may apply.

The Department of Corrections was set up under RCW Chapter 72.09. The DOC runs all state-operated adult prisons. People sentenced to more than one year of jail time are moved out of the Yakima County jail and into a DOC facility. From that point on, the DOC inmate search is the right tool, not the local Yakima jail roster.

Yakima Jail Roster Custody Alerts

Sign up on VINE for free Yakima County jail custody alerts. VINE is the Washington statewide victim notification network. It works for jails and prisons. You will get a call, an email, or a text when a person is moved or released.

To match a name on the Yakima jail roster to a court case, use the state Odyssey court portal. The portal shows district and municipal court cases by name or case number. For a Washington criminal history, use the State Patrol's WATCH service. The DOC does not run criminal history checks. The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs helps coordinate jail standards across the state.

Yakima County and Nearby Cities

Yakima city sits inside Yakima County. Use the county page for the full list of jail roster resources.