Search Grant County Jail Roster
The Grant County jail roster is the public log of people booked into the Grant County Jail in Ephrata. The Grant County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and posts a roster online with photos, charges, booking dates, and bond data. You can search the Grant County jail roster by last name to find a current inmate. The roster is updated often. Some county rosters push updates every 15 minutes. This page shows you how to use the Grant County jail roster and what to do if a name is not on it.
Grant County Jail Roster Overview
Grant County Sheriff's Office in Ephrata
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is the main law enforcement agency for the county. The office is at 35 C Street NW, Ephrata, WA 98823, and can be reached at (509) 762-1160. The sheriff runs patrol for the unincorporated parts of the county and runs the Grant County Jail. City police in Moses Lake, Ephrata, and Quincy book their arrests into the same jail, so the Grant County jail roster covers bookings from across the county.
The sheriff's records division handles public records requests. Incident reports, accident reports, and arrest records go through this office. The division must reply in five business days under the state Public Records Act.
How to Search the Grant County Jail Roster
Start at the sheriff's site and click the jail roster link. Type a last name or scan the list. Each entry opens to a booking page with a photo, the charges, the booking date, and the bond. The Grant County jail roster is the fastest way to find a current inmate.
If no name is found, the booking may be too new, or the person may have been released. Call the records desk at (509) 762-1160 to confirm. You can also use VINE for a free alert when a Grant County inmate moves, is released, or is booked again.
For an old booking or a long list, file a public records request with the sheriff. Under RCW 42.56, the office must reply in five business days. Use email when you can. It is free in most cases.
Note: The Grant County jail roster may show photos and charges online that are not yet posted on the court portal.
What Is Logged in the Grant County Jail Roster
Under RCW 70.48.100, each Washington jail must keep a public jail register. The Grant County jail roster must log the name, the hour and date of the booking, the cause, and the hour, date, and manner of release. A full online entry often shows more than the law requires.
Typical Grant County jail roster fields include:
- Name and age
- Booking photo
- Booking date and time
- Charges at booking
- Bond amount
- Next court date if set
- Release date
Medical, mental health, and security data are not on the public roster. Those parts of the file are held in confidence and are shared only with criminal justice agencies, the courts, or with the written consent of the inmate.
Grant County Sheriff Website
The sheriff's site is the best start point for a Grant County jail roster search. The image below shows the main page.
Source: Grant County Sheriff's Office.
Use the page to find the jail roster link, the records request form, and the phone for the records desk. The site also links to the Grant County public records center with a wider list of records.
State and Federal Inmate Searches
Once a person moves out of the Grant County jail and into a state prison, use the Washington DOC Incarcerated Search. The Department of Corrections was set up under RCW 72.09 and runs the state's adult prisons.
For federal inmates, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. For people held by ICE, use the ICE Detainee Locator. The DOC Search Resources page links to these tools.
Court Cases and Criminal History
Pair the Grant County jail roster with the Washington Odyssey court portal to track cases. The portal shows district and municipal court cases by name or case number. For a full Washington conviction history, use the State Patrol WATCH service.
Visits and Mail at the Grant County Jail
The Grant County Jail in Ephrata is the main lockup for the whole county. It takes bookings from the sheriff, Moses Lake police, Quincy police, and state patrol. The Grant County jail roster lists each new booking with a name, charge, and time. It updates often, so a check in the morning will look different by late afternoon. Call the sheriff if you need a live status and the online Grant County jail roster is slow to load.
Visits and mail follow jail rules. Mail must be sent to the street address of the jail in Ephrata with the full name of the inmate and the booking number if you have it. The Grant County jail roster is the best place to confirm the name and status before you drop a letter in the box. Books, cash, and photos often face limits. Check with the jail front desk first.
For prison moves, the Washington DOC search picks up once a person leaves the Grant County jail roster for a state bed under RCW 72.09. VINE also tracks the move and sends a free alert.