Wahkiakum County Jail Roster

The Wahkiakum County jail roster is the public log of each person booked into the small county jail in Cathlamet. Use it to look up an inmate by name, check a booking date, or see a hold status. Wahkiakum County sits in the southwest corner of Washington, and it is the third-least populous county in the state. The jail is small, but the law that shapes the jail roster is the same here as in any big county. This page shows you how to search, who to call, and which state tools help when the local list is thin.

Wahkiakum County Sheriff and Jail

The Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail in Cathlamet. The facility holds people waiting on court dates and people who are serving a short sentence. Wahkiakum is one of the smallest counties in Washington by population. The roster is short on most days. You can scan the full list in a few minutes, and the Sheriff's staff often know each name on the list by sight.

The Sheriff runs the booking desk. Each new arrest is logged on the Wahkiakum County jail roster by jail staff. If the person you want to find was picked up in Cathlamet or in a rural part of the county, they end up in the same jail and on the same roster. Call the Sheriff's Office for the current list when the site is offline.

How to Search the Wahkiakum County Jail Roster

Start with the name. The Wahkiakum County jail roster is short, so a quick scan often works. Open the Sheriff's page and look for the jail roster or inmate lookup link. If the site does not show a live list, call the Sheriff. Staff can check the live system and tell you if the person is in custody, what the charges are, and whether bail is set.

If the name is not on the Wahkiakum County jail roster, the person may have been moved. Small county jails in Washington sometimes hold inmates in a nearby county under a shared services contract. Call the Sheriff for help. You can also try the Washington DOC Incarcerated Search for people held in state prisons after sentencing under RCW 72.09. The DOC tool shows the DOC number, name, age, and current facility.

You can also use the Odyssey court portal to search Wahkiakum County court cases by name. That tool ties a jail roster name to a case number and the next hearing.

For a quick Wahkiakum County jail roster lookup, you will want:

• The full name of the person
• The date of arrest if you know it
• The area where the arrest took place

Public Records and the Jail Register

Under RCW 70.48.100, every Washington jail must keep a jail register that is open to the public. This rule covers small jails as well as large ones. The Wahkiakum County jail roster is the public face of that register. The register must list 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.

The full inmate file is not as open. Medical records, mental health records, and security plans are out. For older records or data that is not on the Sheriff's site, file a request with the Wahkiakum County Public Records Office. The Public Records Act at RCW 42.56 gives you the right to ask. You do not need a reason. The county must reply within five business days. The reply may be the record, a denial, or a time estimate.

State Tools for Wahkiakum County Searches

Because Wahkiakum County is small, the state-level tools are often the fastest way to find data. The DOC Incarcerated Search shows people held in state prisons. The DOC Search Resources page links out to state and federal tools in one spot. The WATCH service from the Washington State Patrol is a paid conviction history search. It shows cases that led to a conviction, not a live jail roster. Use WATCH when a name on the Wahkiakum County jail roster has come up more than once.

For federal holds, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator. These are useful when the local jail roster has no match and you think the person was moved to a federal facility.

Custody Alerts for Wahkiakum County

The state runs a free alert tool called VINE. Sign up with a name and a phone number or email. The tool will send an alert when a Wahkiakum County inmate is moved, released, or booked again. VINE is free and kept in confidence. It works for both the local jail and the state prison system. It is the best fit when you cannot check the Wahkiakum County jail roster each day.

Victims can also call the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy at (800) 822-1067. The DOC Victim Services Program at (800) 322-2201 helps when a person has been moved to a state facility.

Nearby Counties to Wahkiakum County

Wahkiakum County shares a border with several Washington counties. Pick one below to check its jail roster.

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