Canyon County Jail, ID Inmate Roster

The Canyon County Jail resides in Caldwell, Idaho. The detention center can host 200 inmates at any one time. Courts and Transports also falls within the Canyon County Detention Center to ensure that inmates arrive safely at their court appearances or any other destinations as required by court. Persons arrested on a misdemeanor may be discharged without ever spending time in jail.

The Canyon County Jail strives to provide state of the art correctional care to their inmates. This includes high-quality medical care, court transportation, and acting in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act.

As only one branch of the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, the Canyon County Jail works in accordance with other aspects of law enforcement. Currently, the Sheriff of Canyon County is Kieran Donahue. The entirety of the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office’s motto is “Expect the Best.”

By incorporating this motto into the detention center’s framework, the Canyon County Jail can better provide top-notch correctional care to inmates within the jail.

Canyon County Arrests

Any person arrested within Canyon County will be sent to the Canyon County Jail. Although a person booked on a misdemeanor may not need to spend time in jail, a person arrested on a felony charge is not allowed to be bonded out.

Jail Statistics

As of February 17th, 2021, there are a total of 383 people within the Canyon County Jail system. This includes people within the jail, in protective custody, on work release, or in other in-jail locations. Currently, all security levels are below the capacity level, except for male medium and maximum security.

About half of inmates that go through Canyon County Jail are incarcerated for 30 days or less. Around 28% of the inmates serve between 31 in 90 days. All remaining inmates stay 91 days to a year within the jail. These stats are based on data collected as early as November 1st, 2018.

Canyon County Jail Roster

The Canyon County Jail has digitalized their jail roster, complete with mug shots and inmate information. To look through the Canyon County Jail roster, visit their website. This is a unique feature that not all jails provide.

Inmates listed on this jail roster include juveniles with adult charges, adults with juvenile offenses, and individuals with civil contempt cases. Additionally, the roster lists programs within the Sheriff’s Inmate Labor Detail, Intensive Community Supervision, and Pre-Trial Release.

Another way to search for inmates within the Canyon County Jail is to call the Canyon County Jail information line at 208-454-7300.

Visitation

Currently, the Canyon County Jail only offers video-only inmate visitation through Getting Out. Inmates are allowed two free 30 minute Visitation sessions a week. These visitation visits are not cumulative, meaning inmates cannot save up on their visitations to use at a later point. This is a very unique visitation technique that keeps visitors and inmates alike safe.

Through this video-only visitation, there are two ways that you can visit an inmate. The first is through an on-site visitation via a video terminal. You should arrive at the jail lobby 5 minutes before the scheduled visit. The inmate will visit the video terminal from their housing unit. Each inmate is allowed two free visits per week. Any additional visits will cost $0.25 a minute, for up to 30 minutes.

In addition to on-site virtual visitations, remote video visitation is available via the Internet. This visitation can be conducted through any high-speed Internet connection and appropriate device, including a webcam, microphone, and speaker. The service will cost $0.66 per minute, for up to 30 minutes.

To schedule a visit with an inmate, visit Getting Out or kiosks found within the Canyon County Jail lobby. All visitations are available between the hours of 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM and 4:30 PM, and 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM, seven days a week.

Send Mail

In addition to video visitation, you can send mail to inmates within the Canyon County Jail. For the safety of inmates and faculty members, certain rules and restrictions are applied.

Most notably, you can only send paper that is 8.5 x 11 inches. Be sure to put your full name and address on the outside of the envelope. Any pictures send must be 5 x 7 or smaller. Letters should be sent in a standard envelope size.

As for what is not allowed, you are not permitted to send third-party mail or anything that classifies as contraband. Ribbons, confetti, gang references, stickers, and hard books are just a few examples of contraband, but there are more items on the list.

If you send pictures, you are not allowed to send Polaroid pictures or plastic-coated pictures. The picture should not show portraits of the jail facility, hand signs, or nudity. Nudity includes partial nudity, underwear, or swimsuits.

Books are a bit confusing to send. You can only send books that are purchased from a bookstore or publisher. The books cannot be purchased from a third-party site, such as Amazon. All books sent must be new and magazines must be prepaid. Do not place any cards or letters within the books.

You are not allowed to send books or magazines with hard or plastic covers. They cannot be spiral bound or include metal or plastic parts. Additionally, they cannot be oversized, heavy, or include pictures of nudity, partial nudity, gang-related material, or hand signs.

Other Features of the Canyon County Jail

The Canyon County Jail includes several other features, such as a Courts and Transport service, medical unit, SILD program, and Work Release Center. All of these programs are designed to facilitate rehabilitation for inmates within the prison.

The Courts and Transport services is designed to take inmates to and from their court dates or any other location they must get to per the court. This ensures that inmates are safely transported in a professional, consistent, and courteous manner.

The Canyon County Jail also includes an SILD Program, which stands for the Sheriff’s Inmate Labor Detail. It is an alternative to incarceration. It allows offenders to report to the Sheriff’s Office for manual work. For example, an inmate through the program may choose to complete 10 days of SILD instead of 50 days in jail.

Similarly, the Work Release Center offers housing for inmates that have been alternatively sentenced. These inmates are fully employed and productive members of society, allowing them to have certain work-release privileges.

Canyon County Sheriff’s Office

The Canyon County Sheriff’s Office provides full law enforcement services for the 602 square miles that make up Canyon County. This Office contains multiple aspects of law enforcement, including civil processing, concealed weapons permit, disaster services, drivers licensing, emergency dispatching, and jail.

The Canyon County Sheriff’s Office prides itself on striving for perfection. In fact, their motto is “Expect the Best” to showcase their desire to be the best. In all aspects of their services, they aim to provide the community with trustworthy safety and commitment.

By using the available community resources wisely, all branches of the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office work together to keep Canyon County safe. The Canyon County Sheriff’s Office provides emergency notifications, an offender watch, and several other online services to make staying safe and informed easy.

Canyon County Prison Statistics

Canyon County Prison Admissions

Latino Prison Admissions	170
Other Prison Admissions	26
Male Prison Admissions	410
Total Prison Admissions	519
Female Prison Admissions	90
White Prison Admissions	303
Native Prison Admissions	7
Black Prison Admissions	13
Asian Prison Admissions	-

Canyon County Jail Admissions By Race

Black Jail Population	11
Asian Jail Population	3
White Jail Population	239
Native Jail Population	4
Latino Jail Population	130

Canyon County Jail Admissions

Total Jail Admissions	9,268
Female Jail Population	55
Total Jail Population	382
Male Jail Population	332

Canyon County Pretrial Jail Population

Male Pretrial Jail Population	338
Pretrial Jail Population	334
Female Pretrial Jail Population	31

Canyon County Jail Held Inmates

Jail Population Held for Federal Agencies	1
Jail Population Held for ICE	1
Jail Population Held for State Jail	2
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Prison	4
Jail Population Held for State Prison	10
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Jail	1

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