The Skamania County Inmate Population
The Skamania County inmate population is centered on the Skamania County Correctional Facility, a local adult jail operated by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office in Stevenson. The jail holds adults arrested in Skamania County, but the roster is not limited to new county arrests. Sheriff research shows that Skamania also houses people for the Washington Department of Corrections and for Battle Ground, Washougal, and Camas Municipal Courts. The roster legend also includes court and agency codes for Superior Court, District Court, Stevenson Municipal, Department of Corrections, and Clark County Sheriff's Office references.
That mix matters. A person may appear in the Skamania County inmate population because of a local arrest, a court sentence, a failure-to-appear warrant, a probation violation, a DOC hold, or a contract placement from another court. Bond orders, first appearances, transfers to WADOC, and release decisions can change the daily count. The sheriff's list is a point-in-time custody list, not a full jail dashboard, so it should be read as a current roster rather than a long-term population report.
Skamania County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest local population figure is the sheriff's daily roster. The public CSV inspected on July 2, 2026 showed 23 numbered current population rows. The current sheriff pages did not publish an average daily population, annual bookings, or a confirmed current bed capacity. A historical Clark County staff report referenced 67 beds in a 2015 jail-services context, but that is not a current Skamania-published capacity. For that reason, the current build treats capacity as not published and labels the roster count as a dated snapshot.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current Skamania jail daily roster count | 23 numbered current rows | SCSO Daily Population CSV, inspected July 2, 2026 |
| Rated or bed capacity | Not published on current SCSO pages | SCSO Corrections and Daily Population pages, checked July 2, 2026 |
| Historical capacity context | 67 beds referenced | Clark County staff report, 2015, not current SCSO capacity |
| County population | 12,669 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 estimate |
| Point-in-time jail rate | About 182 per 100,000 residents | Computed from 23 / 12,669 x 100,000 |
Skamania County Inmate Population Trends
Skamania County publishes a current daily population list, but no official multi-year average daily population trend table was located in the sheriff or county sources reviewed. That limits trend claims. The known local trend is a narrow one: the July 2, 2026 roster count can be compared with county population estimates, but it cannot be treated as a yearly jail average. Broader context can come from the Bureau of Justice Statistics national jail rate and Washington incarceration trend sources, while the Skamania figure remains a local snapshot.
| Year or Date | Population Measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2026 | 23 current jail roster rows | Daily Population CSV point-in-time count |
| 2025 | 12,669 county residents | U.S. Census QuickFacts estimate |
| 2024 | 12,660 county residents | U.S. Census QuickFacts estimate |
| 2020 | 12,036 county residents | U.S. Census count |
| Multi-year jail ADP | Not published | No Skamania official ADP table found |
Who Makes Up Skamania County Custody
The July 2, 2026 daily roster snapshot gives a narrow view of who was held that day. It showed 22 male rows and 1 female row among the numbered current population rows. The same roster contained Superior Court, District Court, Stevenson Municipal or Other, DOC, and Clark County Sheriff's Office references. The sheet has a Sent. Y/N column, but the sheriff page does not define the field, so the safest wording is that the roster flags sentenced status without explaining the full basis for the flag.
- Sex listed on the roster - The snapshot showed 22 male rows and 1 female row.
- Court and agency origin - Rows included superior, district, municipal, DOC, and Clark County references.
- Age range - Current rows ranged from early 20s to late 60s.
- Race and ethnicity abbreviations - The roster used short codes such as W, B, H, and N without a published legend.
- Contract holds - Research confirms Skamania houses some people for WADOC and outside municipal courts.
Skamania County Jail Capacity
The current sheriff corrections material does not publish an official rated capacity for the Skamania County Correctional Facility. Because no current capacity figure was found on the sheriff or county pages, the population data should not be described as overcrowded or under capacity without fresh confirmation from SCSO. The 67-bed figure found in older Clark County material can help explain regional jail-service context, but it should not be used as the current rating on its own.
No official source reviewed for this build showed a current DOJ consent decree, jail closure plan, new jail construction plan, or active conditions litigation. Washington law still sets a floor for jail operations: local governments that operate adult correctional facilities must adopt standards for health, safety, welfare, constitutional, and statutory requirements. That operating-standard rule is separate from a public capacity number.
Skamania County Jail Register Law
Washington law explains why the Skamania County inmate population can be partly public while many jail-file details remain closed. RCW 70.48.100 requires a public jail register with a confined person's name, confinement date and hour, cause, and discharge date, hour, and manner. The same statute also makes many records of a person confined in jail confidential unless a listed exception applies. That is why a daily roster can exist without full booking files, medical records, housing details, or booking photos.
Key Washington rules:
Chapter 42.56 RCW is the general Public Records Act for county and sheriff records unless an exemption applies.
RCW 42.56.520 sets the usual five-business-day agency response step for public records requests.
RCW 70.48.071 requires local jail operating standards.
RCW 70.48.510 requires review and public reporting after an unexpected jail death.
Skamania County State Prison Lookup
No Washington State Department of Corrections prison is physically listed in Skamania County on the WADOC prison map. A Skamania arrestee who receives a state prison sentence may move from the county jail to a WADOC reception or prison site outside the county. After that transfer, the county daily population roster is no longer the right primary lookup tool.
The WADOC incarcerated search is the correct system for sentenced state custody. It allows search by DOC number or name and returns DOC number, name, age, and location, with links toward WA VINE for custody notifications. WADOC also provides statewide warrant and wanted-person search resources, but those do not replace the Skamania roster for current county jail custody.
Search Skamania County Inmate Population
The official local channel is the SCSO Daily Population page. It embeds a public Google Sheet rather than a standard inmate-search form. The list can be scanned, searched with the browser find command, or opened through the published sheet view if the embedded frame does not load. There is no posted fee, no login, and no local search button for booking number, date, or charge filters.
The roster is most useful when the person may be in the Skamania County Correctional Facility now. It is less useful for someone who bonded out, was released, moved to WADOC, went to federal custody, or is held by ICE. If a new arrest is too recent to appear, call the jail, check the roster again later, and check Washington Courts after clerk entry.
- Open the official SCSO Daily Population page and let the Google Sheet load.
- Use browser find for the last name, then check spelling and middle initial carefully.
- Read the full row across for court, class, charge or hold, status flags, age, sex, booking date, and time.
- If the person is missing, call SCSO at 509-427-9490 or use the county public records portal for older jail records.
- For sentenced state, federal, or immigration custody, move to WADOC, BOP, ICE ODLS, or WA VINE.
The public Google Sheet roster shows the current population rows in table form.
The screenshot reflects the roster format: readers get a row of custody data, not a clickable full booking profile.
Current Skamania County Roster Fields
The Skamania roster is a table. It does not ask for a search field, so the useful field list is the set of columns a reader must understand after finding a name. Court abbreviations are printed at the top of the roster, including S for Superior Court, D for District Court, O for Other Courts, CM for Camas Municipal, WM for Washougal Municipal, BG for Battle Ground Municipal, DOC for Department of Corrections, SM for Stevenson Municipal, and CCSO for Clark County Sheriff's Office.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court | Table column | N/A | Shows court or agency abbreviations such as S, D, DOC, SM, CCSO, or combined values. |
| Class | Table column | N/A | Charge class abbreviations observed include F, GM, M, and combinations. |
| Name | Table columns | N/A | Last, first, and middle initial are separate columns. |
| Charge/Hold | Table column | N/A | Plain-language reason such as FTA, serve time, probation violation, assault, or DOC hold. |
| Arr. and Sent. | Y/N columns | N/A | Definitions are not posted, so verify exact meaning with jail staff. |
| Booking date and time | Table columns | N/A | Date appears as MM/DD/YY, and time uses numeric military-style entries. |
Past Skamania County Inmate Records
The SCSO sheet has a lower dated block, but the sheriff page does not define whether that block is releases, bookings, court movement, or another status list. Released-inmate retention is not explained. For past jail records, the correct fallback is the Skamania County Public Records Center, which is linked by sheriff and county materials. Requests should give the person's full name, known booking date, and the type of jail-register or booking record sought.
The GovQA public-records portal is the official fallback when the roster does not show the needed jail information.
The portal does not override jail-record confidentiality limits, but it is the documented channel for asking the county or sheriff to search records not posted online.
What Skamania County Records Show
The Skamania daily population roster is not a full booking packet. It does not show mugshots, booking numbers, bond amounts, housing units, court dates, release dates, physical descriptions, or case links. It is still useful because it shows current custody, court or agency origin, broad charge or hold language, and booking timing. Treat it as a jail-register style list, then use court, records, or custody locators for details beyond the row.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Not shown on the Skamania public daily population roster. |
| Name | Last, first, and middle initial in separate columns. |
| Booking date and time | Date of Booking and Time columns. |
| Court or agency | Abbreviations for superior, district, municipal, DOC, CCSO, and other courts. |
| Charge or hold | Short free-text custody reason, which may not match the final filed charge. |
| Bond and housing | Not shown; call the jail or court for current release and housing rules. |
County Jail vs State Prison Lookup
Custody searches fail when the wrong system is used. The Skamania jail roster covers local jail custody and contract holds. WADOC covers sentenced state custody. BOP covers federal prisoners. ICE ODLS covers immigration detention. WA VINE helps with custody notifications. A person can move between systems after court action, so a missing local roster row may mean release, transfer, state prison admission, federal custody, or a hold in another jurisdiction.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Current Skamania jail custody | SCSO Daily Population and 509-427-9490 | Local adult jail, short sentences, warrants, contract holds |
| Sentenced state prisoner | WADOC incarcerated search | Washington state prison and DOC custody location |
| Federal prisoner | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present |
| Immigration detainee | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | ICE detention search by A-Number or biographical data |
| Custody notification | VINELink / WA VINE | Notifications and status monitoring, not warrant clearance |
State and Federal Inmate Search
WADOC results show DOC number, name, age, and location. Broad searches may paginate, and WADOC links to VINELink profiles. The BOP locator can search by register number or by name, race, age, and sex, and results show name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location. ICE ODLS is separate and is used for immigration detention. Washington's major ICE facility source found in the research was the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, not Skamania County.
The WADOC incarcerated search is the state lookup for sentenced prisoners after transfer from county jail.
Use the state search only after the custody question has moved beyond current Skamania County jail population status.
Skamania County Detention Facility
Official sources found one local detention facility for this site build. No separate city jail, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center was located inside Skamania County. Stevenson contracts with the Skamania County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement, and the agency profile says SCSO serves Stevenson and North Bonneville.
- Skamania County Correctional Facility - The county jail in Stevenson, holding adults arrested locally and some contract placements for WADOC and municipal courts.
Skamania County Custody Terms
Several roster terms have specific meaning in a jail context. A short definition can keep a search from being misread.
- Daily population
- A point-in-time list of people housed at the jail.
- Charge or hold
- The stated reason the jail is holding the person, which can differ from the final court charge.
- DOC hold
- A state Department of Corrections hold or custody issue.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency that may block release.
- Work release
- An approved program allowing work outside custody under jail rules.
Skamania County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Skamania County inmate population?
The public daily roster CSV inspected on July 2, 2026 showed 23 numbered current population rows. That is a point-in-time count, not an annual average. No official Skamania average daily population or annual booking count was located in the sheriff and county sources checked.
How do I search the Skamania County inmate population?
Start with the SCSO Daily Population page. It is a public Google Sheet rather than a form, so use browser find or scan the table. If the person is not listed, call 509-427-9490, file a public records request, or check WADOC, BOP, ICE, WA VINE, and Washington Courts based on the custody type.
Does the roster show booking photos?
No. The visible Skamania County daily population roster is text only. It does not show mugshots, a booking number, bond, housing unit, release date, or a court date. Booking photo questions belong with public-records requests and the limits in RCW 70.48.100.
Is there a Skamania sheriff mobile app for inmates?
No dedicated Skamania County Sheriff's Office inmate or warrant app was located in the research. Use the roster, jail phone line, public records portal, WA VINE, and state or federal locators instead.