Search the Clallam County Jail Roster, Then Verify Bail, Court and Facility Details
For current local adult custody in Clallam County, start with the official Clallam County Inmate Inquiry. The search supports name, subject number, booking number, in-custody status, booking-date range and housing-facility filters.
After finding a record, use the roster for custody and booking details, the correct court for the legal case, Washington DOC for state-prison custody, and WA VINE if you want custody-status notifications. A booking or charge is not a conviction.
Use the Official Source That Matches the Question
Clallam County jail custody, Superior Court cases, District Court matters, state-prison custody and victim notifications use different systems. Starting with the right system prevents a “not found” result from being misread.
| What you need | Best official source | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Current local adult jail custody | Clallam County Inmate Inquiry | Name, subject number, booking number, custody status, booking-date range and housing-facility searches. |
| Jail rules, mail, visits, calls | Jail Facilities | Current county instructions for contact, mail, communications and visiting. |
| Superior Court case or filed documents | Clallam Case or Name Search | Search by party name or case number and open the document index. |
| Misdemeanor / limited-jurisdiction case | Clallam County Courts | Choose District Court I for central/eastern county or District Court II for the West End. |
| Other jail or non-medical inmate records | Request Public Records | Explains which jail fields are public and how confidential jail records can be requested. |
| Washington state-prison custody | Washington DOC Incarcerated Search | State prison custody, including facilities such as Clallam Bay Corrections Center or Olympic Corrections Center. |
| Custody-status notifications | WA VINE / VINELink | Optional custody-status notifications; not a court-date system and not advance-release prediction. |
| Federal custody | Federal BOP Inmate Locator | Federal Bureau of Prisons records rather than county jail custody. |
How to Search the Clallam County Inmate Inquiry
The official Tyler/New World inquiry exposes more filters than a simple name box. Use the narrowest verified identifier you have, but compare several details before deciding that a result belongs to the person you are seeking.
Confirm Clallam County, Washington
This guide is for the county jail system centered in Port Angeles. Do not confuse it with another county, a Washington state prison, a tribal detention system or a federal facility.
Start with the official search
The current inquiry lets you search by Name, Subject Number, Booking Number, In Custody status, Booking From Date, Booking To Date and Housing Facility.
Use a booking or subject number when you have one
A numeric identifier reduces name confusion. If you only know the name, try the legal spelling first and then reasonable spelling, hyphenation, maiden-name or middle-name variations.
Compare the complete booking record
Check booking number, booking date, custody status, housing facility, charge descriptions, bail/bond information, arresting agency and court information when shown. Do not rely on name alone.
Take the court name from the record seriously
Clallam County has District Court I, District Court II and Superior Court, and municipal or other jurisdictions may also matter. A county jail booking does not make every case a Superior Court case.
Refresh before money, mail or travel
Housing, bail, release status and court instructions can change after a hearing or transfer. Reopen the live official source before posting bail, scheduling a visit, sending money or arranging pickup.
What the Public Roster Fields Mean
Clallam County’s public-records page says the daily jail register makes inmate name, booking date, charge description, offense date, bail/bond information and arresting agency available online. Other inmate records are generally confidential under RCW 70.48.100 unless released to the inmate, with written permission, or by a judge-signed court order.
| Field | What it helps answer | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|
| Subject Number | Person-level identifier inside the inmate inquiry. | It is not a complete criminal-history record or court case number. |
| Booking Number | Identifies a particular booking event. | One person may have multiple bookings or multiple court cases. |
| Booking Date | Shows when the jail processed that booking. | It does not necessarily equal the arrest time or offense date. |
| Charge Description | Shows the allegation connected to the booking record. | It is not a conviction or final court disposition. |
| Bail / Bond | Helps identify release-related terms attached to the record. | The amount can change after court action; verify immediately before paying. |
| Arresting Agency | Shows which law-enforcement agency is connected to the arrest/booking. | It is not automatically the current custodian, prosecutor or court. |
| Housing Facility | Helps determine where the inquiry says the person is housed. | Do not assume a state DOC prison or juvenile facility appears in the adult county-jail search. |
If the Person Is Not Listed, Use This Troubleshooting Order
A blank search does not establish that no arrest, warrant or case exists. Clallam County does not publish one fixed delay that applies to every new booking, so use the facts you have rather than an invented waiting period.
Name mismatch
Possible explanation: legal spelling, former surname, hyphenation or middle name differs.
Next action: broaden the name search, then compare identifiers and dates.
Very recent arrest
Possible explanation: transport or intake may still be processing.
Next action: recheck the official inquiry and call Jail Business at 360-417-2458 if the question is time-sensitive.
Released or transferred
Possible explanation: local custody ended after bail, court action or transfer.
Next action: use the court record, WA VINE, Washington DOC or another confirmed custody system.
Clallam Bay or Olympic Corrections Center
Possible explanation: these are Washington DOC state prisons located in Clallam County, not the county jail.
Next action: search Washington DOC, not the county inmate inquiry.
West End court confusion
Possible explanation: a Forks, Neah Bay, Clallam Bay, Sekiu or LaPush misdemeanor matter may route through District Court II.
Next action: check the court field and District Court II rather than assuming Port Angeles District Court I.
Felony case but no jail result
Possible explanation: the person may have a Superior Court case without current local custody.
Next action: use Clallam’s Case or Name Search and the Superior Court Clerk.
Juvenile case
Possible explanation: juvenile detention information is not the same as the adult public jail roster.
Next action: use the appropriate juvenile-court or detention contact rather than the adult inmate inquiry.
Federal custody
Possible explanation: the case moved into a federal detention or prison system.
Next action: use the federal BOP locator when federal custody is genuinely plausible.
Clallam County Bail: Business-Hour and After-Hour Rules Are Different
Clallam County Corrections says it accepts bail by cash or bond. The important local detail is where payment is made: during regular business hours, payment goes to the appropriate court and the jail will not accept it; outside business hours, the Jail Lobby handles exact-cash bail, bond-agent bail and remote card-bail routes.
During court business hours
Pay at the court that has jurisdiction—District Court I, District Court II or Superior Court. The official bail page says payments are not accepted at the jail during regular business hours. Bring the receipt from the court to the Jail Lobby as proof of payment and release.
Outside business hours
For cash bail, use the intercom at the courthouse’s east-side entrance to contact the Jail Lobby. Bring the exact cash amount; the jail says it does not make change. An approved bail-bond company is another route.
Online or phone card bail
The county’s current Posting Bail page routes remote card payments through GovPayNet. Have the inmate’s full first, middle and last name, date of birth, bail amount and inmate jacket number ready. The county says the jacket number is available from the online Jail Roster and is not given out over the phone. GovPayNet’s listed bail/help number is 877-392-2455.
Where does a bail refund come from?
For a Superior Court case, the Clerk’s current FAQ says bail or bond is returned at the conclusion of the case or when the judge signs an order releasing or exonerating it. Refund questions should go to the court handling the case, not a third-party directory.
Clallam County Has Three Important Court Routes for Jail Users
Use the court shown in the booking/case information. Clallam’s geography matters: District Court I serves central/eastern areas including Port Angeles and Sequim, while District Court II serves the West End. Superior Court handles felony-level and other Superior Court matters.
| Court | When it commonly matters | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| District Court I | Central/eastern Clallam County, including Port Angeles and Sequim; misdemeanor, gross-misdemeanor and other limited-jurisdiction matters. | 223 E 4th St, Suite 10, Port Angeles, WA 98362 360-417-2560 |
| District Court II (West) | West End including Forks, Neah Bay, Clallam Bay, Sekiu and LaPush; misdemeanor/gross-misdemeanor and other limited-jurisdiction cases. | 502 E Division Street, Forks, WA 98331 360-374-6383 |
| Clallam County Superior Court | Felony criminal cases and other Superior Court jurisdiction. | 223 E 4th St, Suite 8, Port Angeles, WA 98362 360-417-2386 |
| Superior Court Clerk | Filed documents, Superior Court records and case-file questions. | 223 E 4th St, Suite 9, Port Angeles, WA 98362 360-417-2231 |
Search Superior Court by name or case number
Clallam County’s official Case or Name Search sends users to Washington’s Odyssey Portal. The county says you can search by a party’s name or case number and then view the document index by opening the case number.
New felony bookings and first court appearance
The Superior Court Clerk FAQ says a person arrested overnight or on a weekend on a felony/Superior Court matter is scheduled for the Criminal Ex Parte calendar. The current FAQ lists those calendars Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 1:00 p.m., and Thursday at 3:00 p.m. The Clerk says its office receives the calendar about an hour before court. Verify the day’s calendar directly because schedules can change.
Warrant Status Is a Court Question, Not Proof of Current Jail Custody
The Superior Court Clerk says it can check whether a person has a warrant on a Clallam County Superior Court case. For District Court or other state/county warrants, users must contact the responsible court or agency directly.
A warrant can exist while a person is not incarcerated, and a person can be in jail on a matter unrelated to the warrant you are researching. Use the inmate inquiry for current county custody and the correct court for warrant status.
Clallam County Visiting Rules Have an Official Page Conflict—Confirm Before Traveling
The current Jail Facilities page says “all visiting is through video visitation”, but farther down the same official page it publishes both an onsite-kiosk schedule and a separate in-person visitation schedule. Because those statements conflict, call the Jail Visiting line at 360-417-2438 before driving to Port Angeles.
Video-visit basics
The county uses InmateSales.com for video visitation. Visits are limited to 30 minutes at a time and no more than 60 minutes per day. Texting, email and video visitation require a prepaid account.
Approval and identification
Visitors need online approval, including a new photo and copy of ID. Adults need current valid government photo ID. Visitors under 18 need proof of age and must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on the inmate’s pre-approved list.
Short sentences
The Jail Facilities page currently states that inmates sentenced to ten days or less are not allowed visitors.
Free onsite visit
The county says visitors are allowed one free onsite visit per week and must be pre-approved with a scheduled slot before arrival.
Published onsite kiosk schedule
| Last-name initial | Day | Published times |
|---|---|---|
| A–K | Saturday | 8:00–11:00 a.m. and 1:00–3:00 p.m. |
| L–Z | Sunday | 8:00–11:00 a.m. and 1:00–3:00 p.m. |
Published remote-video schedule
The same page currently lists remote visiting for all inmates Monday–Friday from 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., and Saturday–Sunday from 4:00–10:00 p.m. Treat these as published schedules, not guarantees of a particular person’s availability.
Phone, Text, Email, Mail and Commissary
Calls, text, email and video
The Corrections Facility offers phone, texting, email and video visitation in virtually every housing block. Outgoing jail calls are collect. The county routes prepaid messaging/video services through InmateSales.com and lists CTEL phone support at 702-829-3001.
Blocked calls
To block your phone number from jail calls, call Jail Business at 360-417-2458. To remove a block, the county says you must come to the jail with valid photo ID and a recent phone bill showing the number in your name.
Personal mail address and rules
Inmate’s Name
223 East 4th Street, Suite 20
Port Angeles, WA 98362
The county requires USPS first-class letters within its published size limit. Current rules allow up to 10 pages and four photos per letter, require black or blue ink on standard white or yellow lined paper, prohibit greeting cards, and require the sender’s full name and return address at the top of the first page. Certified or registered mail is not delivered to or from the Post Office by jail staff.
Personal incoming mail is scanned and copied to plain white paper. The copy is delivered to the inmate and the original is placed in the inmate’s property until release. Do not mail money. Publications, packages, books or magazines require the county’s stated pre-approval conditions.
Commissary deposits
The county provides three current routes: the Cobra Cashier Kiosk in the jail lobby, Smart Deposit online, or telephone deposit at 866-394-0490.
- Lobby kiosk: available 24/7, accepts cash, credit and debit cards. Cash denominations listed are $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100; the kiosk does not make change.
- What you need: the inmate’s full booked name and jacket number. The county says the jacket number is available from the inmate or online roster and is not given out by phone.
- Online: Smart Deposit; the county currently says an online commissary deposit can be up to $200.
- Phone: 866-394-0490, listed as available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Fees/debt: kiosk deposits have a convenience fee, and deposited money remains subject to normal collection for debts owed to the jail.
Jail Records: What Is Public and What Requires Permission
Clallam County’s Public Records page says the daily jail register makes six categories available online: inmate name, booking date, charge description, offense date, bail/bond information and arresting agency.
Under the county’s RCW 70.48.100 guidance, other inmate records are confidential and may be provided directly to the inmate, with the inmate’s written permission, or through a judge-signed court order. For other jail or non-medical inmate records, use the county’s official online request route.
Jail Records Office
223 E 4th Street, Suite 12
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone: 360-417-2360
Fax: 360-417-2499
Sheriff public-record requests
The county says Sheriff’s Office records requests can be made through the Public Records Center, in person at the Sheriff’s Office or by phone at 360-417-2432.
Booking photos / mugshots
Do not assume a mugshot is a guaranteed public field. The county’s current jail-record guidance specifically lists the routinely available register fields and does not include booking photos in that list. If an image appears in the live inquiry, use it only as an identification aid; it does not show guilt or the final case result.
Release Notifications, PREA and Immediate Safety
WA VINE
Clallam County links victims and the public to Washington VINE for custody notifications. Washington’s statewide VINE program is open to anyone and can provide custody-status notifications such as release and transfer. It does not provide court or case information and does not provide advance release information.
Washington VINE’s current 24/7 customer number is 1-877-846-3492. Use VINE as one part of a safety plan, not as a substitute for emergency help or direct court/jail verification.
PREA / sexual-abuse reporting
Clallam County Jail publishes a PREA policy and reporting material through the Sheriff’s Jail Facilities resources. The linked PREA PDF could not be fully rendered in the research tool during this refresh, so this page does not reproduce unverified reporting instructions from that document. For a current reporting route, use the county’s official PREA link or contact the Sheriff/Jail directly. For immediate danger, call 911.
Clallam Bay and Olympic Corrections Center Are State Prisons, Not the County Jail
This distinction is especially important in Clallam County. Washington DOC operates Clallam Bay Corrections Center in Clallam Bay and Olympic Corrections Center near Forks. They are state prison facilities and do not use the county jail roster.
Washington DOC
Use the Washington DOC Incarcerated Search if the person may be in state prison custody. This is the correct route for a person held at a DOC prison such as Clallam Bay or Olympic Corrections Center.
WA VINE
Use VINELink for custody-status notification when appropriate. Washington VINE says it receives data from participating city/county jails and DOC, but notifications depend on agency data feeds and are not advance-release predictions.
Federal custody
Use the BOP Inmate Locator only when federal custody is relevant. County, state and federal custody systems are separate.
Related Washington jail guides
If verified case or transfer information points to another county, start with that county’s official jail system. Related Jail-Roster.org pages include the Kitsap County Jail Roster and Grays Harbor County Jail Roster.
Clallam County Jail and Court Contacts
| Office | Use it for | Phone / address |
|---|---|---|
| Clallam County Jail – Business | General jail/custody questions and phone blocks | 360-417-2458 223 E 4th Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362 |
| Jail Records | Jail record questions | 360-417-2360 223 E 4th Street, Suite 12, Port Angeles, WA 98362 |
| Jail Visiting | Confirm visit type, approval and current schedule | 360-417-2438 |
| District Court I | Central/eastern limited-jurisdiction criminal matters | 360-417-2560 223 E 4th Street, Suite 10, Port Angeles |
| District Court II | West End limited-jurisdiction matters | 360-374-6383 502 E Division Street, Forks |
| Superior Court | Superior Court administration / felony-level matters | 360-417-2386 223 E 4th Street, Suite 8, Port Angeles |
| Superior Court Clerk | Superior Court records, filed documents and warrant questions for Superior Court cases | 360-417-2231 223 E 4th Street, Suite 9, Port Angeles |
| Sheriff Public Records | Sheriff’s Office public-record request route | 360-417-2432 |
Map: Clallam County Corrections Facility / Courthouse Complex
The county jail and several court offices are in the East 4th Street courthouse complex in Port Angeles, but individual service counters use different suite numbers. Confirm the office and current hours before traveling.
Use Clallam County Jail Information Responsibly
A jail record is a custody record, not a determination of guilt. Charges can be amended or dismissed, bail can change, a person can transfer, and a court can later reach an outcome that is not visible from an old booking entry.
Do not use roster information or booking images to harass, threaten, stalk, shame or unlawfully discriminate against anyone. When legal outcome matters, use the court file and current official records rather than an old screenshot or copied directory.
Clallam County Jail Roster FAQ
How do I search the Clallam County jail roster?
Open the official Clallam County Inmate Inquiry. You can search by name, subject number, booking number, in-custody status, booking-from date, booking-to date and housing facility. Compare multiple fields before deciding you found the correct person.
What should I do if a person is not listed?
Try name variations and identifiers, confirm the arrest is in Clallam County, recheck after a very recent arrest, and use court records if you know a case exists. If state prison is plausible, use Washington DOC; if federal custody is plausible, use the BOP locator.
Is Clallam Bay Corrections Center the same as Clallam County Jail?
No. Clallam Bay Corrections Center is a Washington Department of Corrections state prison. Olympic Corrections Center near Forks is also a state DOC facility. Use Washington DOC search for those prisons, not the county inmate inquiry.
How do I post bail during Clallam County court business hours?
Pay at the appropriate court. The county says the jail does not accept bail payments during regular business hours. Take the court’s receipt to the Jail Lobby as proof of payment and release.
How do I post bail after business hours?
The county says exact-cash bail can be handled through the Jail Lobby by using the intercom at the courthouse’s east-side entrance. An approved bond agent or the county’s GovPayNet remote card-bail route may also be available. Verify the current amount and jacket number before paying.
Are Clallam County Jail visits video-only?
The county page currently says all visiting is through video visitation, but the same page also publishes an in-person visitation schedule. Because those official statements conflict, call Jail Visiting at 360-417-2438 before traveling.
Where do I send mail to a Clallam County inmate?
Use the inmate’s name, 223 East 4th Street, Suite 20, Port Angeles, WA 98362. Current rules require USPS first-class mail, limit letters to 10 pages and four photos, prohibit mailed funds, and require the sender’s full name and return address.
How do I put money on a Clallam County inmate’s commissary account?
Use the jail-lobby Cobra Cashier Kiosk, Smart Deposit online, or call 866-394-0490. You need the inmate’s full booked name and jacket number. The county says the jacket number is not provided by phone.
Which Clallam County court handles the case?
Use the court shown on the booking or case record. District Court I serves central/eastern areas including Port Angeles and Sequim; District Court II serves the West End including Forks, Neah Bay, Clallam Bay, Sekiu and LaPush; Superior Court handles felony and other Superior Court matters.
Does a Clallam County jail charge mean the person was convicted?
No. A booking charge is an allegation associated with a custody record. Use the correct court record for filed charges, hearings, plea, dismissal, sentencing and final disposition.
Official Sources Reviewed for This Refresh
These sources were reviewed on October 4, 2026. Recheck live pages before payment or travel because bail, court schedules, visitation, communication vendors and facility procedures can change.