Bonneville County Jail Overview
The official Bonneville County Jail overview identifies the Idaho Falls facility as the adult jail operated by the Bonneville County Sheriff's Office Detention Division. The jail is the local adult booking and housing point for Bonneville County arrests when county custody applies. It is not the same facility as 3B Detention Center, which handles youth detention, and it is not the Idaho Department of Correction reentry center on Bombardier Avenue. The sheriff roster covers this jail, so Bonneville County Jail is the starting point for current adult county custody checks.
The jail holds a mixed local population. That includes adults awaiting court, people serving local sentences, work release or work detail participants, and people tied to programs such as Wood Court. The sheriff says the current jail opened in November 1998 with 284 beds and has expanded to 533 operational beds. The Detention Team keeps the facility operating around the clock and handles intake, processing, transport, court security, warrants, and jail programs.
The sheriff's jail team page shows why a roster result should be read as a custody locator, not a full case file. The roster confirms that a person is in the facility and shows the jail ID, name, image, and location label. It does not publish the exact charges, bond amount, booking date, court date, or release date. Those details require a call to the jail, the court record system, or a public-records request when the record is releasable under Idaho law.
The sheriff's jail page is the source for the facility identity, service links, and capacity figure.
The official jail page also links to visiting, mail, bonding, gifts, inmate property, and the public inmate list, which makes it the best hub before using a narrower jail service.
Bonneville County Jail Capacity
Bonneville County publishes several sourced population measures for the adult jail. The sheriff gives the current operational capacity as 533 beds. The 2025 annual PREA statistics report lists a Dec. 31 population of 342, annual admissions of 4,063, and a 2025 average daily population of 357. That places the 2025 average daily population at about 67.0 percent of the published operational bed count. A roster snapshot observed during source review listed 358 inmates, but that figure is volatile because the roster can change with bookings, releases, court orders, and transfers.
The annual PREA report also gives useful gender detail for the jail population. On Dec. 31, 2025, the report listed 265 male inmates and 77 female inmates, for a total of 342. For the full year, admissions were 2,861 male and 1,202 female. These numbers apply to the adult jail population reported by Bonneville County Jail, not 3B juvenile detention, IDOC reentry custody, or ICE custody in another county.
Bonneville County Jail Roster Lookup
The correct lookup channel for Bonneville County Jail is the sheriff inmate list. The county's own jail inmate list page says the roster updates once per hour, while the sheriff notes that update problems can occur and that callers should contact the office or jail when the list does not refresh as expected. The roster is free and does not require login. It is best for confirming current custody, an inmate ID, and a housing or location label.
- Open the sheriff inmate list and review the update timestamp before relying on the result.
- Use the roster search box to filter by the person's first or last name.
- Check the image, inmate ID, first name, last name, and location columns for a likely match.
- Call 208-529-1315 if the person is missing, the roster looks stale, or charge and bond information is needed.
The roster should not be used for sentenced state custody, federal prison, or immigration detention. Sentenced IDOC residents are searched through the IDOC Resident/Client Search. Federal sentenced prisoners are searched through the BOP locator. ICE custody is searched through ICE ODLS, and Jefferson County Jail is the nearby ICE contract channel identified in an official ICE audit.
Bonneville County Jail Contact
The jail phone is the official fallback when the public roster does not answer a custody question. It is also the local line for inmate ID questions, directions, roster issues, and details the public roster does not publish. Records requests for sheriff or county records use the JustFOIA portal or the BCSO Records Office at the Law Enforcement Building, but active custody questions should start with the jail.
Bonneville County Jail
900 Environmental Way
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
208-529-1315
Jail operations and custody information line
Visitors and requesters should distinguish the jail location from the sheriff and county government address at 605 N. Capital in downtown Idaho Falls. The jail itself is on Environmental Way, near 3B Detention Center. The records counter is inside the Law Enforcement Building at the courthouse, and records questions go to 208-529-1350 option 5 or records@bonnevillecountyidaho.gov.
Bonneville County Jail Visits
Bonneville County Jail visitation uses Telmate and GettingOut video visits. Remote visits must be scheduled in advance through the vendor. Onsite local video visits use Telmate stations in the jail lobby. The official rules require registration, verification, and arrival at the scheduled time. Visitors under 18 need a parent or legal guardian, and children under 12 must be watched at all times. Food, drinks, phone use during the visit, nudity, sexual behavior, signs, message clothing, and three-way calls are barred by the sheriff's rules.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Remote video | Scheduled in advance through Telmate / GettingOut | Telmate verification required; exact fee table not published on the sheriff page. |
| Onsite local video | One free 30-minute local visit may be scheduled and accepted by the resident | Use lobby Telmate stations; two-person booth limit; arrive on time. |
| Special visit | By approval for travel over 60 miles or other extenuating facts | Shift Supervisor or Classification Officer may approve; Telmate registration still applies. |
Visitors should confirm the current schedule before travel because the sheriff's page gives rules and vendor workflow rather than a fixed public day-by-day calendar. The onsite process also requires securing personal property in a vehicle or lobby locker before using the visitation station.
Bonneville County Jail Mail and Money
The official inmate mail page gives two different addresses. Personal correspondence goes to a Phoenix, Maryland processing address and is scanned for digital delivery through Viapath Technologies tablets by Earth Class. Books and magazines go to the Idaho Falls county address and must come from a publisher or retail outlet. No inmate mail is accepted at 900 Environmental Way. If the inmate ID is unknown, the sheriff directs callers to 208-529-1315.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Personal mail | Bonneville County Jail, full inmate name and inmate ID, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. |
| Books and magazines | Bonneville County Jail, full inmate name and inmate ID, 605 N. Capital, Idaho Falls, ID 83402. |
| Video and messaging | Telmate / GettingOut for scheduled video visits and related account workflow. |
| Money deposits | Access Corrections or 866-345-1884; vendor fees are shown before approval, but no county fee table was published in the official source. |
The sheriff gifts and deposits page says inmate funds may be used for hygiene items, snack foods, craft items, commissary, and medical or dental care. Medical clinic or dentist visits cost the inmate 10 dollars, but indigent inmates are not denied medical or dental service. Direct gifts from family or friends are not allowed. New paperback books and magazines are allowed only through the required retail or publisher channel.
Bonneville County Jail Booking
The sheriff does not publish a detailed public booking manual, but the jail team page says detention deputies operate the jail 24 hours a day and handle intake and processing. A typical county jail intake involves identity confirmation, property handling, a booking image, inmate ID assignment, medical or mental-health screening, classification, and housing assignment. For Bonneville County Jail, only the facts in the public sources should be treated as official: intake is handled by detention deputies, the roster can update hourly or periodically, and the public record visible online is limited.
Property rules are more specific. Inmates may release personal property to family or friends only after filling out a property release form, and deputies check the recipient's ID. Inmates cannot receive property while incarcerated except for current medications or prescription glasses. That makes the jail phone the correct channel before bringing property to the facility.
Bonneville County Jail Programs
Bonneville County Jail has several local programs that affect how a roster location should be read. Work Release lets qualifying inmates maintain employment while going through the court process. Work Detail allows eligible inmates, supervised by a deputy, to maintain county facilities and work on nonprofit or charitable projects. Wood Court is a problem-solving court rehabilitation program for convicted offenders who receive substance-abuse and mental-health treatment while staying near family and community support.
The sheriff's Detention Team page lists 81 detention deputies and describes the jail as a 500-plus-bed facility operating every day and every hour. East Idaho News reporting in 2024 and 2025 described jail operations and a Special Housing Unit expansion, but the official capacity used for public reference remains the sheriff's 533 operational beds unless the sheriff publishes a new figure.
Note: Confirm custody, visit approval, and mail rules with Bonneville County Jail before travel, deposits, or mailed items.