Search Arrest, Mugshot & Inmate Records by Name
Search by name and state for arrest, booking, mugshot, inmate, jail roster, prison, criminal and court-record search categories.
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Clark County Courthouse Jail Roster & Inmate Booking Search
Looking for someone recently arrested in Clark County, Washington? The official Clark County Jail Roster lets you check inmate names, booking dates, custody locations, listed charges and release dates without paying a third-party search website.
The jail is in Vancouver, near the county courthouse. Jail custody information and courthouse case records are separate: use the jail roster to check custody, and the courts to review hearings and filed criminal cases.
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Clark County Jail: Address, Phone and Hours
Clark County Main Jail
Address:
707 West 13th Street
Vancouver, WA 98660
24-hour information:
564-397-4996
Jail administration website:
Clark County Jail Services
Public lobby schedule
Monday–Friday:
8:00–11:45 a.m.
12:45–4:30 p.m.
Holidays: Closed.
These are published lobby hours, not the operating hours of the jail itself. Custody information remains available by telephone around the clock.
Directions to the jail
The jail is in downtown Vancouver. Confirm the destination and purpose of your visit before traveling; courthouse services and jail services may have different entrances or procedures.
How to Search the Clark County Jail Roster
The official Washington roster is a public table rather than a traditional inmate-name search form. It provides a booking-date filter and several fields for each listed person.
- Open the official search page. Go to clark.wa.gov/jail-services/jail-roster.
- Locate the booking-date filter. If you know approximately when an arrest occurred, enter the beginning and ending dates.
- Review the name column. Look for the person’s last name and given name. Check spelling carefully.
- Record the CFN. The Control File Number is a useful identifier for follow-up jail services and inquiries.
- Check the booking date and charges. These can help distinguish between people with similar names.
- Review the release-date field. A displayed date may indicate a recorded or scheduled release. Do not assume a blank field guarantees that someone is still physically held there.
- Verify time-sensitive information. Call the jail’s 24-hour information line before relying on an entry for bail, transportation or a visit.
Example: If a relative was arrested on a Friday evening, begin by filtering for that Friday and the following day. Intake and record processing may not occur at precisely the same time as the arrest.
Recent Arrests and Daily Jail Bookings
The roster includes booking dates, allowing visitors to investigate recent jail admissions. Clark County does not present this table as a separately certified daily arrest report.
How to check a specific day’s bookings
- Visit the official jail roster.
- Set both booking-date filter fields to the day you want to review, if supported by the page.
- Check each matching entry, including its name, CFN and charges.
- Change the date range if you suspect booking occurred after midnight or processing was delayed.
- Contact Jail Records when you need confirmation that the person is presently in custody.
An arrest and a jail booking are different events. Someone can be arrested, cited and released, transferred elsewhere or otherwise processed without appearing on the current county roster. The county’s booking list should therefore not be treated as a complete record of every arrest in Clark County.
What Information Appears on the Inmate Roster?
| Roster field | What it means |
|---|---|
| CFN | Control File Number, used to identify an individual in the jail system. |
| Name | Name entered into the jail’s custody records. |
| Book Date | Recorded date of admission or booking. |
| Location | Jail custody or housing code; not necessarily a publicly understandable street address. |
| Release Date | Release-related date when available; confirm whether it is projected or completed. |
| Charges | Brief descriptions of criminal allegations or custody-related charges. |
The public table does not provide a detailed criminal case file, complete hearing history or a mugshot gallery. Court records may contain additional information about filed charges and proceedings.
What If You Cannot Find an Inmate?
A missing result does not prove that a person was never arrested. Check these possibilities before assuming the roster is incorrect.
- Recent booking: The person’s intake record may still be processing.
- Different spelling: A surname, hyphenated name or middle name might appear differently.
- Release: The person may have been released before you checked.
- Different detention authority: Another county, state or federal facility may have custody.
- Custody transfer: The person may have moved to another facility or jurisdiction.
- Public access restrictions: Some records cannot be publicly disclosed.
Recommended next steps
- Check the booking-date range again.
- Call 564-397-4996 to ask whether the individual is currently held by Clark County Jail.
- If the person may be in Washington state prison custody, use the Washington Department of Corrections official website.
- For federal imprisonment, check the Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator.
- For a pending county criminal case, search the court records separately.
Clark County Courthouse Records vs. Jail Roster
These sources serve different purposes. The jail register helps answer whether someone is listed in custody; courthouse case records help explain what is happening in a criminal proceeding.
| Question | Best source |
|---|---|
| Is the person listed in jail? | Clark County Jail Roster |
| When were they booked? | Jail Roster |
| What charges are filed in court? | Relevant court case record |
| When is the next hearing? | Court calendar or docket |
| Was the case dismissed or resolved? | Court case history and official orders |
| Is the person eligible for bail? | Jail Records and court order |
Search a Superior Court criminal case
- Open the Clark County Clerk’s Access to Records page.
- Select the link to the Odyssey Portal under the Superior Court case-search instructions.
- Enter the person’s name or known case number.
- Review the matching case summary, calendar and document index where available.
- Use the Clerk’s official document-request procedure if a copy of a filing is needed.
Superior Court and District Court have different case responsibilities and records systems. If a case does not appear in a Superior Court search, determine which court has jurisdiction rather than concluding that no case exists.
How Bail, Bond and Release Work
Clark County states that release eligibility depends on the charges, court decisions, bail conditions and completion of any required sentence. Not every inmate is eligible for immediate release.
Steps to verify bail
- Confirm the person is in county custody.
- Ask Jail Records whether a bail amount has been set and whether there are additional holds or conditions.
- Confirm the required total before making a payment.
- Use the official payment location or approved procedure identified by jail staff.
- Ask about release processing, as the payment time is not necessarily the physical release time.
According to the county’s Inmate Release Information, bail may be paid at the Clark County Courthouse during normal business hours or through Clark County Jail Records after business hours, subject to applicable conditions. A person held on a no-bail charge cannot secure release merely by offering payment.
County guidance gives an approximate processing period of two to four hours following qualifying bail or fine payments in certain normal operating circumstances. Other releases may follow a different schedule, and delays can occur. Always verify arrangements directly before collecting someone from jail.
Inmate Visitation and Telephone Calls
Clark County Jail uses video visitation for personal visits. Visitors can participate remotely or, subject to the jail’s rules and available facilities, through an on-site kiosk.
- Confirm the inmate’s current custody and visitation eligibility.
- Review the official Personal Visitors page.
- Use the linked GettingOut visitation service to create an account if required.
- Select an available visitation option and follow the booking instructions.
- Check whether a fee applies to the selected type of visit.
- Follow identification, conduct and scheduling rules.
The county states that an inmate must have been in custody for 72 hours before visits are allowed. The jail also restricts on-site kiosk access and requires video visits to be arranged in advance.
Visitation service support: 866-516-0115.
For telephone communication, check the county’s Jail Services website for the current provider and funding instructions. Do not assume that an inmate can receive an incoming personal telephone call.
Sending Mail and Money to a Clark County Inmate
Official inmate mailing address
Clark County uses a separate mail-processing address for incoming personal inmate correspondence. Do not send personal inmate mail to the jail’s downtown street address.
Clark County Jail, WA
Inmate’s Full Name and CFN Number
PO Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131
Include your complete sender name and return address. Consult the official inmate mail rules before mailing anything. The county warns that prohibited materials may be rejected or referred for investigation.
Depositing money
The county provides commissary and telephone-funding resources through its Jail Services website. Kiosks are available during published Main Jail lobby hours.
- Confirm the inmate’s full name and CFN.
- Open the official Jail Services website.
- Follow its current inmate-funds or commissary instructions.
- Check any processing fee, deposit restrictions and payment limits before submitting money.
- Retain the receipt or transaction confirmation.
Never send money in response to an unsolicited call without independently verifying the destination through the county’s published telephone number.
Booking Photos, Mugshots and Public Records
The official Clark County, Washington roster displays text-based inmate information rather than a gallery of booking photographs. Availability of a mugshot on an unrelated commercial website should not be mistaken for confirmation of current custody.
The county also notes that jail records outside its public register are generally confidential under Washington law, including RCW 70.48.100. Requests for records must follow the appropriate legal disclosure and authorization process.
For guidance, visit Clark County Jail Records. For court documents, use the Clerk’s published access and copy-request procedures instead.
Which Clark County? Washington vs. Nevada
There are multiple Clark Counties in the United States. This article’s main jail roster is for Vancouver, Washington. If your search concerns Las Vegas or the surrounding Nevada area, use the separate official Clark County Detention Center search instead.
| Location | Official inmate search |
|---|---|
| Clark County, Washington Vancouver | Washington Jail Roster 564-397-4996 |
| Clark County, Nevada Las Vegas area | Nevada Inmate Search 702-671-3900 |
The Nevada system permits searches using a last name, inmate ID or Justice Court case number. Its official information page explains that inmates in some city detention facilities must be searched through the relevant city jail rather than the county detention center.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do I find someone in Clark County Jail?
Open the official Clark County, Washington jail roster, review the names or filter by booking date, and check the person’s CFN, booking details and listed charges. Call 564-397-4996 for current custody confirmation.
2. Is the Clark County jail roster free to search?
Yes. The county’s publicly accessible roster can be viewed without purchasing a third-party report or paying an inmate-search fee.
3. How can I check the latest Clark County jail bookings?
Use the booking-date fields on the official jail roster to narrow the listed entries to a recent day or date range. The results reflect the public jail register, not every arrest made in the county.
4. Does the Clark County jail roster show mugshots?
The Washington county’s official roster is a text-based listing. It does not provide a public mugshot gallery in its displayed roster fields.
5. Why is an inmate missing from the Clark County roster?
The person may not have completed intake, may have been released, may be held by another jurisdiction or may have a record that is not publicly displayed. Confirm custody using the county’s jail information telephone line.
6. Can I look up an inmate using a booking number?
The Washington roster displays a CFN, or Control File Number, for listed individuals. The public interface primarily provides a booking-date filter and roster table rather than a separate CFN search field. The CFN can help with follow-up questions to jail staff.
7. How do I find an inmate’s court date?
Use the appropriate Clark County court case-search system. For Superior Court matters, the County Clerk’s Access to Records page links to the Odyssey Portal for case summaries and calendars.
8. Can I visit a Clark County inmate in person?
Personal visitation is conducted by video. A limited on-site kiosk option is available under jail rules, while remote video visits can be arranged through the approved provider. Check eligibility, scheduling and fees before planning a visit.
9. How can I find an inmate’s release date?
Check the Release Date column on the jail roster and contact Jail Records to confirm the current status. Release processing can change because of court orders, bail, holds or administrative procedures.
10. Is Clark County Courthouse Jail the same as the Clark County Jail?
For this Washington guide, the relevant detention facility is Clark County Main Jail at 707 West 13th Street, Vancouver. The courthouse performs judicial functions, while the jail manages custody and booking records. The two should not be treated as the same office.
Official Sources and Where to Go Next
For the most accurate answer, begin with the government service that handles your specific question. Jail Records is best for custody or release questions; the Clerk’s Office is best for Superior Court case documents and hearing information.
- Clark County Jail Roster — current public register
- Clark County Jail Records — custody inquiries and records
- Inmate Release Information — bail and release procedures
- Personal Visitors — visitation restrictions and scheduling
- Inmate Mail — mailing instructions
- Superior Court Records — case searches and documents
Information reviewed: October 31, 2026. Jail records, booking entries, custody status, lobby schedules and visiting procedures are subject to change. This page does not reproduce a live inmate roster or provide legal advice.