How an Inmate Search Works in Idaho

The Idaho Department of Correction's Resident/Client Search is wider than a prison roster: it holds individuals on court probation or currently under IDOC jurisdiction, whether incarcerated, on probation or on parole, with a listing of the felonies for which a person is serving time. Names of people who have served their time and satisfied their sentence still appear, but their convictions do not. A search takes a name or an IDOC number, and a partial entry works with at least the first two characters of the last name or the first three digits of the number.

The department updates the database daily and warns that data can change quickly, so the site may not show the most current location, status, scheduled termination date or other information; a new arrival shows no mailing address until the person reaches IDOC custody, when one is added. An inaccuracy or a question goes through the department's Request for Information, and copies of records come from Records Information. County jail inmates are the sheriffs' records, listed on the Idaho county pages.

  • Search: name or IDOC number, partial entries allowed; results cover prison, probation and parole and show felonies only for people still serving; the department is at 1299 N. Orchard St., Suite 110, Boise, ID 83706, 208-658-2000, Director Bree Derrick.
  • Visiting: a background check and a visiting application sent to the institution holding the resident, never during reception and diagnostics, with approval in two to four weeks; out of state residents at the Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona take an online application at forms-idoc.idaho.gov.
  • Money: Access Corrections by app, website, agent at 866-345-1884 or a CashPayToday barcode at CVS, Dollar General, Family Dollar, 7-Eleven and Walgreens, each with a fee, or free by check or money order to Secure Deposits-Idaho DOC, PO Box 12486, St. Louis, MO 63132.
  • Calls and video: IC Solutions, where a family member funds a prepaid account for calls to their own number; Access Corrections money buys commissary, phone calls, video visits and tablet activities for the resident.

Written by SearchSystems.net from Idaho's own systems: the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search, the department's Visiting page, the department's Visiting Application page, the department's Visiting Hours page, the department's Sending Money page, the department's Release Pay Debit Cards page, each read on October 14, 2026 by the SearchSystems editorial team.

What the search covers

Idaho's database is the record of the department's jurisdiction, so a person on felony probation in Boise and a person in the Idaho Maximum Security Institution appear in the same search, and the entry for a resident lists the felonies behind the sentence. Someone who completed a sentence keeps a name entry with the convictions removed, which the department states plainly on the search page. The record shows the resident's facility, status and scheduled termination date as of the daily update, with the department's caution that it may lag; the search page also carries the department's alerts, such as the cancellation of all visits at the Mountain View Transformation Center on September 19 and 20 for parking lot resurfacing, and a scam warning about calls from someone claiming to be a sergeant at the Ada County Jail demanding a fee to keep a defendant in custody, which the department says will never happen.

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The facilities, in Idaho and in Arizona

The visiting hours page lists the institutions by region: in southwest Idaho's South Boise Complex the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, the Idaho State Correctional Center, the Idaho State Correctional Institution, the South Idaho Correctional Institution, the Treasure Valley Community Reentry Center, the South Boise Women's Correctional Center, the Mountain View Transformation Center, the East Boise Community Reentry Center and the Nampa Community Reentry Center; in north Idaho the North Idaho Correctional Institution at Cottonwood and the Idaho Correctional Institution Orofino; in east Idaho the Pocatello Women's Correctional Center, the St.

Anthony Work Camp and the Idaho Falls Community Reentry Center; the Twin Falls Community Reentry Center in south central Idaho; and out of state, under contract, the Saguaro Correctional Center. Each has its own visiting schedule page with the facility's address, and the department notes that schedules change with weather and emergencies and that the Cottonwood institution has site specific rules because of its location.

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Getting approved to visit

Every potential visitor completes a background check and a visiting application, read with the Visiting Rules for Residents and Visitors, and sends it to the institution where the resident is housed; for a resident new to prison the visitor waits until classification is done, because residents are not allowed visitors during the reception and diagnostic process and the visitor needs to know which institution to write to. Visiting room staff tell the resident when the application and background check are complete, normally two to four weeks, and the resident tells the visitor.

A child's application comes with the court order granting guardianship or a power of attorney delegating visitation and a certified birth certificate. The application page quotes Idaho Code 18-2510: knowingly introducing or possessing contraband in a correctional facility, tobacco, cell phones, controlled substances, firearms, ammunition, explosives or escape tools among the examples, is a crime punishable by up to five years and a $10,000 fine, and staff may search any item or visitor.

No paper money is allowed in visiting rooms, only coins in clear plastic bags or a debit or credit card for the vending machines, and no outside food, gum or candy, pictures of any kind, oils, can openers, sunglasses or documents. A visitor to a resident housed out of state does not mail anything to the facility but applies online at forms-idoc.idaho.gov, choosing Saguaro Correctional Center Arizona; for the Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex, in person visits are arranged by email with the facility's visitation staff once the online background check is processed and IDOC has notified the resident.

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Sending money and funding calls

The department partners with Access Corrections for deposits to a resident's trust account and for probation and parole fees: the free Android or iOS app, accesscorrections.com, a live bilingual agent at 866-345-1884 around the clock, Mastercard and Visa accepted on all three, or a barcode from cashpaytoday.com for a cash deposit at CVS, Dollar General, Family Dollar, 7-Eleven or Walgreens, each with a transaction fee. The one free route is the lockbox: a check or money order with the deposit form to Secure Deposits-Idaho DOC, PO Box 12486, St.

Louis, MO 63132, or for payments by the community based population to Secure Deposits-Idaho DOC P&P at the same box; the probation and parole district offices also have Access Corrections kiosks for cost of supervision and Interstate Compact fees, taking cash and cards. The reference guide, updated September 29, 2026, sorts the vendors by purpose: money sent through Access Corrections lets the resident spend on commissary, phone calls, video visits and tablet activities, while a family member who wants calls to their own number only funds a prepaid IC Solutions account at ICSolutions.com.

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Release: the debit card

A resident leaving custody receives the balance of the prison account on a Release Pay debit card instead of a check, issued through Access Corrections' subcontractor Rapid Financial Services, activated free, good for five years with free replacement after expiry, and carrying no maintenance or inactivity fees. The card works at ATMs, banks and Mastercard point of sale retailers, is surcharge free at MoneyPass network ATMs, and can be closed out for a paper check on request, all at no charge.

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Reading an Idaho result

An Idaho result places a person under the department's jurisdiction, in a named facility or under community supervision, with the felonies that put them there, or shows only a name for someone whose sentence is finished. The facility is what a visitor writes to after classification, the IDOC number is what every deposit and application carries, and a missing mailing address means the person has not yet arrived in custody.

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Questions about finding an inmate in Idaho

Does the Idaho search show people on probation or parole?
Yes. The Resident/Client Search covers everyone under IDOC jurisdiction, incarcerated, on probation or on parole, and people on court probation, with felonies listed for those serving time.
Will someone who finished their sentence still appear?
By name only. The department says the names of people who served their time and satisfied their sentence appear, but their convictions do not.
How long does visiting approval take in Idaho?
Normally two to four weeks after the application reaches the institution and the background check is complete; the resident is told and must tell the visitor. No visits are allowed during reception and diagnostics.
Can I bring cash to an Idaho prison visit?
No paper money. Visitors may bring coins in clear plastic bags, or a debit or credit card where accepted, for the vending machines, and no outside food, pictures, oils, sunglasses or documents.
How do I send money to an Idaho inmate without a fee?
By check or money order with the deposit form to Secure Deposits-Idaho DOC, PO Box 12486, St. Louis, MO 63132; the Access Corrections app, website, phone agents and CashPayToday retailers all charge a fee.
How do I visit an Idaho resident held in Arizona?
Apply online at forms-idoc.idaho.gov, choosing Saguaro Correctional Center Arizona, rather than mailing anything to the facility; for the Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex, email its visitation staff to set a time after the background check is processed.

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The department's search is one of the Idaho records this site covers: the Idaho arrest records guide explains what a booking makes public, the court records guide covers the iCourt portal, the sex offender registry guide covers the Idaho State Police registry, and the Idaho county pages list each sheriff and jail.