Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Emmett, Idaho, in Gem County, has about 8,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Emmett is held at the county jail, run by the Gem County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Emmett
The county jail, run by the Gem County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Emmett, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Gem County Sheriff's Office at gemcounty.org/departments_offices/county_sheriff/index.php (page title: Gem County, ID), phone (208) 365-3521, mony Email (208)477-2025 7:00am to 5:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (208) 365-3521.
The Gem County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 28 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 52 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Gem County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Gem County Jail
The Gem County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Emmett (filed by the FBI as Emmett Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Emmett.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Gem County Sheriff's Office's 273 for 2025 and Emmett's 80 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Gem County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 353 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Emmett arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Idaho Department of Correction lists its inmates at idoc.idaho.gov/content/prisons/resident-client-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Emmett?
Ask the Gem County Sheriff's Office at (208) 365-3521; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gemcounty.org.
How many people are in the Gem County jail?
About 28 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 52 beds.
What is the phone number for the Gem County jail?
(208) 365-3521, the number on the page of the Gem County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Gem County go?
To a facility of the Idaho Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at idoc.idaho.gov.
Is this the official Emmett website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.