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 September 26, 2026.
Moscow, Idaho, in Latah County, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Moscow is held at the county jail, run by the Latah 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 Moscow
The county jail, run by the Latah County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Moscow, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Latah County Sheriff's Office at latahcountyid.gov/sheriff/detention (page title: Detention), phone 866-516-0115, Wednesday from 6:30 to 9:00 PM, 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 866-516-0115.
The Latah County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 30 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 39 beds, and it ran at 77 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Latah County has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 7 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Latah County Jail
The Latah County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Moscow (filed by the FBI as Moscow Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Moscow.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Moscow's 477 for 2025 and the Latah County Sheriff's Office's 207 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Latah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 684 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 Moscow arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Latah County serves the sentence in a facility of the Idaho Department of Correction, whose inmate locator is at idoc.idaho.gov/content/prisons/resident-client-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Moscow?
Ask the Latah County Sheriff's Office at 866-516-0115; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at latahcountyid.gov/sheriff/detention.
How many people are in the Latah County jail?
About 30 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 39 beds.
What is the phone number for the Latah County jail?
866-516-0115, the number on the page of the Latah County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Latah County go?
To a facility of the Idaho Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at idoc.idaho.gov.
Is this the official Moscow 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.