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 28, 2026.
Pocatello, Idaho, in Bannock County, has about 58,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pocatello is held at the county jail, run by the Bannock 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 Pocatello
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pocatello is held at the county jail, run by the Bannock County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Bannock County Sheriff's Office at bannockcounty.gov/jail-roster (page title: Jail Roster | Bannock County), phone 208-236-7111, Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Bannock County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 270 people, up from about 260 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 314 beds, and it ran at 86 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bannock County has about 91,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bannock County Jail
The Bannock County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Pocatello (filed by the FBI as Pocatello Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Pocatello.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Pocatello's 2,532 for 2025, the Bannock County Sheriff's Office's 542 for 2025 and Chubbuck's 462 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Bannock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,536 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 Pocatello 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 Pocatello?
Look on the custody page of the Bannock County Sheriff's Office at bannockcounty.gov/jail-roster, or call 208-236-7111. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Bannock County jail?
About 270 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 314 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bannock County jail?
208-236-7111, the number on the page of the Bannock County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bannock County go?
To a facility of the Idaho Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at idoc.idaho.gov.
Is this the official Pocatello 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.