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 30, 2026.
Bonner County, Idaho, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bonner County is held at the county jail, run by the Bonner 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 Bonner County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bonner County is held at the county jail, run by the Bonner County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bonner County Sheriff's Office at bonnercountyid.gov/sheriff (page title: Bonner County Idaho Official Website | Sheriff), phone 208-263-8417, 4001 North Boyer Road Sandpoint, ID 83864, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 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 208-263-8417.
The Bonner County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 130 people, up from about 96 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 124 beds, and it ran at 77 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bonner County has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bonner County Jail
The Bonner County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Sandpoint, Ponderay and Priest River make the arrests that end in a booking in Bonner County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Bonner County Sheriff's Office's 527 for 2025, Sandpoint's 383 for 2025 and Ponderay's 172 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Bonner County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 966 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 Bonner County 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 Bonner 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 Bonner County?
Ask the Bonner County Sheriff's Office at 208-263-8417; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bonnercountyid.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Bonner County jail?
About 130 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 124 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bonner County jail?
208-263-8417, the number on the page of the Bonner County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bonner County go?
To a facility of the Idaho Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at idoc.idaho.gov.
Is this the official Bonner County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.