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.
Clearwater County, Idaho, has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clearwater County is held at the county jail, run by the Clearwater 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.
Related guides: Clearwater County public records, Clearwater County arrest records, Clearwater County warrants, Clearwater County police reports, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clearwater County
The county jail, run by the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Clearwater County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office at clearwatercounty.org/departments/sheriff/index.php (page title: Welcome to Clearwater County, ID), phone 208-476-4521, 150 Michigan Ave., Orofino, ID 83544, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 208-476-4521.
The Clearwater County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 16 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 31 beds, and it ran at 52 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clearwater County has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clearwater County Jail
The Clearwater County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Orofino make the arrests that end in a booking in Clearwater County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office's 48 for 2024 and Orofino's 23 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Clearwater County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 85 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 Clearwater 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 Clearwater 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 Clearwater County?
Ask the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office at 208-476-4521; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at clearwatercounty.org.
How many people are in the Clearwater County jail?
About 16 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 31 beds.
What is the phone number for the Clearwater County jail?
208-476-4521, the number on the page of the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clearwater County go?
To a facility of the Idaho Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at idoc.idaho.gov.
Is this the official Clearwater 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.