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.
Owyhee County, Idaho, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Owyhee County is held at the county jail, run by the Owyhee 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: Owyhee County public records, Owyhee County arrest records, Owyhee County warrants, Owyhee County criminal records, Owyhee County court records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Owyhee County
The county jail, run by the Owyhee County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Owyhee County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Owyhee County Sheriff's Office at owyheecounty.net/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Owyhee County Idaho), phone 208-495-1154, 83650, Monday thru Friday 8:00am-4:00pm, 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 208-495-1154.
The Owyhee County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 23 people, up from about 12 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2018, the last year with a capacity figure, was 40 beds, and it ran at 120 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Owyhee County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Owyhee County Jail
The Owyhee County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Homedale make the arrests that end in a booking in Owyhee County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Owyhee County Sheriff's Office's 149 for 2023 and Homedale's 52 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Owyhee County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 201 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 Owyhee 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 Owyhee 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 Owyhee County?
Ask the Owyhee County Sheriff's Office at 208-495-1154; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at owyheecounty.net/sheriff.
How many people are in the Owyhee County jail?
About 23 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 40 beds.
What is the phone number for the Owyhee County jail?
208-495-1154, the number on the page of the Owyhee County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Owyhee County go?
To a facility of the Idaho Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at idoc.idaho.gov.
Is this the official Owyhee 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.