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 October 4, 2026.
Shoshone County, Idaho, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Shoshone County is held at the county jail, run by the Shoshone 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 Shoshone County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Shoshone County is held at the county jail, run by the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office at shoshonecounty.id.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Shoshone County Idaho), phone (208) 556-1114, 717 Bank Street Wallace, ID 83873, Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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) 556-1114.
The Shoshone County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 46 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 48 beds, and it ran at 96 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Shoshone County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Shoshone County Jail
The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Kellogg, Pinehurst and Osburn make the arrests that end in a booking in Shoshone County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office's 416 for 2024, Kellogg's 117 for 2025 and Osburn's 33 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Shoshone County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 548 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 Shoshone 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 Shoshone 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 Shoshone County?
Ask the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office at (208) 556-1114; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at shoshonecounty.id.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Shoshone County jail?
About 46 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 48 beds.
What is the phone number for the Shoshone County jail?
(208) 556-1114, the number on the page of the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Shoshone County go?
To a facility of the Idaho Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at idoc.idaho.gov.
Is this the official Shoshone 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.