SearchSystems Editorial

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 9, 2026.

About this guide

Teton County, Idaho, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Teton County is held at the county jail, run by the Teton 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: Teton County public records, Teton County arrest records, Teton County warrants, Teton County police reports, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.

The Teton County Jail by the Numbers

On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 10 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 15 beds, and it ran at 63 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.

Teton County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 7 people for every 10,000 residents.

Who Books People Into the Teton County Jail

The Teton County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Teton County.

The Teton County Sheriff's Office reported 204 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Teton 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 Teton 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 Teton County?

Ask the Teton County Sheriff's Office at (208) 776-8200; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at tetoncountysheriff.com.

How many people are in the Teton County jail?

About 10 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 15 beds.

What is the phone number for the Teton County jail?

(208) 776-8200, the number on the page of the Teton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.

Where do people sentenced to prison in Teton County go?

To a facility of the Idaho Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at idoc.idaho.gov.

Is this the official Teton 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.