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 on September 24, 2026.
Hood River County, Oregon, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hood River County is held at the county jail, run by the Hood River 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: Hood River County public records, Hood River County arrest records, Hood River County warrants, Hood River County criminal records, Hood River County court records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hood River County
The county jail, run by the Hood River County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Hood River County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hood River County Sheriff's Office at hoodriversheriff.com/what-we-do/jail-information (page title: Jail Information (NORCOR) | Hood River County Sheriff), phone 541-298-1576, 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 541-298-1576.
The Hood River County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 64 people, down from about 67 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 82 beds, and it ran at 78 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hood River County has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hood River County Jail
The Hood River County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hood River make the arrests that end in a booking in Hood River County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Hood River County: the Hood River County State Police (state police); the Hood River County Liquor Commission (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hood River's 271 for 2025 and the Hood River County Sheriff's Office's 146 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Hood River County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 417 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 Hood River County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Oregon Department of Corrections lists its inmates at oregon.gov/doc/victim-services/pages/offender-search.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Hood River County?
Ask the Hood River County Sheriff's Office at 541-298-1576; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hoodriversheriff.com.
How many people are in the Hood River County jail?
About 64 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 82 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hood River County jail?
541-298-1576, the number on the page of the Hood River County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hood River County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Hood River 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.