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 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Cheney, Washington, in Spokane County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cheney is held at the county jail, run by the Spokane 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 Cheney
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cheney is held at the county jail, run by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office at spokanecounty.gov/359/Booking-Classification (page title: Booking & Classification | Spokane County, WA), phone 509-477-2278, 1100 W. Mallon Avenue Spokane, WA 99260, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Spokane County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 860 people, down from about 940 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 978 beds, and it ran at 83 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Spokane County has about 556,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Spokane County Jail
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Cheney (filed by the FBI as Cheney Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Cheney.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Spokane County: Eastern Washington University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Spokane's 4,567 for 2025, Spokane Valley's 2,171 for 2025 and the Spokane County Sheriff's Office's 1,547 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Spokane County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,577 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 Cheney arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Washington State Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.wa.gov/records/incarcerated-data-search/incarcerated-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Cheney?
Look on the custody page of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office at spokanecounty.gov/359/Booking-Classification, or call 509-477-2278. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Spokane County jail?
About 860 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 978 beds.
What is the phone number for the Spokane County jail?
509-477-2278, the number on the page of the Spokane County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Spokane County go?
To a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov.
Is this the official Cheney website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.