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 26, 2026.
Clarkston, Washington, in Asotin County, has about 7,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clarkston is held at the county jail, run by the Asotin 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 Clarkston
The county jail, run by the Asotin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Clarkston, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Asotin County Sheriff's Office at asotincountywa.gov/235/Jail (page title: Jail | Asotin County, WA), phone 509-758-1668, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 509-758-1668.
The Asotin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 47 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 65 beds, and it ran at 72 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Asotin County has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Asotin County Jail
The Asotin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Clarkston (filed by the FBI as Clarkston Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Clarkston.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Clarkston's 889 for 2025, the Asotin County Sheriff's Office's 457 for 2025 and Asotin's 10 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Asotin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,346 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 Clarkston 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 Asotin County serves the sentence in a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov/records/incarcerated-data-search/incarcerated-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Clarkston?
Ask the Asotin County Sheriff's Office at 509-758-1668; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at asotincountywa.gov/235/Jail.
How many people are in the Asotin County jail?
About 47 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 65 beds.
What is the phone number for the Asotin County jail?
509-758-1668, the number on the page of the Asotin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Asotin County go?
To a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov.
Is this the official Clarkston 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.