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 30, 2026.
Ferry County, Washington, has about 7,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ferry County is held at the county jail, run by the Ferry 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: Ferry County public records, Ferry County arrest records, Ferry County warrants, Ferry County criminal records, Ferry County court records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ferry County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ferry County is held at the county jail, run by the Ferry County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Ferry County Sheriff's Office at ferry-county.com/law_and_justice/sheriff/jail/inmate_roster.php (page title: Ferry County Government), phone (866) 345-1884, 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 Ferry County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 26 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 45 beds, and it ran at 58 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ferry County has about 7,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ferry County Jail
The Ferry County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Ferry County.
The Ferry County Sheriff's Office reported 36 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Ferry 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 Ferry 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 Ferry County?
Look on the custody page of the Ferry County Sheriff's Office at ferry-county.com, or call (866) 345-1884. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Ferry County jail?
About 26 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 45 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ferry County jail?
(866) 345-1884, the number on the page of the Ferry County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ferry County go?
To a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov.
Is this the official Ferry 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.