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 24, 2026.
Lewis County, Washington, has about 87,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lewis County is held at the county jail, run by the Lewis 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: Lewis County public records, Lewis County arrest records, Lewis County warrants, Lewis County criminal records, Lewis County court records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lewis County
The county jail, run by the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lewis County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lewis County Sheriff's Office at lewiscountywa.gov/offices/sheriff/corrections-jail (page title: Corrections | Jail), phone (360) 748-9241, 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 (360) 748-9241.
The Lewis County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 150 people, down from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 356 beds, and it ran at 67 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lewis County has about 87,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lewis County Jail
The Lewis County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Centralia, Chehalis, Winlock, Napavine, Morton and Toledo make the arrests that end in a booking in Lewis County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Centralia's 1,039 for 2025, the Lewis County Sheriff's Office's 1,015 for 2025 and Chehalis's 333 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Lewis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,569 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 Lewis 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 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 Lewis County?
Ask the Lewis County Sheriff's Office at (360) 748-9241; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lewiscountywa.gov.
How many people are in the Lewis County jail?
About 150 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 356 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lewis County jail?
(360) 748-9241, the number on the page of the Lewis County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lewis County go?
To a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov.
Is this the official Lewis 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.