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.
Skamania County, Washington, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Skamania County is held at the county jail, run by the Skamania 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: Skamania County public records, Skamania County arrest records, Skamania County warrants, Skamania County criminal records, Skamania County court records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Skamania County
The county jail, run by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Skamania County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Skamania County Sheriff's Office at skamaniasheriff.com/corrections (page title: Corrections | Skamania County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Skamania County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 17 people, down from about 50 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 50 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Skamania County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Skamania County Jail
The Skamania County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Skamania County.
The Skamania County Sheriff's Office reported 64 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 Skamania 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 Skamania County?
Ask the Skamania County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at skamaniasheriff.com/corrections.
How many people are in the Skamania County jail?
About 17 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 50 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Skamania County go?
To a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov.
Is this the official Skamania 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.