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 October 2, 2026.
Stevens County, Washington, has about 49,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Stevens County is held at the county jail, run by the Stevens 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: Stevens County public records, Stevens County arrest records, Stevens County warrants, Stevens County criminal records, Stevens County court records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Stevens County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Stevens County is held at the county jail, run by the Stevens County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Stevens County Sheriff's Office at stephenssheriff-ok.gov/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Stephens County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Stevens County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 50 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 52 beds, and it ran at 96 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Stevens County has about 49,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Stevens County Jail
The Stevens County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Colville, Chewelah and Kettle Falls make the arrests that end in a booking in Stevens County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Stevens County Sheriff's Office's 380 for 2025, Kettle Falls's 14 for 2024 and Chewelah's 12 for 2021.
Together, the two agencies in Stevens County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 384 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 Stevens 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 Stevens 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 Stevens County?
Look on the custody page of the Stevens County Sheriff's Office at stephenssheriff-ok.gov/inmate-search, or call 877-654-8463. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Stevens County jail?
About 50 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 52 beds.
What is the phone number for the Stevens County jail?
877-654-8463, the number on the page of the Stevens County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Stevens County go?
To a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov.
Is this the official Stevens 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.