Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Washakie County, Wyoming, has about 7,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Washakie County is held at the county jail, run by the Washakie 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: Washakie County public records, Washakie County arrest records, Washakie County warrants, Washakie County criminal records, Washakie County court records, Wyoming arrest records and Wyoming inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Washakie County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Washakie County is held at the county jail, run by the Washakie County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Washakie County Sheriff's Office at washakiecountywy.gov/225/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Washakie County, WY), phone 307-347-2242, 100 North 10th Street Worland, WY 82401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 307-347-2242.
The Washakie County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 27 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 52 beds, and it ran at 52 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Washakie County has about 7,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Washakie County Jail
The Washakie County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Worland make the arrests that end in a booking in Washakie County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Worland's 130 for 2025 and the Washakie County Sheriff's Office's 20 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Washakie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 150 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 Washakie 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 Wyoming Department of Corrections lists its inmates at wdoc-loc.wyo.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Washakie County?
Ask the Washakie County Sheriff's Office at 307-347-2242; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at washakiecountywy.gov/225/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Washakie County jail?
About 27 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 Washakie County jail?
307-347-2242, the number on the page of the Washakie County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Washakie County go?
To a facility of the Wyoming Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at wdoc-loc.wyo.gov.
Is this the official Washakie 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.