The Stevens County Inmate Population
The Stevens County inmate population is reported through several official channels, but the daily jail roster is the most direct public snapshot of local custody. The county's primary detention facility is the Stevens County Jail in Colville, operated by the Stevens County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Brad Manke. The official jail function holds people arrested by law enforcement, people waiting for court action, and people sentenced by a court to local commitment. The county roster can also show practical status labels that are not the same as a court charge, including wing assignments, inmate-worker status, and entries noted as Ferry County or Eastern State Hospital.
The population count changes when new arrests arrive, courts set release conditions, bonds are posted, cases are resolved, and sentenced people move from jail custody into the Washington State Department of Corrections. The WASPC annual jail statistics give the annual jail measures, while the official Stevens County roster gives the day-specific custody list. Those sources serve different jobs. Annual averages show pressure on the jail over time. The roster shows who was listed for that posting date and what limited custody data the public PDF includes.
Stevens County Inmate Population Statistics
The 2025 WASPC jail-statistics workbook lists Stevens County with an average daily population of 63, 45 facility beds, 1,010 admissions, an average length of stay of 24.5 days, and no in-custody deaths for that year. The July 2, 2026 official roster listed 61 inmates for that day. Those figures should not be blended into one number. The average daily population is a year measure, the facility-bed count is a reported bed figure, and the roster total is a point-in-time jail list.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average daily population | 63 | WASPC annual jail statistics, 2025 |
| Facility beds | 45 | WASPC annual jail statistics, 2025 |
| Annual admissions | 1,010 | WASPC annual jail statistics, 2025 |
| Admissions per 1,000 residents | 20.6059 | WASPC annual jail statistics, 2025, using 2023 population 49,015 |
| Daily roster total | 61 | Stevens County Jail roster PDF dated July 2, 2026 |
Stevens County Inmate Population Trends
Recent Stevens County inmate population data shows capacity pressure rather than a flat line. WASPC reported an average daily population of 40.01 in 2020, 46.92 in 2021, 54.78 in 2022, 63 in 2023, 59.5 in 2024, and 63 in 2025. The same 2025 workbook reported 45 facility beds. That means the 2024 and 2025 annual averages were above the reported bed figure. Admissions moved the other way in the most recent pair of years, dropping from 1,208 in 2024 to 1,010 in 2025, while average length of stay rose from 22 to 24.5 days.
Those facts support a careful local reading. They show more than one force at work. Fewer admissions do not always mean a lower jail count if people stay longer, wait for court, serve local commitments, or remain held on warrants, detainers, medical status, or transfer issues. The public data does not prove why each change occurred, so the safer conclusion is limited: Stevens County has had a jail population above the reported facility-bed figure in recent annual data, and the 2026 daily roster inspected was consistent with that pressure.
| Year | Average Daily Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | 45 facility beds, 1,010 admissions, 24.5 average length of stay |
| 2024 | 59.5 | 45 facility beds, 1,208 admissions, 22 average length of stay |
| 2023 | 63 | Older-format WASPC workbook, no design capacity reported |
| 2022 | 54.78 | 43 reported capacity, no in-custody deaths reported |
| 2021 | 46.92 | 45 reported capacity, one in-custody death field in Stevens row |
| 2020 | 40.01 | 40 reported capacity, no in-custody deaths reported |
Stevens County Inmate Population Makeup
The 2025 WASPC demographic fields give a limited but useful view of who made up the Stevens County inmate population on an average-day basis. Male ADP was 54 and female ADP was 8.9167. The same workbook listed White ADP at 56.8333, Black ADP at 0.9167, American Indian or Alaska Native ADP at 5.0833, Asian ADP at 0, Hispanic ADP at 0, and unknown race ADP at 0.0833. These are statistical categories in the workbook, not full personal profiles.
The public roster is more narrow. It does not show date of birth, race, sex, height, weight, mugshot, or charge descriptions. It does show assigned housing labels such as NORTH WING, WEST WING, SOUTH WING, FEMALE CELL, INMATE WORK, Ferry County, and Eastern State Hospital in the July 2, 2026 PDF. Those labels help explain local custody status, but they do not replace a court record or a complete booking file.
- Male and female ADP: WASPC 2025 reported 54 male ADP and 8.9167 female ADP.
- Long stays: WASPC 2025 listed 7 Stevens County jail stays over 365 days.
- Other program: WASPC 2025 marked Electronic Monitoring as the local alternative program.
- Roster labels: The daily PDF uses housing and status labels, not charge-level categories.
Stevens County Jail Capacity
Capacity is a central Stevens County inmate population issue. WASPC lists 45 facility beds for the Stevens County Sheriff's Office in 2024 and 2025. Stevens County justice-center planning material gives a related but different local statement: the current jail has capacity for 44 inmates, while space studies say it should only have 30. The July 2, 2026 roster count was 61. Each number comes from a different source and should be read in that context.
The Washington DES-hosted justice-center application from 2025 described a proposed new Stevens County Justice Center with an approximately 160-bed jail, courts, and court clerk offices. The stated design idea was not just more beds. The project materials connect the jail, court, and clerk functions so people in custody can move through court work with less transport through public areas. No official DOJ consent decree or jail-specific conditions order was found in the research materials, so the capacity discussion should stay with the sourced planning and statistics.
Laws for Stevens County Inmates
Washington law explains why the Stevens County inmate population is visible in some ways and restricted in others. The public can use the daily roster and public-records channels, but inmate files and booking photographs are not treated as a free-for-all. Chapter 42.56 RCW is the general Public Records Act. RCW 70.48.100 governs jail registers and inmate records. RCW 36.28A.040 creates the statewide jail booking and reporting system and victim notification framework that connects to WA VINE. RCW 70.48.071 requires local correctional facility standards that address health, safety, welfare, and constitutional requirements.
Key Statutes:
Chapter 42.56 RCW requires Washington agencies to make public records available unless an exemption or other law applies.
RCW 70.48.100 governs jail registers, inmate-record confidentiality, and limited booking-photo release rules.
RCW 36.28A.040 supports statewide jail booking reports and automated victim notification.
RCW 70.48.071 requires local jail standards tied to health, safety, welfare, and constitutional needs.
Stevens County State Prison Search
A person sentenced from Stevens County to state prison usually leaves the county jail roster and moves into Washington DOC systems. No Washington DOC adult prison is listed inside Stevens County on the DOC prisons map, so the county page is not the right place to look for a sentenced prison population physically housed in Stevens County. The local jail roster covers county custody. The DOC locator covers state prison and DOC-related status.
The Washington DOC incarcerated search can be searched by DOC number, first name, or last name. Its result fields include DOC number, name, age, and location. The DOC search also points users toward VINE-style custody notifications. Special characters other than hyphens and apostrophes are not accepted in DOC name fields, so a failed name search may need a simpler spelling.
The official DOC search screen is a useful match for Stevens County inmates who have moved out of local custody. Source view: Washington DOC incarcerated search.
Use DOC after a state-prison sentence, for DOC-related location questions, or when the county roster no longer lists a person who was once in Stevens County jail custody.
Search Stevens County Inmates
The official Stevens County jail roster is a daily PDF, not a live searchable database. The Stevens County inmate roster page links to the dated jail roster. The roster is generated around 4 a.m. and posted once daily between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. Bookings after about 4 a.m. are not included in that day's posted list, so a same-day arrest may require a phone call to the jail.
A good Stevens County inmate population lookup starts with the exact spelling of the last name, but the PDF can also be searched by booking number or a visible housing label. The inspected July 2, 2026 PDF was alphabetized by last name and listed the total at the top. It did not provide a web search form, mugshots, charge descriptions, or clickable inmate profile pages.
- Open the official Stevens County inmate roster page and choose the current dated Jail Inmate Roster PDF.
- Check the roster total at the top to understand the day's population snapshot.
- Use the browser or PDF find tool to search the last name, booking number, or visible housing label.
- Read the row left to right for name number, booking number, name, booking date, days in custody, assigned housing, bond, and scheduled release if shown.
- If the arrest happened after the roster cutoff, call Stevens County Jail at 509-684-4707 for current custody status.
- If the person was sentenced, transferred, released, held federally, or in immigration custody, use DOC, court, BOP, ICE, VINE, or public-records channels instead.
Stevens County Current Inmate Lookup
The current inmate lookup is limited by the public format Stevens County uses. A reader does not type a name into a county search box. The person opens the PDF and searches within it. The visible fields are roster fields, not a full case file. Bond is shown as a single number. Scheduled release appears for some rows and is blank for many others. The jail list does not show the arresting agency, charges, court date, physical description, or booking photo.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current PDF link | Link/PDF | Yes | Open the dated roster. There is no county name-search form. |
| Browser/PDF text search | Find control | No | Use Ctrl+F or the device PDF search for a name, booking number, or housing label. |
| Name number | PDF column | No | Local numeric identifier shown on the roster row. |
| Booking number | PDF column | No | Numeric booking identifier, such as the observed nine-digit examples. |
| Assigned housing | PDF column | No | Observed labels include NORTH WING, WEST WING, SOUTH WING, FEMALE CELL, INMATE WORK, Ferry County, and Eastern State Hospital. |
| Bonds | PDF column | No | One number appears. The PDF does not explain cash, surety, PR, or hold details. |
Stevens County Past Inmate Records
Past and released Stevens County inmate records may require more than the current roster. The daily PDF is built for current custody at the time it is generated. If a person was released, moved to DOC, transferred to another county, or held under a different legal authority, the current roster may not find them. Court records may show the charge path after arrest. Public-records requests may be needed for older booking records or jail records that are not part of the public PDF.
Stevens County centralizes many public-records requests through the Public Records Office and the NextRequest portal. Requests should identify the record with enough detail to locate it, such as name, booking number, booking date, incident number if known, and the type of record sought. County policy and Washington law still control exemptions, redactions, copy charges, and records owned by court offices.
The NextRequest portal is the official county path for many non-court records. Source view: Stevens County NextRequest.
Use the portal for records that are created or held by county offices, while court-file copies still belong with the clerk or court record channels.
Stevens County Inmate Record Fields
The Stevens County public roster is a flat custody list. It is useful, but it is not a full booking packet. The field inventory from the July 2, 2026 roster shows a concise row with identifiers, dates, housing, bond, and release information where present. Missing fields are just as important. The roster does not show charges, court case numbers, mugshots, arresting agency, date of birth, race, sex, height, weight, or a warrant number.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Number | A numeric identifier for the jail booking, separate from a court case number. |
| Booking Date | The booking date and time, shown to the second in the inspected PDF. |
| Charges | Not shown on the public roster. Use court records for formal charges. |
| Bond Amount | A single numeric bond figure, without detailed bond type or per-charge terms. |
| Housing Unit | The public assigned-housing label, such as a wing, FEMALE CELL, INMATE WORK, Ferry County, or Eastern State Hospital. |
| Custody Status | Inferred from appearing on the roster. A separate status column is not published. |
Stevens County Jail or DOC
County jail and state prison lookups answer different questions. The Stevens County Jail covers local custody after arrest, pretrial detention, short local commitments, and other local or cross-agency housing notes shown on the roster. Washington DOC covers sentenced state custody and DOC warrant information. A missed result in one system does not prove the person is free or never booked. It may mean the case moved to another system.
| County Jail | State Prison / DOC | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | People arrested locally, pretrial detainees, and court-committed local jail inmates | People in sentenced state custody or DOC-related status |
| Run by | Stevens County Sheriff's Office | Washington State Department of Corrections |
| Where to look | Daily Stevens County Jail PDF roster | Washington DOC incarcerated search and DOC warrant search |
| What appears | Roster row with booking, housing, bond, and release fields | DOC number, name, age, location, and linked custody profile fields where available |
| Best use | New arrests and current local jail custody | Sentenced state custody after transfer from county jail |
Stevens County Custody Fallbacks
When the Stevens County inmate population search does not find a person, use the custody channel that matches the legal status. WA VINE is for custody-status and notification service. WASPC describes WA VINE as open and free, with city and county jails, Washington DOC, and Nisqually Tribal Jail as contributors. DOC is for state prison and DOC warrants. BOP is for federal Bureau of Prisons custody from 1982 to present. ICE is for immigration detention, using A-number and country of birth or biographical details.
WA VINE is a strong secondary channel because it can send custody notifications. Source view: WA VINE custody-status search.
VINE is best used as a notification and custody-status tool, not as a replacement for the Stevens County jail roster or court records.
For federal cases, use the Federal BOP inmate locator and, for immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. No federal prison or ICE detention facility was identified in Stevens County. The official Washington ICE detention facility discussed in the research is the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, which is not a Stevens County facility.
Stevens County Detention Facilities
The Stevens County facility list has one local county jail facility. Nearby, state, federal, immigration, and tribal custody systems may matter for a person's records, but they are not Stevens County facility pages in this build. The Colville Tribal Corrections facility is an official regional tribal source, but its published corrections address is in Nespelem, outside Stevens County. Washington DOC does not list a prison in Stevens County, and BOP and ICE tools do not identify a federal or immigration detention center inside the county.
- Stevens County Jail - The county jail operated by the Stevens County Sheriff's Office for local arrests, pretrial custody, local commitments, and rostered housing/status entries.
Stevens County Roster Terms
Roster terms can be plain, but several have legal meaning. A booking row is not a conviction. A bond number is not a promise of release. A housing label is not a formal charge. These short definitions help read the Stevens County inmate population records without treating the jail PDF as a full court file.
- Booking
- The jail intake event that creates a local custody record after arrest or court commitment.
- Assigned housing
- The public wing, cell, work, or status label shown on the roster row.
- Detainer or hold
- A request or legal reason from another authority that may keep a person in custody.
- PR release
- Personal recognizance release, meaning release on promise and court conditions rather than upfront cash.
- DOC
- Washington Department of Corrections, the state prison and supervision agency.
Stevens County App Alerts
Stevens County Connect WA is a county app, but the store descriptions found in the research do not advertise an inmate roster, warrant search, mugshot lookup, visitation scheduler, or public-records request feature. Treat it as a county services and alert tool, not a custody database. The Apple listing describes county services, news, events, project tracking, push notifications, emergency updates, road closures, and public-safety announcements.
The app may still be useful for county alerts that affect travel, office access, or public-safety updates. Source view: Stevens County Connect WA on the App Store.
For custody lookup, the official path remains the Stevens County jail roster first, followed by the records, court, DOC, VINE, BOP, or ICE channel that matches the custody issue.
Stevens County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Stevens County inmate population?
WASPC reported a 2025 average daily population of 63 for Stevens County and 45 facility beds. The official daily roster inspected for July 2, 2026 listed 61 inmates. Use the annual average for trend and capacity analysis, and use the daily roster for a current custody snapshot.
How do I search the Stevens County inmate population?
Start with the official county roster page, open the dated PDF, and search inside the PDF by last name, booking number, or a visible label. Call the jail for same-day bookings after the roster cutoff, because the daily PDF excludes bookings after about 4 a.m.
Does the Stevens County roster show mugshots?
No. The inspected public roster did not show booking photos or clickable profiles. Washington law also limits jail inmate records and booking-photo release. For photo questions, use the county public-records process and expect RCW 70.48.100 to matter.
Where are court charges after a jail arrest?
The jail roster does not show formal charge descriptions. After arrest, court records are searched through Washington courts, Odyssey, the Stevens County Clerk, and District Court channels. Jail custody and court filing records are related, but they are not the same record.
What if the person is not on the Stevens County roster?
Check timing first. A new booking may miss the daily PDF cutoff. If the person was sentenced or transferred, search Washington DOC. For federal custody use BOP, for immigration detention use ICE, and for notifications use WA VINE.