Inmate Search 🔍 | Adams County Jail

Adams County Jail is a minimum security jail which falls under jurisdiction of Adams, ID. The jail is maintained and operated by sheriffs in Adams County. Offenders from the Police and City jails are transferred to the jail after the paper work is done. They usually stay in the jail, until they are sentenced, acquitted or released on bail. It houses inmates on temporary hold, typically serving less than a year jail term. Most of the inmates in Adams County Jail are convicted for misdemeanor offenses like driving under the influence, fighting/assault, theft etc. It provides basic amenities to the inmates like bathroom facility, 3 meals daily, education program and TV facility. It also provides work release program and other specialized services to the inmates.

Location

201 Industrial Avenue PO Box 64
Council, Idaho 83612

Fax Number

208-364-4809

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q. How do I find out if someone is currently detained at Adams County Jail?

Adams County Jail maintains an online inmate list where one can find the list of detainees. The list is updated usually fairly frequently. To check the inmate roster please visit Adams County Jail Sheriff Department website. If that doesn't work, another good way to find someone is to call the Council police department at 208-253-4370 and find out about the inmate directly.

Q. What if you are not able to find the inmate in Adams County Jail?

It means the inmate is transferred to nearby county jail or state prison facility or is released from jail. Check Idaho inmate search page for more details on how to search for an inmate in Idaho.

Q. What are the visitation rules of Adams County Jail?

Any individual with valid government ID and who isn’t on felony probation is allowed to visit an inmate. Children below 18 years, must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
For more information one can call 208-253-4370.

Adams County Jail Visitation Hours

Sunday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday	9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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More Information

The Adams County jail was built in 2000. It can hold 31 inmates. The offices for the Sheriff's Department are outside of the secure area. Captain Bill Riehle was integral to the supervision of the construction of the jail and managed it until he died in 2009. It replaced a jail that had been built of brick in 1915 after the entire city burned.

In 2006, Adams County Sheriff Richard Green was arrested on nine felony counts. Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden had his office look into reports that the Sheriff was using a county credit card for personal purposes. He had spent a little over twelve hundred in the time frame that was looked into. Six of the charges were for misuse of public funds and three for presenting fraudulent accounts to a bank. Green pleaded guilty.

On July 6, 2009, Deputy Sheriff Monte Matthews was on a normal patrol route. He, for some reason, crossed the center line of the road and hit a minivan head on. He died because of the wreck.

In 2015, Sharlene Liesen was arrested for felony exploitation of the elderly. When they ran a background check on her, it was found she had been on the run since 1997 for a felony warrant. The charge on the warrant was for check fraud. She was supposed to pay back fifty thousand in the case.

On November 1, 2015, a car driven by tourists stuck a bull that had went into the road from a ranch. The Adams County dispatch called the owner of the ranch, Jack Yantis, and told him he needed to take care of the bull. Yantis went to the road with a rifle to euthanize it. When he got there, Adams County Deputies Brian Wood and Cody Roland were there because of the wreck. They claimed that Yantis was acting in an aggressive fashion with the rifle. They pulled their service pistols and ended up shooting Yantis to death. This led to an investigation by the state authorities. Roland resigned within a month of the shooting. Wood stayed during a ten month paid leave for the investigation and then was no longer a deputy. The county paid out more than two million in a lawsuit.

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