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Newport Jail is low security jail which falls under jurisdiction of Newport, OR. The jail is maintained and operated by officers at Newport Police department. It is mainly used to temporarily hold new detainees before moving them to nearest county Jail. Usually it houses inmate for short period of time but in some cases it can also house inmates serving less than a year jail term. Most of the inmates are convicted for misdemeanor offenses like driving under the influence, fighting, assault, minor drug offenses, etc. Newport Jail provides basic amenities to the inmates like bathroom facility and 3 meals daily. Sometimes detainees from nearby municipality or county are also housed in the Jail.

Location

169 SW Coast Highway
Newport, Oregon 97365

Fax Number

541-574-0643

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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

Newport 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 Newport Jail Sheriff Department website. If that doesn't work, another good way to find someone is to call the Newport police department at 541-574-3348 and find out about the inmate directly.

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

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

Q. What are the visitation rules of Newport 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 541-574-3348.

Newport 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 Lincoln County Jail, also known as Newport Jail in Oregon has a mission. Their mission is to enhance the publics safety, reduce the fear and impact crime has on the town, and to improve quality of life for the future generations. The jail opened on June 1st, 1992. The jail has programs for the inmates to enjoy, such as educational classes, drug classes, and religious services.

They have volunteer programs that people can join and help the prisoners. They have four different volunteer groups, prison fellowship, AA also known as Alcoholics Anonymous, NA which is Narcotics Anonymous, and Native American ceremony. When volunteers and inmates work it helps save taxpayers, but not only does it help the taxpayers, but it also helps the inmates perform and provide valued job skills to get themselves back into the workforce. The jail is male and femal based. There’s a phone service specifically for victim information and notifications. It’s to give information to victims and citizens about inmates custody, cases, and release.

In February 1893 state legislatures established Lincoln County as a county and picked George A Landis as first sheriff. George Landis was sheriff for five years. James H Ross took over in 1898 and was sheriff for over 12 years. James Ross was from Iowa, but came here to be Deputy to sheriff Landis. After spending 8 years as sheriff, Ross stepped down in 1911. There has been 13 new sheriffs in Lincoln County since 1911 up to 2016.

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