This is a private reference site, not the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office, Clearwater County Jail, the Idaho Department of Correction, or a court office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official contacts below for those actions.
Official Contacts for Custody and Records
The sheriff page at https://www.clearwatercounty.org/departments/sheriff/index.php names Sheriff Chris Goetz at the time of research and notes a retirement effective June 30, 2026, so verify current leadership with the county if that detail matters. For custody or records questions, start with the office that controls the record.
Clearwater County Sheriff's Office150 Michigan Ave.
Orofino, ID 83544
Mailing: PO Box 724, Orofino, ID 83544
Main phone: 208-476-4521
Jail phone: 208-476-8903
Fax: 208-476-7835
Tip hotline: 208-476-3673
Office hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Clearwater County Jail is on the second floor of the courthouse. The jail page at https://www.clearwatercounty.org/departments/sheriff/jail/index.php gives the direct jail phone, and the county VINE page at https://www.clearwatercounty.org/departments/sheriff/vine/index.php lists VINE phone access at 866-984-6343 for custody-status notifications. For sheriff records requests, use the county form at https://www.clearwatercounty.org/Public%20Records%20Request%20Form-Sheriff%27s%20Office.pdf.
- For a person believed to be in Clearwater County Jail, use the jail inmate records page, the sheriff app custody list, VINE, or the jail phone.
- For booking-photo questions, see jail roster mugshots and be prepared to use the sheriff public-records request process.
- For formal charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Idaho iCourt Portal.
- For facility-specific phone, address, and visitation details, use the facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Idaho prison resident, use the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search at https://www.idoc.idaho.gov/content/prisons/resident-client-search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System rather than the county jail phone.