Shoshone County Jail Roster Overview
Official county research found one local detention facility for Shoshone County: the Shoshone County Jail, operated by the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office in Wallace. The current official sheriff page lists Sheriff Shawn Wehr, the sheriff's department address, phone, fax, and office hours, but it does not publish a searchable inmate roster. County research also did not locate a separate city jail, work-release center, jail annex, state prison, BOP prison, ICE facility, or U.S. Marshals detention site inside Shoshone County.
The practical result is simple: a Shoshone County jail inmate search should begin with the jail phone line for real-time custody status. Records that are not urgent, such as booking details, incarceration dates, incident reports, dispatch logs, or 911 records, should be requested through the county public records form and law-enforcement addendum. Filed charges after arrest belong in Idaho's court system, sentenced state custody belongs with the Idaho Department of Correction, and federal or immigration custody belongs with BOP, U.S. Marshals, or ICE channels.
The official Shoshone County Sheriff's Office page is the local anchor source for the jail phone and office information.
That sheriff page is useful for contact routing, but it is not a roster page and does not show live inmate-profile fields.
How to Find Someone in the Shoshone County Jail
Because no official county roster was located, use a fallback chain instead of searching random third-party results. Each step covers a different record system and a different custody stage.
- Call the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office/Jail at (208) 556-1114 for current custody, recent booking status, release status, visitation availability, bond-posting routing, or whether the person is still held locally.
- Use the Shoshone County Public Records Request form and law-enforcement addendum for non-urgent booking, incarceration, incident, dispatch, or 911 records.
- Search Idaho iCourt for filed criminal charges, hearings, and public case entries after an arrest has moved into court.
- Use the IDOC resident/client search for sentenced state-prison residents, probation clients, or parole clients.
- Use VINELink for release and custody notifications when the person appears in a supported jail, prison, or court notification feed.
- Use the BOP Inmate Locator for people in federal Bureau of Prisons custody, and federal court or U.S. Marshals District of Idaho routing for federal pretrial custody that may not appear in BOP.
- Use ICE ODLS for immigration detention. No ICE detention facility in Shoshone County was located.
No official Shoshone County Sheriff mobile app or app-only jail roster was located during this research.
Shoshone County Roster Search Fields
The roster field inventory is limited because the absence of a public search form is the key local fact. The county and sheriff sources reviewed did not provide fields such as last name, first name, booking number, facility, charge, or custody status for a public online roster.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [not available] | n/a | n/a | No official Shoshone County online roster, inmate search form, booking search, recent-bookings page, warrant search, or mugshot gallery was located. |
County Record and Request Field Inventory
The county public records form is the best documented local path for asking about booking and law-enforcement records. The law-enforcement addendum is especially important because it includes fields that help the sheriff's office identify jail and incident records.
| Field | What It Helps Locate |
|---|---|
| Names of involved parties | Connects a request to an arrest, booking, incident, dispatch event, or jail record. |
| SCSO incident report number | Narrows the search when a report number is already known. |
| Reports | Used for incident or investigatory reports, subject to Idaho Code 74-124 limits. |
| 911 Calls | Used for dispatch audio or 911 materials if releasable. |
| Other | Useful for booking, inmate, jail, or incarceration records not listed elsewhere. |
| Date/time of incident | Helps distinguish events involving similar names or repeat contacts. |
| Date/time of incarceration | The most specific form cue for booking and jail-record requests. |
| Address/location of incident | Helps identify the correct event and responding agency. |
Send public records requests to Shoshone County at 700 Bank Street, Wallace, ID 83873, phone (208) 752-3331, or email bocc@co.shoshone.id.us. The form says fees may apply based on scope and volume, and advance payment may be required. It also says delayed responses may take 10 working days for Idaho residents and 35 days for nonresidents. The law-enforcement addendum warns that investigatory records connected to a current investigation or prosecution may be withheld under Idaho Code 74-124.
What a Shoshone County Inmate Profile Shows
No official Shoshone County public roster profile was available for inspection, so the county profile inventory cannot claim that the county publishes mugshots, booking numbers, charges, bond amounts, housing units, arresting agencies, court dates, or release status online.
| Field | County Online Status |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Not located in an official Shoshone County online roster or gallery. |
| Booking number | Not located in an official public profile. |
| Booking date/time | Not located online, but the public records form includes date/time of incarceration. |
| Arresting agency | Not located in an official public profile. |
| Charges | Not located in a roster profile; search iCourt for filed court charges. |
| Bond | Not located in an official public profile; call the jail and check the court case. |
| Housing location | Not located in official online sources. |
| Release/status | Call the jail for current local custody status. |
IDOC Profile Contrast
IDOC records are not Shoshone County jail records. They cover people under state correctional jurisdiction, including incarcerated residents, probation clients, and parole clients. IDOC says its database is updated daily, but status and location can change quickly.
The IDOC resident/client search page uses last name, first name, and IDOC number fields.
| IDOC Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Last Name | Required unless IDOC number is used; partial search allowed with at least 2 characters. |
| First Name | Optional narrowing field. |
| IDOC Number | Required unless last name is used; partial search allowed with at least 3 digits. |
| Profile fields | Name, IDOC number, status, age, mailing address, phone number, offense, sentencing county, case number, sentence status, supervision release field, and sentence satisfaction date. |
| Not shown on inspected profile | Mugshot, booking number, jail booking date, bond, arresting agency, jail housing pod, and next court date. |
County, State, Federal, and ICE Custody
Custody systems often overlap after an arrest. Shoshone County Jail can hold pretrial detainees, people serving jail sentences, and state inmates waiting for IDOC transport. March 2025 county commissioner minutes reported 55 to 56 inmates at the jail, described as way over capacity, with about 23 state inmates awaiting IDOC transport. Once a person is transferred to state prison or appears under IDOC supervision, the county jail phone is no longer the primary locator.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Local Note |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Call Shoshone County Jail/Sheriff at (208) 556-1114. | No official online roster was located. |
| Booking or incident records | Use the county public records request form. | Include date/time of incarceration and incident details. |
| Filed court charges | Search Idaho iCourt or contact Shoshone County Clerk/Courts at (208) 752-1266. | Court records begin after charges or filings enter the court system. |
| Sentenced state custody | Use IDOC resident/client search. | No IDOC prison is physically listed in Shoshone County. |
| Release notification | Use VINELink or call the VINE service line at 866-984-6343. | Notifications may cover jail, prison, release, movement, and court events. |
| Federal custody | Use BOP locator or U.S. Marshals District of Idaho routing. | No BOP prison was located in Shoshone County. |
| Immigration detention | Use ICE ODLS or ICE's detention information line. | No ICE detention facility was located in Shoshone County. |
The VINELink portal is the statewide notification channel identified by Idaho sheriff and IDOC sources.
Shoshone County Jail Facility
Only one detention facility belongs in the Shoshone County facility list. Official sources did not identify a separate county annex, municipal jail, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, ICE site, or work-release center in the county.
Shoshone County Jail
717 Bank Street
Wallace, ID 83873
(208) 556-1114
Office hours listed by the sheriff: Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Call to confirm jail service availability before travel.
Booking Process in Shoshone County
Local sources did not publish a detailed Shoshone County Jail booking manual. Idaho Code 20-601 provides the statewide anchor: a person arrested and taken to a county jail must be booked, and booking includes photograph and fingerprints. The Shoshone County public records form also confirms that incarceration date and time are useful search details for law-enforcement record requests.
A typical local booking path may involve arrest by the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office, a municipal police department such as Kellogg or Osburn, Idaho State Police, or another authorized agency, followed by transport to the Shoshone County Jail when local detention is appropriate. Jail staff identify the person, connect the booking to an agency or incident, handle property, complete booking photograph and fingerprint requirements, and route the case toward court or other custody. Local sources did not publish booking duration, housing-unit names, or when a booking appears in any public system.
Visitation Hours and Rules
Official sources did not locate a Shoshone County Jail visitation page, visitor ID rule, dress code, child-visitor rule, attorney-visit procedure, remote-video vendor, or holiday schedule. Confirm all visit details directly with the jail before traveling to Wallace.
| Day / Method | Schedule | Type | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Not published in official sources | Local jail visit | Call (208) 556-1114 to confirm day, time, ID, dress code, children, and prohibited items. |
| Remote/video visitation | Not published in official sources | No vendor located | Call the jail before creating any third-party account. |
| Attorney visitation | Not published in official sources | Legal visit | Call the jail or court for routing. |
Mail, Phone, Money, and Commissary
No official local mail format, phone provider, video provider, tablet program, money-deposit vendor, lobby kiosk rule, commissary limit, or fee schedule was located. Do not assume a booking-number format, housing-unit format, or online deposit vendor. Call the Shoshone County Jail/Sheriff at (208) 556-1114 before mailing items, sending funds, scheduling a video visit, or relying on a vendor website.
| Need | Official Detail Found | Best Next Step |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | Not published | Call the jail for the person's name format and mailing instructions. |
| Phone calls | No official provider located | Ask the jail how inmate calling is handled. |
| Video visits | No official vendor located | Confirm whether video visitation is available. |
| Money deposits | No official kiosk, vendor, fee, or limit located | Confirm custody and accepted deposit methods first. |
| Commissary | No official commissary page located | Ask the jail whether funds or items are accepted. |
Note: Confirm custody with the jail before sending money, mail, or visit requests because local custody can change quickly.