Josephine County Inmate Population
Josephine County has one mapped local detention facility for public jail custody: the Josephine County Adult Jail in Grants Pass. It is operated by the Josephine County Sheriff's Office and holds adults booked locally by the Sheriff's Office, Grants Pass Police Department, Oregon State Police, and other agencies whose arrests or holds move through county custody. People in this jail population may be waiting for first appearance, held on a warrant, serving a local sentence, or waiting for transfer after a court order.
The Josephine County inmate population is not the same as Oregon's state prison population. The county roster covers current local custody and some released booking-date searches. A person sentenced to an Oregon prison term moves into Oregon Department of Corrections custody and should be searched through the state locator. Federal prisoners and immigration detainees use separate federal systems. That distinction matters because a name may disappear from the jail roster while the court case, state custody record, or federal record remains active.
Josephine County Inmate Statistics
The county jail page and the Josephine County ACFR supply the strongest local figures. The jail is described by the county as a 262-bed jail built in 2000, but the same official jail page says the facility is currently able to house a maximum of 185 local inmates. The 2023-24 ACFR reports a 2024 average daily jail population of 155, 3,541 bookings, and 431 inmates released due to lack of available resources. Those figures are annual or official snapshots, not promises about the current count on any given day.
| Measure | Figure | Source / date |
|---|---|---|
| Physical jail beds | 262 beds | Josephine County jail page, accessed June 25, 2026 |
| Current local-inmate maximum | 185 local inmates | Josephine County jail page, accessed June 25, 2026 |
| Live in-custody roster observation | 145 records | Tyler/New World roster query inspected June 25, 2026 |
| 2024 average daily jail population | 155 | Josephine County ACFR statistical section 2023-24 |
| 2024 jail bookings | 3,541 | Josephine County ACFR statistical section 2023-24 |
| 2024 resource releases | 431 | Josephine County ACFR statistical section 2023-24 |
The official jail page is also useful because it separates bed count from local operating capacity. Treating 262 and 185 as the same number would blur an important local fact. The 2024 average daily population and the June 25, 2026 live roster observation both sat below the current local maximum, while the county's older resource-release line shows that capacity pressure has still been a real issue in prior years.
The county jail page showing the bed and operating-capacity language is captured in the project image set from the official Josephine County jail page.
The screenshot helps verify that the county uses both the 262-bed description and the current local maximum when describing the jail.
Josephine County Jail Trends
Josephine County's ACFR trend line shows a jail population that rose from an average daily population of 119 in 2015 and 2016 to a high point of 179 in 2020. It then settled into the high 140s and low 150s from 2021 through 2024. Bookings followed a different curve: they peaked at 5,724 in 2019, dropped to 3,510 in 2021, and were 3,541 in 2024. That mix suggests that booking volume, resource limits, court movement, and release practices all shape the Josephine County inmate population.
| Year | Bookings | Released due to lack of resources | Average daily population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,079 | 208 | 119 |
| 2016 | 4,352 | 725 | 119 |
| 2017 | 4,703 | 1,479 | 132 |
| 2018 | 5,209 | 1,950 | 141 |
| 2019 | 5,724 | 1,787 | 177 |
| 2020 | 4,781 | 980 | 179 |
| 2021 | 3,510 | 202 | 147 |
| 2022 | 4,065 | 1,755 | 152 |
| 2023 | 3,723 | 560 | 152 |
| 2024 | 3,541 | 431 | 155 |
The resource-release line is a local detail worth preserving. Josephine County reported 1,950 such releases in 2018 and 1,787 in 2019, then a lower 431 in 2024. The research did not locate a current federal jail-conditions consent decree or new official jail-construction plan, so the page should not imply one. The sourced trend is enough: the county has operated with resource pressure at times, even when a later snapshot sits below the current maximum.
Josephine County Custody Makeup
The public roster does not publish a full countywide demographic report by race, sex, age group, charge level, or pretrial status. It does show person-level values after a search. Result rows include gender, height, weight, multiple-booking status, in-custody status, and housing facility. Detail pages add age, race, booking origin, bond rows, court rows, charge rows, release date when populated, and docket numbers that may connect to Josephine County Circuit Court.
- AIC
- Adult in Custody, the Oregon and Josephine County jail term for a person held in custody.
- Booking number
- The event identifier for a specific jail booking, distinct from the person-level subject number.
- Temporary Out of custody
- A Josephine County roster housing or status option, not a separate jail facility page.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that can affect release even when local bail is posted.
Statewide context should be labeled clearly. The research notes Oregon jail population data from outside local sources, including state-level pretrial and incarceration measures, but those are not Josephine County demographic counts. The Josephine County inmate population should be described with local jail figures first, then statewide Oregon context only when the source is not county-specific.
Josephine County Jail Capacity
Capacity is one of the easiest Josephine County jail facts to misread. The official jail page says the Josephine County Adult Jail is a 262-bed jail, then separately states it is currently able to house a maximum of 185 local inmates. The county's 2024 average daily jail population was 155, while the June 25, 2026 live roster observation showed 145 in-custody records. Those numbers do not support a current claim that the jail is over its stated local maximum.
Capacity pressure still appears in the ACFR's resource-release history. The county reported high release counts due to lack of available resources in 2018, 2019, and 2022. That measure differs from physical bed count because staffing, classification, special housing, court timing, and operational limits can all affect how many people the jail can hold locally. A current Josephine County inmate search should rely on the live roster for present custody, while capacity trends require annual ACFR data.
Josephine County Inmate Laws
Oregon public-records law gives broad access to public records, but jail, police, court, and booking-photo records are not all released the same way. Josephine County current custody is checked through the roster first. Older reports, police reports, CAD incident reports, archived records, and traffic citations go through the Sheriff's Records Division and may be redacted or withheld when Oregon law protects the information.
Key statutes:
ORS 192.314 gives every person a right to inspect Oregon public records unless another law blocks release.
ORS 192.324 governs public-records request procedures, copies, fees, and agency handling.
ORS 192.345(3) conditionally exempts criminal investigatory information while leaving many arrest and crime records open.
ORS 169.076 sets standards for local correctional facilities, including staffing, supervision, sanitation, food, medical care, and written policies.
ORS 133.870 limits release of law-enforcement booking photos except in listed situations.
Search Josephine County Inmates
The official jail roster is the Josephine County Jail Inmate Inquiry, a free Tyler Technologies/New World search page. It supports current custody and date-range released searches. A live search inspected June 25, 2026 showed 145 in-custody records. A date-range search from June 1 through June 25, 2026 with the in-custody box cleared showed 216 records. Those counts are dated observations, but they show that the roster is more than a simple list of people currently in jail.
The official Josephine County roster search form is shown in the captured search screenshot.
The form supports name, subject number, booking number, in-custody status, booking-date range, and housing facility filters.
- Open the Josephine County Jail Inmate Inquiry.
- Leave In Custody checked for a current Josephine County inmate population search.
- Clear In Custody and add booking dates for a released or broader booking-date search.
- Use a name, subject number, or booking number if known.
- Open the name link in the result grid to view booking, bond, court, and charge fields.
- If no local result appears, check VISOR, ODOC, BOP, or ICE depending on the custody type.
Josephine County Roster Fields
The roster search fields give several ways to narrow a Josephine County inmate lookup. A name fragment may be enough. A subject number or booking number is more precise when it is available from an older record, court paper, or jail profile. The Housing Facility dropdown lists Josephine County Adult Jail and Temporary Out of custody, which should be treated as a roster status or housing option rather than a second jail building.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | No | Single name field; fragments may work, but no wildcard rule is posted. |
| Subject Number | Text | No | Numeric person identifier in the Tyler roster. |
| Booking Number | Text | No | Observed format resembles 2026-00001216. |
| In Custody | Checkbox | No | Checked for currently jailed-only searches. |
| Booking From Date | Date/text | No | Observed query format MM/DD/YYYY. |
| Booking To Date | Date/text | No | Used with the from date for released or date-window searches. |
| Housing Facility | Dropdown | No | Blank, Josephine County Adult Jail, or Temporary Out of custody. |
Josephine County Inmate Records
The public result grid shows name, subject number, in-custody status, gender, height, weight, multiple-booking status, and housing facility. It does not show charges, booking number, bond, court date, or a mugshot in the grid. Those fields appear, when available, after the user opens the person profile. The detail page may include total bond amount and total bail amount as separate values, plus court rows and charge rows.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Subject Number | Person-level identifier used by the Tyler system. |
| Booking Number | Event identifier for the current or past booking. |
| Booking Date | Date and time the person was booked into the jail system. |
| Housing Facility | Josephine County Adult Jail or another roster status value. |
| Total Bond and Bail | Aggregate security and release-payment values when populated. |
| Court Rows | Charges count, court date, court name, and court room such as In-House Court. |
| Charge Rows | Charge description, offense date, docket number, disposition fields, arresting agency, and charge bond. |
| Mugshot | No photo image was visible in the inspected Josephine County public profile. |
Josephine County Custody Fallbacks
A roster miss does not always mean the person was never booked. The person may have been released, entered under a different name, transferred to ODOC after sentencing, held under another agency, moved into federal custody, or not yet visible because booking is still in progress. For urgent custody questions, the jail information line and the Sheriff's Records Division are the local fallback channels.
- Current local jail: use the Josephine County Jail Inmate Inquiry.
- Released booking window: clear In Custody and search a booking-date range.
- Jail phone line: call (541) 474-5140 for jail information or visit help during posted weekday hours.
- Records requests: contact the Sheriff's Records Division at (541) 474-5123 option #3.
- Notifications: use Oregon VISOR for custody status and release, transfer, death, or escape notices.
- State prison: use Oregon Offender Search after state-prison transfer.
The Sheriff's Office advertises the Josephine Co Sheriff OR mobile app through Apple and Google stores. The store listings describe public-safety news, crime reports, tips, and other interactive features, but the research did not confirm an app-only inmate roster. Use the website roster for custody lookup unless the app itself displays a confirmed jail feature.
County Jail or State Prison
Josephine County has no ODOC prison inside the county, and no BOP or ICE detention facility was located in official sources. That does not remove the need for state and federal search paths. A Josephine County arrestee can start in the county jail, receive a sentence in Josephine County Circuit Court, then transfer to an Oregon prison. A federal defendant or immigration detainee may leave the local roster and require a different search system.
| Custody type | Search system | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Josephine County Jail Inmate Inquiry | Local current custody and date-range jail bookings. |
| Oregon prison | Oregon Offender Search | Sentenced ODOC custody after transfer from county jail. |
| County or state notifications | Oregon VISOR | Custody notifications for state and county custody status. |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Immigration detainees in ICE custody. |
Josephine County Detention Facility
The facility map resolves one local facility page. The Josephine County Adult Jail holds adults booked into local custody, including pretrial detainees, sentenced local inmates, warrant and hold cases, and people with court dates in Josephine County Circuit Court. The roster's Temporary Out of custody option should not be turned into a second public facility page.
- Josephine County Adult Jail - the county jail in Grants Pass for local adult custody, booking, video visits, mail, phone access, commissary, and first court-related custody records.
Josephine County Inmate FAQ
How big is the Josephine County inmate population?
The ACFR reports a 2024 average daily jail population of 155. The county jail page says the facility has 262 beds but is currently able to house a maximum of 185 local inmates. A live roster observation on June 25, 2026 showed 145 in-custody records, but that was a dated roster snapshot.
How do I search the Josephine County inmate population?
Use the free Josephine County Jail Inmate Inquiry for current local jail custody. Leave In Custody checked for a current search, or clear it and add booking dates for a broader released-booking search. Open the name link to see booking, court, bond, bail, and charge details when populated.
Can I find someone released from jail?
The roster supports date-range searches when the In Custody box is cleared. The research found a June 1-25, 2026 search showing 216 records, including released rows with blank in-custody or housing values. The official page does not say how far back released entries remain searchable.
Where are court records after jail booking?
The jail profile may show a docket number and court date, but the court case is maintained through Josephine County Circuit Court and Oregon Judicial Department systems. The District Attorney decides which charges to file after police referral and jail booking.
Does the roster show mugshots?
The inspected Josephine County public profile did not display a booking photo. The AIC Manual confirms a mug shot is taken during booking, but Oregon law limits law-enforcement release of booking photos before conviction or outside listed statutory situations.