Grant County Jail Overview
Grant County Jail is operated by the Grant County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division. Sheriff Joe Kriete is listed in the county directory as the sheriff, and the Corrections page links jail users to the roster, visitation, bail, mail, commissary, inmate phones, VINE notification, and the custody manual. The jail holds adults arrested in Grant County, people booked on District Court or Superior Court matters, warrant arrests, local-agency arrests, sentenced county jail inmates, DOC detention orders, and short-term holds before transfer.
The roster evidence shows bookings from more than one local agency. Sample records used agency abbreviations from police departments and warrant-related entries, not just sheriff deputy arrests. That makes Grant County Jail the central custody facility for people arrested by sheriff staff, city police, state patrol, and other law-enforcement sources in the county. The public roster is hosted by 365Labs, but the county roster page and Corrections page are the official routing points.
The official facility source is the Grant County Corrections page, which groups jail contact, roster, bail, mail, visitation, and commissary topics.
The county Corrections page is the main source for facility-level jail services, while the roster page handles current inmate searching.
Grant County Jail Capacity
Grant County Jail capacity is in transition. The WSU Jail Data from Washington State fact sheet gave the old Grant County jail capacity as 85 beds. The new sheriff complex and jail project has been described in official project material as a larger replacement facility, with 188 beds used as the construction/project figure. Because the July 2026 move is operationally active, the new capacity should be verified against current county materials before treating it as the operating bed count.
The live roster is the best daily snapshot for who is in custody, but it is not a published average daily population report. Grant County research did not locate a current official dashboard for average daily population, annual bookings, or demographic totals. For a formal count or historical jail population data beyond the public roster, request records from the Sheriff's Office through Grant County's public-records process.
Grant County Jail Roster Lookup
Current Grant County Jail inmates are searched through the county Jail Inmate Roster page and the linked 365Labs inmate list. The roster offers Recent bookings from the last 48 hours, All current inmates, and Recent Releases from the last 48 hours. Search fields are First Name, Last Name, and Booking No. A Refresh control reloads the list when the page has been open during a new booking or release.
- Open the Grant County roster page and follow the roster link to the 365Labs Community Portal.
- Choose Recent, All, or Recent Releases depending whether the person is newly booked, currently held, or recently released.
- Search by last name first, then add first name or a booking number such as a 26A#### format when known.
- Click the linked name to open the booking dialog with booking date, release date if any, charges, warrant details, and bail fields when present.
- If the person is not found, call the inmate questions line, check recent releases, submit a public-records request, or search WA DOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink if custody has moved.
For broader instructions on roster fields and profile details, use the Grant County Jail Inmate Records page.
Grant County Jail Contact
The county-published jail address remains the legacy address at 35 C Street NW / PO Box 37 in Ephrata. The Sheriff's Office announced a temporary public closure during the move and reopening on July 6, 2026 at 1890 Nat Washington Way SE, Ephrata. During this transition, confirm the public entrance, visitor access, and records counter routing before driving to the jail.
Grant County Jail
35 C Street NW / PO Box 37
Ephrata, WA 98823
509-754-2011 ext. 2196 Corrections
Inmate questions: 509-754-2011 ext. 2485. Announced new location: 1890 Nat Washington Way SE, Ephrata, WA 98823.
Public records requests for jail records, booking records, roster history, and booking photos that are not visible online should use the county Public Records page and the Grant County Public Records Center. Name the Sheriff's Office or Corrections Division in the request and include the inmate name, booking number, booking date, and record type when known.
Grant County Jail Visiting
Grant County posts visitation information on the official Visitation Hours page. The research source supports a topic/detail table, not a republished day and time schedule. That distinction matters because the jail move and routine lockdowns can change public access. Visitors should verify same-day visit rules with the jail before travel, bring government photo identification, and follow dress, behavior, age, and security rules.
| Visit Topic | Grant County Jail Detail |
|---|---|
| Schedule source | Official Grant County Visitation Hours page. |
| Public visits | Subject to posted schedule, jail security, visitor identity checks, and facility movement. |
| Attorney visits | Handled separately from public visits and coordinated with jail staff. |
| Identification | Government photo ID should be brought for jail entry. |
| Move caution | Confirm public entrance and visiting access during the July 2026 transition to the new complex. |
The visit source screenshot comes from the Grant County Visitation Hours page.
Use the live county page before travel because posted jail visiting details can change during a move, holiday, lockdown, or staffing event.
Grant County Jail Mail
Mail should be addressed to Grant County Jail using the current mailing address published by the county and should include the inmate name and booking number when known. Do not send contraband, cash in ordinary mail, Polaroids, explicit material, coded messages, or items not allowed under jail policy. Jail staff may inspect non-legal mail. Legal mail follows separate rules and should be clearly handled through the proper legal-mail process.
| Service | Facility Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Use the county-published jail mailing address, with inmate name and booking number where known. |
| Phone access | Inmate phone service is described on Grant County Corrections and jail FAQ materials. |
| Money deposit | Jail FAQ material references kiosks and vendor deposit services; verify current vendor and fee before paying. |
| Commissary | Commissary is available through jail-approved processes, subject to custody status and jail rules. |
Grant County Jail Booking
Booking at Grant County Jail follows arrest, warrant pickup, court commitment, or transfer from another agency. The intake process can include identity review, property inventory, medical and mental-health screening, fingerprints, booking photo processing, classification, housing assignment, and access to phone procedures. The Custody Manual references inmate discipline, grievances, medical access, mail, commissary, inmate work, and population-control policies, so the jail process is broader than the public roster fields.
The roster usually follows booking, not arrest in the field. A person may be absent from the roster while being transported, medically cleared, identified, booked under a spelling variation, released before posting, or held in another system. If Grant County Jail no longer shows the person after sentencing, search the Washington DOC inmate search. If federal or immigration custody is suspected, use the BOP locator or ICE detainee locator. Use Washington VINELink for custody and release notifications where the holding system participates.
Grant County Jail Project
The main recent jail facility issue is the Grant County Sheriff's Complex Construction Project. The project replaces aging sheriff and jail facilities and changes where public visitors, attorneys, families, and records users may need to go. Historic jail data listed the old jail at 85 beds, while the new construction figure of 188 beds should be treated as a project figure to verify during the July 2026 transition rather than a confirmed daily operating count.
The official project source is the Grant County Sheriff's Complex Construction Project page.
The project page is the better source for construction and capacity context than unofficial maps, street photos, or third-party jail listings.
Note: Confirm custody, visit status, and public entrance location with Grant County Jail before traveling during the 2026 facility move.