Bingham County Jail Overview
Bingham County Jail is operated by the Bingham County Sheriff's Office Detention Division. The jail is in Blackfoot at the county courthouse and sheriff complex, and the sheriff's detention page describes the division as responsible for booking and housing all adult persons arrested within Bingham County or arrested by other agencies on local Bingham County charges.
The sheriff's detention page is the primary official source for the jail role, capacity, staffing, and juvenile-housing caveat.
That page supports treating Bingham County Jail as the local adult booking facility, while still separating it from IDOC, federal, immigration, and tribal custody systems.
The facility is a county jail, not an Idaho Department of Correction prison. It is the local custody path for adult arrests from Blackfoot, Shelley, Aberdeen-area sheriff service, rural Bingham County, and other local-agency arrests on Bingham County charges. The sheriff's detention page states that juveniles are neither booked nor housed at Bingham County Jail unless specifically charged as adults.
Bingham County Jail Capacity and Population
The official county detention page, inspected during June 8, 2026 research, gives the Bingham County Jail capacity as 102 prisoners and describes the jail division as staffed by 29 certified deputies. No official daily population dashboard, average daily population report, annual booking report, or demographic breakdown was located in Bingham County sources during that research pass.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Bingham County Jail
Bingham County previously had an official jail roster path, but the live destination returned a county 404 page during June 8, 2026 research. For current custody, use the published detention phone lines first. If the person has been sentenced to state custody, transferred, or held outside the county system, search the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search, BOP Inmate Locator, or ICE detainee resources as appropriate.
When calling, have the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, arresting agency, and case or report number if one has already been issued. Ask whether the jail can confirm custody, release, transfer, bond or hold status, and whether a booking record must be requested through the sheriff/Blackfoot Police records form. A phone confirmation is especially important for new arrests because the county did not have a working public roster available during the research inspection.
- Call Bingham County Detention Inmate Information at (208) 782-3057 for current custody confirmation.
- For a recent arrest or booking-intake question, call Detention Booking at (208) 782-3055.
- For jail administration, command, or non-routine custody issues, call Detention Command at (208) 782-3076.
- If custody is not confirmed locally, check IDOC for sentenced state custody, BOP for federal sentenced custody, and ICE resources for immigration detention.
Bingham County Jail Address and Contact
The sheriff's department contact list publishes separate detention numbers for booking, command, and inmate information. Use the inmate information line for a custody check, the booking number for new intake status, and the records unit for booking records or arrest-report requests.
The sheriff/Blackfoot Police public records request form is the route for booking records, arrest reports, and booking-photo requests when information is not available by phone. The form asks the requester to describe the report, and it helps to include the person's name, date of arrest, arresting agency, report number, booking number, and the specific record wanted. The form states that copies under 100 pages are free, larger requests are charged at actual copy cost, media such as photographs can carry a $2.00 copying fee when requester-provided media is needed, and redaction or staff-time charges may apply after two person-hours.
Bingham County Jail
501 N Maple #405
Blackfoot, ID 83221
Inmate Information: (208) 782-3057
Booking: (208) 782-3055; Command: (208) 782-3076; Sheriff's Office: (208) 785-4440
Visiting Someone at Bingham County Jail
Official Bingham County sources inspected did not publish a current visitation schedule, visitor application rule, video-visitation vendor, dress code, or visitor-property list. Before traveling to Blackfoot, call inmate information or detention command to ask whether the person is eligible for visits, what photo ID is required, whether visits are in person or video, and whether children may visit with an adult.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Not published in inspected official sources | Verify with detention |
| Wednesday | Not published in inspected official sources | Verify with detention |
| Friday | Not published in inspected official sources | Verify with detention |
| Saturday | Not published in inspected official sources | Verify with detention |
| Sunday | Not published in inspected official sources | Verify with detention |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Bingham County Jail
Bingham County official pages inspected did not publish the inmate mail format, phone provider, video provider, commissary vendor, deposit kiosk, online deposit route, or fee schedule. Do not assume a vendor before paying. Call detention and ask for the current mailing format, approved sender rules, book or magazine restrictions, deposit options, and whether fees apply.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Format not published; confirm with detention before mailing. |
| Phone / Video | Provider not published in inspected official sources. |
| Money Deposit | Vendor and fees not published; call before paying a third party. |
Booking and Intake at Bingham County Jail
The sheriff's detention page identifies booking and housing adults as the jail division's function, but it does not publish a step-by-step intake timeline. A local booking may begin with arrest by the sheriff's office, Blackfoot Police, Shelley Police, Idaho State Police, tribal or federal officers, or another agency acting on Bingham County charges. Jail staff then process identification, paperwork, property, preliminary screening, charge or hold entries, and classification. Idaho Code section 20-602 requires county jails to use objective classification systems and separately address housing for males, females, and juveniles processed as adults.
Booking charges are not always the same as the charges that later appear in court. The arresting agency's paperwork, a warrant, a hold, or a court order can control the initial jail entry, while the prosecutor and court process determine formal charges after filing. If the jail confirms custody but cannot provide enough charge detail, search Idaho iCourt after the case is filed or use the Bingham County court record request form for documents that are not available through the portal.
About Bingham County Jail
The jail division's public mission statement emphasizes safety and security for inmates, staff, and the community, along with work ethic, honesty, teamwork, respect, and integrity. The county detention page also says the jail operates under state and federal law and references American Medical Association and American Jail Association regulations and guidelines. For records beyond a custody confirmation, use the sheriff/Blackfoot Police public records request form. That form routes mail requests to 501 N Maple #410, Blackfoot, Idaho 83221, and lists the records unit at (208) 782-3082.
The Bingham County Sheriff Office mobile app is also documented in the research sources, with official Apple and Google Play listings for public-safety communication, tips, crime reporting, and news. The store text did not confirm an app-only jail roster or warrant lookup, so the app should not replace the detention phone lines or records request process for custody confirmation.
Note: Confirm custody, visit eligibility, and mail or deposit rules with Bingham County Detention before traveling or paying any vendor.