Lincoln County Jail Overview
Lincoln County's research points to one primary local custody contact: the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office / Lincoln County Jail custody desk. The operator is the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Rene King. The current county website has a sheriff page, sheriff staff listing, public-records request form, District Court page, Clerk's Office page, and prosecutor page. It does not publish a standalone detention-center page, online jail roster, booking report, mugshot gallery, visitation page, mail rule page, commissary page, or current capacity page.
This facility page therefore treats the sheriff's office as the practical local custody desk rather than a fully documented modern detention center. People arrested or committed under Lincoln County authority should be confirmed through the sheriff by phone or records request. Shoshone's city police page also routes law-enforcement contact through the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, which supports using the sheriff as the local custody inquiry point for Shoshone and the county.
Lincoln County Jail Contact
The sheriff's public-facing office address is 115 W. A St., Shoshone, ID 83352. The county website also shows the courthouse or county campus address as 111 W B St, Shoshone, ID 83352. For custody or records questions, use the sheriff address first and confirm the exact public door before traveling. The county did not publish a separate jail lobby schedule, after-hours detention counter, or inmate visitation lobby.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office / Lincoln County Jail custody desk
115 W. A St.
Shoshone, ID 83352
208-886-2250
Fax: 208-886-2851
Records email: sheriffe-file@lincolncountyid.gov
Lincoln County Court
111 W. B Street, Suite C
Shoshone, ID 83352
208-886-2173
courtclerks@lincolncountyid.gov
The Shoshone Police Department page directs emergency and non-emergency police contact to Lincoln County Sheriff's Office contact information.
That routing is important for Lincoln County custody searches because no separate city jail or city inmate roster was located in the official materials.
Lincoln County Jail Capacity
Lincoln County does not publish a current jail rated capacity, current average daily population, housing-unit count, booking-intake hour, medical unit description, or classification level on the official county site. Historic Vera and BJS-derived county data located Lincoln County county-jail rows only for 1970 and 1978. Those rows showed total jail population of 0 and rated capacity of 6 in those years. They are useful as historical evidence that Lincoln County had a county-jail entry, but they should not be read as the current capacity.
| Measure | Current official status | Research note |
|---|---|---|
| Current jail ADP | Not published | No local dashboard or roster count located. |
| Current rated capacity | Not published | County site does not list beds or housing units. |
| Historic Vera/BJS capacity | 6 in 1970 and 1978 | Historical only, not a current capacity claim. |
| Historic Vera/BJS population | 0 in 1970 and 1978 | Historical only, not a current population claim. |
Look Up Lincoln County Jail Custody
Because Lincoln County does not publish an official online jail roster, current local custody lookup starts with the sheriff. A phone call is better than a public-records request for same-day custody confirmation. A records request is better when a copy of a booking record, incident record, or booking photo is needed. Once charges are filed, court records move through Idaho iCourt and the Lincoln County court clerk. If a person has moved to sentenced state custody, IDOC controls the locator rather than the county.
- Call 208-886-2250 and ask whether the person is currently in Lincoln County custody, recently released, transferred, or held for another agency.
- If a record copy is needed, submit the sheriff public-records request form by email, fax, or mail.
- Search Idaho iCourt after charges are filed to find court dates, filed charges, bond entries, and case status.
- Search IDOC Resident/Client Search for sentenced state custody, felony probation, parole, or IDOC residents housed in county beds.
- Use VINE for release and court notifications when available, but do not treat it as a full roster.
- Use BOP for federal sentenced custody and ICE ODLS or DRIL for immigration custody.
Lincoln County Booking Records
The sheriff Public Records Request Form is the main fallback when Lincoln County jail information is not posted online. The form asks for the date of request, requester name, mailing address, telephone, email address, signature, requested records, incident date, case number, subject full name, date of birth, address, Idaho resident status, and delivery method. Delivery options listed in the research include email, U.S. Mail, storage media, and pickup.
| Request detail | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Incident date | Helps records staff locate the arrest or booking event. |
| Case number | Narrows the search when a report or court number is known. |
| Full name and date of birth | Helps identify the correct person. |
| Idaho resident yes/no | Relevant to Idaho public-records handling. |
| Delivery method | Tells staff whether to send records by email, mail, storage media, or pickup. |
The request form cites Idaho Code section 74-102. Idaho Code section 74-105 can still limit access to law-enforcement records when an exemption applies. That is why a booking record or photo request can produce a full release, partial release, denial, redaction, or legal review.
Lincoln County Jail Visits
Lincoln County did not publish current county-jail visitation days, video visitation rules, attorney visitation rules, dress code, visitor application steps, or lobby check-in procedures in the official sources located. Do not rely on a generic jail schedule. Call the sheriff before traveling, and ask whether the person is still held locally, whether visits are available, what identification is required, and whether the visit is handled at the sheriff office or another location.
| Service | Published Lincoln County detail | Action |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Not published | Call 208-886-2250 before traveling. |
| Video visitation | Not published | Ask whether a vendor or remote option exists. |
| Attorney visits | Not published | Attorneys should call sheriff or court channels directly. |
| Visitor ID and entry rules | Not published | Confirm accepted ID and security rules before arrival. |
Note: IDOC visiting rules apply to state custody and should not be treated as Lincoln County jail visitation rules.
Lincoln County Jail Mail
Mail, phone, money, commissary, and property-release details were also not published by Lincoln County in the official sources located. No inmate mail address format, phone provider, video provider, deposit kiosk, commissary vendor, commissary fee, or property pickup rule was found. A person should confirm each service with the sheriff before mailing anything or sending money. This is especially important when a person may have been transferred to IDOC, BOP, or ICE custody.
| Service | Published Lincoln County detail | Best next step |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | Not published | Ask the sheriff for the exact format and allowed items. |
| Phone calls | Not published | Confirm provider, account setup, and rules. |
| Money deposits | Not published | Confirm whether deposits are accepted and by what method. |
| Commissary | Not published | Ask whether commissary is available and who handles it. |
| Property release | Not published | Confirm the process before pickup. |
Lincoln County Jail Directions
The practical navigation target is the sheriff's office address on A Street in Shoshone, near the county courthouse complex on B Street. Visitors approaching from Twin Falls or Jerome generally come north toward Shoshone. Visitors from Bellevue, Hailey, or Sun Valley generally travel south on Idaho 75. Visitors from Gooding or rural western Lincoln County use the highway network into Shoshone and then confirm the sheriff or courthouse block.
No official visitor parking rules, public transit route, ADA entrance instructions, accessible parking notes, or secure visitor-door instructions were located. Call the sheriff before travel, especially for custody, records, fingerprinting, court records, or bonding questions. Bring government photo identification for records or custody business. Do not assume phones, bags, weapons, tobacco, or recording devices are allowed in secure law-enforcement or court areas.
Lincoln County Custody Fallbacks
After a booking, court records and custody records split. The sheriff is the local arrest and custody contact. The Lincoln County Court clerk and Idaho iCourt handle filed charges, hearing dates, sealed-record limits, and court-payment questions. The court address is 111 W. B Street, Suite C, Shoshone, and the court records email is courtclerks@lincolncountyid.gov. Booking charges can change after prosecutor review, so compare sheriff information with the court case.
IDOC Resident/Client Search is the statewide source for people in Idaho state prison, on probation, or on parole. BOP's locator is for federal inmates from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS and the ICE Detention Reporting and Information Line are for immigration custody. VINE can provide Idaho custody and court notifications, but it should be used as a notification layer rather than the only custody confirmation source. The Lincoln County inmate records page covers that full lookup chain in more detail.
- Booking
- Initial jail intake after arrest or commitment.
- Pretrial
- Case stage before conviction or sentencing.
- IDOC
- Idaho Department of Correction, separate from Lincoln County jail custody.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that can affect release.
Lincoln County Jail Standards
No current Lincoln County jail inspection certificate, litigation summary, death-in-custody report, reentry program list, GED program, work release description, tablet program, medical unit description, or accreditation record was located in the official county sources. Statewide context is available from the Idaho Sheriffs' Association, which describes voluntary annual jail standards inspections supported by Idaho sheriffs. Those standards include topics such as admission and release, classification, health care, inmate rights, communication, mail and visiting, discipline, security, food service, sanitation, special management, programs, physical plant, and work release.
Statewide jail-standards context helps explain what Idaho inspections can cover, but it does not prove that a specific Lincoln County program or schedule exists. Idaho State Police also collects Death in Custody Reporting Act information from state and local law-enforcement and correctional agencies quarterly for submission to BJA. That is a reporting channel, not a current Lincoln County population count or condition report.
Note: Confirm custody, visits, mail, money, and records procedures with the sheriff before travel or payment.