Gooding County Jail Inmate Search

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Gooding County, Idaho Inmate Search: How to Find an Inmate

Start with the VINELink search for Idaho for a current Gooding custody check. For Gooding custody, VINELink shows Gooding status plus the Gooding holding jail. Give the Gooding list some hours after a Gooding arrest, so ring 208-934-4422 if the name is missing. For Gooding County release or transfer news, VINELink shows Gooding custody status, the holding site and Gooding alerts. Court records for Gooding County cases are on the Idaho iCourt case search. Gooding County counted roughly 16,446 residents in the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimate (freed 2026).

1. Where does a Gooding arrest take someone?

Most detainees arrested around Gooding go to the Gooding County Jail, 624 Main Street, Gooding, ID 83330; ring either 208-934-4422 or 208-934-4468.

Gooding County also has these JE listings: Gooding County Jail Annex (208-934-4468).

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2. Can a person arrested near Gooding be held in another county?

A neighbor may hold a Gooding arrestee if its deputies made the Gooding arrest or its warrant started the Gooding case. Nearby jails:

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3. What does the Gooding inmate list show?

On VINELink, enter the name and confirm the Gooding County jail in the custody line. Or call 208-934-4422.

For Gooding alerts on a phone: VINELink on the App Store and VINELink on Google Play.

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4. Where are Gooding warrants and recent arrests listed?

Phone 208-934-4422 to ask Gooding deputies about a Gooding warrant. The Idaho iCourt case search shows any Gooding case and its dates.

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5. How does bail work for a Gooding County inmate?

JE's Gooding County bail guide explains Gooding bail amounts, payment and the court's role. Gooding misdemeanor bail tracks Idaho's schedule, and a Gooding judge sets Gooding felony bail.

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6. How do Gooding jail release and property pickup work?

Gooding prisoners get booked property back at Gooding release; call 208-934-4422 before you drive to Gooding.

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7. How do Gooding families visit, call or write a Gooding inmate, or fund a Gooding account?

  • Visits: see our Gooding County visitation page; Gooding visits may be Gooding video from home or the Gooding lobby; confirm Gooding times.
  • Phones and messages: Gooding prisoners dial out, and Gooding relatives fund a prepaid Gooding phone or message account.
  • Gooding deposits: sending money to a Gooding inmate.
  • Mail: put the Gooding prisoner's full name and Gooding booking number on letters to the Gooding County jail, and call 208-934-4422 for current Gooding rules
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8. How does a Gooding County inmate get a lawyer?

At the first Gooding appearance, a Gooding defendant who can't pay may ask the Gooding court for a public defender; Idaho's Office of the State Public Defender provides counsel statewide (208-605-4575).

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9. Which court handles a Gooding charge?

The Gooding County Courthouse is at 624 Main Street, Gooding, ID 83330; call 208-934-4221. Magistrates take misdemeanors and first appearances; Gooding felonies go to a Gooding district judge. Gooding hearing dates appear on the Idaho iCourt case search.

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10. What if a Gooding County inmate is hurt or sick?

Call 208-934-4422 and tell the Gooding shift supervisor about the concern. Gooding staff can't share Gooding medical details, yet they log the Gooding report. In a Gooding emergency, call 911.

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11. What if a Gooding County teenager is arrested?

People under 18 go to juvenile detention, not the Gooding adult jail. Snake River Juvenile Detention Center in Twin Falls (208-736-2588).

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12. Is a Gooding federal case handled differently?

Federal charges from Gooding County go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Southern Division, James A. McClure Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 550 W. Fort St., Boise (208-334-1361). At the first federal appearance, the Gooding defendant may get a detention hearing under 18 U.S.C. 3142. The U.S. Marshals Service may house the defendant in a county jail; call 208-934-4422 to ask if Gooding County holds them. Once sentenced, the Gooding County defendant appears on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

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13. How does an ICE hold work in Gooding County?

  1. Gooding County screens new bookings under Idaho Code 18-9008 and notifies Homeland Security within 48 hours when a Gooding prisoner may be foreign-born.
  2. ICE may lodge a Form I-247A detainer with Gooding County.
  3. The Gooding jail follows Idaho Code 18-9005(4) on reasonable detainers.
  4. The Gooding County hold runs at most 48 hours, counted straight through weekends and holidays.
  5. Officers from the ICE Twin Falls office, 212 Deere Street, Twin Falls, ID 83301, 208-737-3820, pick up the Gooding detainee, frequently for the Elmore County Detention Center in Mountain Home.
  6. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for the Gooding County detainee.
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14. What happens after a Gooding prison sentence?

After a Gooding felony sentence, IDOC intake classifies the Gooding prisoner, then picks a Gooding placement. Search the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search and read our Idaho state prisons guide.

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15. Where do Gooding mugshots come from?

Reporters may ask the Gooding sheriff for Gooding mugshots as public records. Gooding ICE photos: file an ICE FOIA request. Gooding federal mugshots are not public, though the U.S. Marshals Service may post one for a Gooding fugitive.

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16. Which police agencies serve Gooding County?

Main Gooding County towns include Gooding, Wendell and Hagerman. The arresting agency in Gooding can say where it took the defendant.

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Gooding County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 208-934-4422

Physical Address:
624 Main Street
Gooding, ID 83330

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Gooding County Jail
624 Main Street
Gooding, ID 83330

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Gooding County Jail
624 Main Street
Gooding, ID 83330

Every year Gooding County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 1,820 offenders, and maintain an average of 91 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Gooding County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Gooding County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Idaho and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

If you are looking for a prisoner in Idaho or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.

If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Idaho, click below.

STATE OF Idaho COUNTY JAILS

If you are searching for a prisoner in a Idaho State Prison click below.

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If you are searching for a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate click below.

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For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.

ICE Detainee Search

Gooding County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 10/30/2026

Race Inmates % Total
White 25 35.71%
Black 2 2.86%
Hispanic or Latino 36 51.43%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 2 2.86%
Asian 2 2.86%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 2 2.86%
Other 1 1.43%
Total 70 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Gooding County Sheriff’s Department, Idaho Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Gooding County Inmate Criminal Charges - 10/30/2026

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 16 22.86%
Felony (2rd Degree) 13 18.57%
Felony (1st Degree) 5 7.14%
State Jail Felony 6 8.57%
Felony (Uncategorized) 14 20.00%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 16 22.86%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Gooding County Sheriff’s Department, Idaho Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Gooding County Inmate Sex - 10/30/2026

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 60 85.71%
Female 10 14.29%
Total 70 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Gooding County Sheriff’s Department, Idaho Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Gooding County Inmate Age - 10/30/2026

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 1 1.43%
18-20 4 5.71%
21-24 7 10.00%
25-30 15 21.43%
31-35 12 17.14%
36-40 10 14.29%
41-45 9 12.86%
46-50 5 7.14%
51-55 3 4.29%
56-60 4 5.71%
61-65 0 0.00%
66-75 0 0.00%
76-85 0 0.00%
Total 70 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Gooding County Sheriff’s Department, Idaho Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Gooding County Sheriff’s Department, Idaho Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

The Gooding County Jail serves the following cities and towns of Gooding County: Bliss, Gooding, Hagerman and Wendell.