News reports from 2026 say the Moscow jail now books and holds people only during weekday court hours, and others go to the Nez Perce County Adult Detention Center in Lewiston, 208-799-3132. Booking still starts at the Latah County Jail, 522 South Adams Street, Moscow, ID 83843; call either 208-883-5705 or the sheriff at 208-882-2216.

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

• Nez Perce County Adult Detention Center, 208-799-3132
• Benewah County Jail, 208-245-2555
• Clearwater County Jail, 208-476-8903

Open the in-custody list (PDF) and look the name up in A to Z order; each line shows a booking number and full name. If the name is missing, try VINELink and check which jail the custody line names. Or phone 208-883-5705.

VINE on a phone: VINELink on the App Store and VINELink on Google Play.

Phone 208-882-2216 to ask Latah deputies about a Moscow warrant. The Idaho iCourt case search shows any Latah case and its dates.

Our Latah County bail guide lists Latah amounts, Moscow payment steps and Latah refunds. Latah misdemeanor bail tracks Idaho's schedule, and a Moscow judge sets Latah felony bail.

Someone freed during weekday court hours leaves from Moscow; phone 208-883-5705. News reports say others are held in Lewiston, so release and property pickup happen there. See our Nez Perce County Adult Detention Center page, or call 208-799-3132 or 208-799-3139.

News reports say Latah prisoners kept overnight stay in Lewiston, so the Nez Perce rules apply. Visits: visiting at Nez Perce. Phones: Nez Perce phone calls. Money: sending money at Nez Perce. Mail: mailing a Nez Perce inmate, using the full name and booking number from the in-custody list (PDF). Confirm rules at 208-799-3132 or 208-799-3139.

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

The Latah County Courthouse is at 522 South Adams Street, Moscow, ID 83843; call 208-883-2255. Magistrates take misdemeanors and first appearances; Latah felonies go to a Moscow district judge. Find Latah dates on the Idaho iCourt case search.

If the person is held in Lewiston, which news reports say is where Latah overnight stays are, phone the Nez Perce County Adult Detention Center at 208-799-3132 or 208-799-3139 and ask for the shift supervisor. For someone still in Moscow booking, call 208-883-5705. Staff can't share health details but will log the concern. In an emergency, call 911.

People under 18 go to juvenile detention, not the Latah adult jail. Nez Perce Juvenile Detention Center in Lewiston (208-799-3153).

A Latah federal case is heard at the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Central Division, 220 E. 5th St., Moscow (208-882-7612). At the first federal appearance, the Latah defendant may get a detention hearing under 18 U.S.C. 3142. The U.S. Marshals Service may house the person in a county jail; ask the Latah desk at 208-883-5705 or Nez Perce at 208-799-3132 where they are. Once sentenced, the Latah County defendant appears on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

1. Latah County screens new bookings under Idaho Code 18-9008 and notifies Homeland Security within 48 hours when a Latah prisoner may be foreign-born.
2. A Form I-247A detainer asks the holding jail to keep the defendant.
3. That jail, in Moscow or Lewiston, follows Idaho Code 18-9005(4) on reasonable detainers.
4. ICE then has up to 48 hours past the Latah release time, weekends and holidays included.
5. Officers from the ICE Spokane office, 411 W Cataldo Ave, Spokane, WA 99201, 509-329-5846, pick up the Latah detainee, in many cases for the Elmore County Detention Center in Mountain Home.
6. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for the Latah County detainee.

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

The in-custody list has no photos. Reporters may ask the Latah sheriff for Moscow mugshots as public records. For a Latah ICE photo, file an ICE FOIA request. Latah federal mugshots are not public, though the U.S. Marshals Service may post one for a Moscow fugitive.

Main Latah County towns include Moscow, Potlatch and Troy. The arresting agency in Latah can say where it took the person.

• Moscow Police: 208-883-7054
• Latah sheriff, non-emergency: 208-882-2216