Madison County Detention Center

Search his name at Madison County Inmate Search. A person booked within the last hour may not appear yet. When the search leaves questions open, call the jail desk at 208-372-5002 and ask for a supervisor. The main sheriff's office is 208-372-5000. The sheriff's page says the jail also holds people for outside agencies, including Teton County, so a Teton arrest can end up here. Say his full name and birth date slowly.

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One reaches the jail and one reaches the office. The detention center line is 208-372-5002, and the sheriff's main office is 208-372-5000. Both are in the same building at 145 East Main Street, Rexburg. Use the jail line for custody and release. Use the main office for reports and records.

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Idaho Criminal Rule 5 sets the outer limit at 24 hours after arrest, with weekends and holidays left out. The magistrate must take the person before the court without unreasonable delay and sets bail at that appearance. A warrant arrest usually keeps the amount on the warrant unless the judge finds good cause to change it. The courthouse number is 208-359-6252.

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Look at the booking record through Madison County Inmate Search, then ask the jail at 208-372-5002. The magistrate, not a deputy, sets the amount. The statewide misdemeanor schedule (Idaho Misdemeanor Criminal Rule 13(b), January 4, 2023) is a useful guide. A first DUI is $500 if the driver lives in Idaho and $2,000 if not. A second DUI is $1,000 or $3,000. Resisting an officer is a $300 line item. In Madison County, Madison County domestic battery and no-contact cases show no bond until a judge sees the arrested person. The rule says the schedule is advisory, so the judge can lower or raise it for a Rexburg case, or release without money. Felony bail comes from the judge on the case.

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Confirm the bail counter by phone first. Dial the jail at 208-372-5002 before you drive over. Ask which door, what hours, and what forms of payment it takes. Idaho Rule 13(c) a cashier's check, permits cash, and a money order. Ask for a Madison County receipt that lists the case number. A general bail guide for the detention center is also posted.

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No. The sheriff's website sends families to GettingOut for video visits, and that account is only for talking by screen. Money you put into a visit or phone account does not free anyone. Bail is paid to the jail or the court, or through a licensed bail agent.

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A licensed agent posts a bond for a fee. Under Idaho Code 41-1039 the Idaho Department of Insurance issues the license, and sheriffs and court clerks take a bond only from a licensed agent. Ask for the fee, collateral, and consequences of a missed court date in writing. The fee is not refunded when the case ends.

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Idaho Code 19-2909 allows a property bond if the land lies in Idaho and its equity, after loans and liens, covers the bail plus the likely cost of collection. The judge may say yes or no. The recorded bond acts as a lien and ends when bail is released. Property owners should ask the clerk at 208-359-6252 for the Supreme Court forms.

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Idaho's Constitution, art. I, sec. 6, allows no bail only for capital offenses where the proof is evident or the presumption great. A far more common cause is a hold from another case, a probation violation, or a charge no judge has reviewed. Idaho Code 19-2903 leaves bail to the judge's discretion in a probation case. Ask the jail, 208-372-5002, to name the hold.

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It affects which office knows the details. The Rexburg Police Department, 25 East Main Street, answers at 208-359-3008. Ask for the report number and the charge. Its website does not mention a holding cell, so expect a booking at the county detention center on East Main. Then confirm it through the inmate search.

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Ask the magistrate to appoint one at the first appearance. Madison County is in the Seventh Judicial District, where the State Public Defender contracts with private lawyers rather than running a county office. The state office in Boise answers at 208-605-4575. The clerk can name the lawyer assigned.

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Juvenile cases are confidential. Madison youth had been sent to the Five County facility in St. Anthony, but its board voted to close it on March 1, 2026, and local juveniles were to move to the 3-B Juvenile Detention Center in Idaho Falls, 605 North Capital Avenue, 208-542-2947. Madison County Juvenile Probation, 135 East Main, answers at 208-356-3199, extension 1. Call probation first.

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The Madison County judge declares the bail forfeited, with a Rexburg bench warrant to follow. The clerk must mail notice to the Madison County poster within five business days under Idaho Code 19-2915. Quashing the warrant within 180 days of the order cancels the forfeiture. Call a lawyer and the court, 208-359-6252, the same day.

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Cash comes back at the end of the case, after the clerk applies fines, fees, costs, and restitution, according to Idaho Code 19-2908. The surplus goes to whoever posted it. If you used a bail agent, the fee stays with the agent. Keep your receipts together with the case number.

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Treat it as a trick. The jail, the sheriff, and the clerk do not release anyone for an app payment or gift card sent to a stranger. Hang up and dial the jail on your own at 208-372-5002. A real employee will not mind.

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A federal court takes the Madison County case. A federal warrant served in Madison County falls outside the schedule Rexburg uses for Idaho bail, and Madison deputies cannot set an amount for it. Madison County federal cases go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Eastern Division, 801 E. Sherman St., Pocatello; Rexburg callers reach the clerk at 208-478-4123.

• A U.S. magistrate judge calls the Madison County case first once the Madison County arrest is processed, frequently the next court day.
• No printed cash amount exists for a Rexburg federal arrest. Following 18 U.S.C. 3142, the magistrate can release the Madison defendant on conditions or order detention.
• If prosecutors ask to hold the arrested person, a detention hearing for the Madison County defendant follows quickly, unless a Madison party asks to delay it.
• Pretrial custody belongs to the U.S. Marshals Service, which can place the defendant in a county jail by contract; call 208-372-5002 and ask if the Rexburg jail has the person.
• When the Rexburg federal case ends in prison time, the Federal Bureau of Prisons assigns a prison, shown on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

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You may post the Madison County bail, but Rexburg release may be slowed at Madison County Detention Center. This is how it plays out in Madison County:

1. At intake in Rexburg, Idaho Code 18-9008 has the jail check if the Madison County arrestee is a noncitizen and, in Madison County, notify the Department of Homeland Security within 48 hours.
2. ICE may send a Form I-247A detainer asking Madison County to keep the defendant.
3. Idaho jails, including Madison County's, must honor a reasonable detainer under Idaho Code 18-9005(4) after the Madison case no longer holds them, and Madison staff must tell your family member about it.
4. After a Madison release order, ICE gets a Madison County window of up to 48 hours, and Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays count.
5. Officers from the ICE Idaho Falls office, 2075 N Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, 208-535-5100, take custody at the Madison jail; ICE often moves Madison detainees to the Elmore County Detention Center at 2255 East 8th North, Mountain Home and then a Madison detainee may go out of state.
6. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System with the Madison detainee's A-number, or the Madison County person's name and birth country.

Get legal advice before posting in Rexburg, because Madison bail does not cover the immigration case.

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• County jail: use Madison County Inmate Search , then call 208-372-5002.
• Custody alerts: VINELink gives custody status and release alerts for Madison and other Idaho jails.
• After a state sentence: check the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search, or see our Idaho state prisons guide.
• Federal custody: the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
• ICE detainee: the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
• Madison County cases: Idaho iCourt case search, or call the Rexburg court at 208-359-6252.

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A misdemeanor charged in Madison County goes before a magistrate judge at the Rexburg courthouse. The prosecuting office depends on location. Inside Rexburg city limits, the Rexburg City Attorney acts as prosecutor for misdemeanors, covering both state-law offenses and city code violations. Misdemeanors elsewhere in the county, typically from Madison County sheriff's deputies or Idaho State Police troopers, are prosecuted by the elected Madison County Prosecuting Attorney.

Citation, booking and first appearance

Many Madison County misdemeanor defendants, including college students cited for minor offenses, simply receive a ticket and a court date. When an arrest leads to booking at the Madison County Detention Center, Idaho requires a probable cause finding within 48 hours for a warrantless arrest and a prompt appearance before a magistrate. At that hearing the Rexburg magistrate explains the charge, addresses the right to a defense lawyer and sets bail or release terms.

Appointed counsel

Public defense across Idaho shifted to the Office of the State Public Defender on October 1, 2024. Madison County is served by SPD contract attorneys rather than a staffed local office. To get one, complete an application at the courthouse in Rexburg; the magistrate decides if you qualify and makes the appointment. If the contract defense attorney has a conflict, the SPD's Alternate Counsel Division takes the case. Rexburg defendants can call the statewide SPD line at (208) 605-4575.

Pleas, diversion and trial

Negotiated pleas resolve most Madison County misdemeanors. Rexburg magistrates may grant a withheld judgment under Idaho Code 19-2601, which allows the plea to be withdrawn and the case dismissed once probation is successfully completed. The treatment courts shared by Madison, Jefferson and Fremont counties include a misdemeanor/Madison DUI drug court and a Madison mental health court for qualifying participants. After a not-guilty plea, trial must occur within six months, and a Madison County misdemeanor jury in Madison County consists of six detainees who must agree unanimously.

Penalties

• Ordinary Madison County misdemeanor: jail for up to 6 months and a fine of up to $1,000; some offenses carry up to one year.
• First DUI charged in Rexburg or Madison County: up to 6 months in jail and up to $1,000 in fines, a 30-day absolute license suspension and an added 60 to 150 days (restricted privileges are possible), an alcohol evaluation, and a Madison-ordered ignition interlock for 12 months after the suspension unless an exception applies.
• Probation and fines: the most frequent result, sometimes with community service or counseling.

A Madison County misdemeanor generally runs from one to several months.

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Felonies in Madison County, including those that start with a Rexburg Police arrest, are prosecuted by the Madison County Prosecuting Attorney. A felony is first handled in the Magistrate Division and is then transferred to a Seventh Judicial District judge who presides over felony cases in Rexburg. Defendants who cannot make bail remain at the Madison County Detention Center on Main Street.

Complaint, hearing and bind-over

The prosecutor normally files a criminal complaint. The defendant is owed a preliminary hearing within 14 days when in custody or 21 days when free, subject to extensions. A magistrate weighs if probable cause exists. Alternatively, the prosecutor may present the case to a grand jury and proceed on an indictment. Once a defendant is bound over, the prosecutor submits an "information" in District Court and the Madison County defendant is arraigned before a district court.

Public defender for felonies

Felony defendants who qualify receive an SPD contract attorney appointed by the Madison County court. The application is made at the Madison County courthouse, and only a judge can appoint counsel. Conflicts are referred to the SPD's Alternate Counsel Division.

How felony cases are decided

Under Idaho's speedy-trial statute, a felony should be tried no later than six months of the District Court arraignment. Most Madison County felony cases settle by plea; trials are heard by 12 jurors who must return a unanimous verdict. Idaho imposes a unified sentence with a fixed part and an indeterminate part for the Madison defendant, and parole is up to the Commission of Pardons and Parole. A judge may order a "rider," retaining jurisdiction for up to 365 days of IDOC programming before considering probation. Withheld judgments are available for some felonies, and the upper valley felony drug court gives eligible defendants a treatment-focused alternative. The persistent violator statute sets 5 years to life for a third felony conviction. A Madison County felony as a rule takes 6 to 18 months.

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Murder, rape, robbery and similar crimes in Madison County are prosecuted by the Madison County Prosecuting Attorney and heard by a Seventh District judge in Rexburg. Procedurally they follow the ordinary felony track, but the investigation is more extensive, the litigation more intense and the potential sentences far longer.

Bail in violent cases

The Idaho Constitution makes all offenses bailable except capital offenses where the proof is evident or the presumption great. Outside that narrow category, bail in Madison County violent felony cases tends to be set at high amounts with conditions such as no-contact orders. Those who cannot post it stay in the Madison County Detention Center until the case is resolved.

Defense representation

Defendants who cannot afford counsel are represented by attorneys under contract with the Office of the State Public Defender, or by its Alternate Counsel Division in conflict cases. If the Madison prosecutor files notice of intent to seek death, the court appoints lawyers who are qualified to defend capital cases. The SPD can be reached at (208) 605-4575.

Potential sentences

• Murder, first degree: life imprisonment with a minimum of 10 years fixed, or death if Madison prosecutors give notice and a Madison jury finds an aggravating factor.
• Murder, second degree: 10 years minimum to a maximum of life.
• Rape: 1 year minimum to a maximum of life.
• Robbery: 5 years minimum to a maximum of life.
• Weapon enhancement: Idaho Code 19-2520 authorizes up to 15 extra years when a firearm or deadly weapon is used in certain felonies.

Defendants with two earlier felony convictions may be sentenced as persistent violators. Article I, Section 22 of the Idaho Constitution protects victims of crime in Madison County, guaranteeing notice of proceedings, the right to be at, the right to speak at Madison sentencing, and restitution.

Time to resolution

Between lab analysis, expert witnesses and pretrial motions, a violent felony case in Madison County commonly lasts one to three years in Madison or longer, and a death-penalty prosecution takes longer still.

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Madison County's district courthouse stands at 159 East Main, Rexburg, ID 83440; reach the clerk at 208-359-6252. Find a Rexburg hearing date on the Idaho iCourt case search.

For a Madison warrant check, phone 208-372-5000 or the court line, 208-359-6252.

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• Madison County jail roster: Madison County Inmate Search, or call 208-372-5002.
• VINELink covers Madison and other Idaho jails, with Madison custody status and release notices.
• After a Madison prison sentence: the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search, plus our Idaho state prisons guide.
• Federal custody from Madison County: Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
• Madison County immigration detainee: ICE Online Detainee Locator System.

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A federal case from Madison County leaves the Madison courthouse. It goes to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Eastern Division, 801 E. Sherman St., Pocatello (208-478-4123). The federal magistrate for the Madison case chooses release terms or detention under 18 U.S.C. 3142, and a detention hearing for the Madison defendant may follow within five days. The U.S. Marshals Service holds the Madison defendant before trial, sometimes in a contract county jail; call 208-372-5002 to check the Rexburg jail first. Once a Madison County federal sentence starts, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

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1. Booking staff in Rexburg check citizenship status under Idaho Code 18-9008 and report a possible Madison noncitizen to Homeland Security within 48 hours.
2. A Form I-247A detainer from ICE asks Madison County to hold the person.
3. When the Madison County case is over, Idaho Code 18-9005(4) requires the Madison jail to honor a reasonable detainer.
4. Beyond the Madison County release point, ICE has at most 48 hours, and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays count.
5. The ICE Idaho Falls office (2075 N Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, 208-535-5100) collects the Madison County detainee, often for the Elmore County Detention Center in Mountain Home.
6. Track the Madison detainee on the ICE Online Detainee Locator System with an A-number, or with the Madison detainee's name and birth country.

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1. To appeal a Madison magistrate judgment, the defense has 42 days to file its notice with the Madison County district court (Idaho Criminal Rule 54).
2. Felony appeals from Madison County need a notice within 42 days of judgment (Idaho Appellate Rule 14), and the Supreme Court may hand the Madison appeal to the Court of Appeals.
3. When the Rexburg judge appoints it, the State Appellate Public Defender takes on Madison felony appeals for people who cannot pay.
4. Within 120 days of a Madison County judgment, the defense may ask the Rexburg judge to lower the sentence (Idaho Criminal Rule 35).
5. A post-conviction petition in Madison County is due one year after the Madison appeal ends or the appeal deadline passes (Idaho Code 19-4902).
6. A sentenced state prisoner, whether in the Madison jail or prison, must meet each Madison County deadline; the Rexburg clerk at 208-359-6252 can confirm filing dates.

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