Lewiston Juvenile Corrections Center

Open Nez Perce County Inmate Search and type the name. It is the fastest way to see whether a person is booked, and it should also show charges and bail once the record is complete. A brand-new arrest can take time to appear, so look again later in the day.

If the search does not answer your question, call the detention center at 208-799-3132. Sheriff's office administration is at 208-799-3130.

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The detention center is at 1150 Wall Street, Lewiston, ID 83501. The county says in-person visits for families have ended. Visits are booked as video visits through an online visit account or app, and the county lists video hours as 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week. Look for "NEZ PERCE ID" when you search.

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Two things. For some minor offenses, the Idaho Supreme Court publishes a statewide bail schedule, and the amount is fixed until a judge looks at the case. For everything else, a magistrate judge sets bail at the first court appearance. Idaho Code 19-2904 tells the judge to weigh four goals: that the person comes back to court, that the court's process stays fair, that victims and witnesses are protected, and that the public is safe.

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The statewide schedule that took effect January 4, 2023 lists a first drunk driving offense at $500 for an Idaho resident and $2,000 for a nonresident. A second offense is $1,000 and $3,000. Resisting or obstructing an officer carries $300. A Nez Perce County charge of disturbing the peace is "book and release," so no bail is posted. Domestic battery or assault (first and second), stalking, and similar charges list no bond until a Nez Perce County judge hears it.

That schedule covers misdemeanors, and it is advisory. For felonies, the judge sets the number. Once a judge is involved, the schedule no longer controls, and bail may be raised, lowered, or removed.

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Idaho court rules let Nez Perce County posters use cash, a cashier's check, money order or personal check made out to the clerk, a surety bond from a bail agent, or a property bond. A personal check needs a judge's approval. Nez Perce County has not published its own bail window hours, so ask before you drive. The detention center is at 208-799-3132, and the clerk's office in the courthouse at 1230 Main Street is at 208-799-3020. Always get a written receipt.

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Anyone whose bail is paid and who has no other hold. A person with a hold from another county, a probation officer, or a federal agency stays in until that hold is cleared. Idaho Code 19-2903 gives most people a right to bail before trial, but the judge can place conditions, such as staying away from a victim.

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Idaho Criminal Rule 5 says an arrested person must be taken in front of a Nez Perce County magistrate promptly, and no more than 24 hours after a Nez Perce County arrest, counting only business days. If police arrested without a warrant, a probable cause hearing must happen within 48 hours, weekends included. Ask the District Court office at 208-799-3040 for the date and courtroom.

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The Nez Perce County Courthouse, 1230 Main Street, Lewiston, ID 83501. The Clerk, Auditor and Recorder has an office on the first floor, and District Court is on the second floor. The mailing address is P.O. Box 896. Both offices keep Monday to Friday hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The clerk is at 208-799-3020.

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Under Idaho Code 19-2909, a property bond can be given by the defendant or by someone else. The land must sit in Idaho, and the equity remaining after loans and liens must cover the bail plus the expected cost of collecting it. The Lewiston judge decides on accepting it, and the bond is recorded as a lien on the property. The statute does not set a fixed equity multiple. A bond from a licensed bail agent is usually quicker. Ask the clerk at 208-799-3020 about the forms.

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Idaho each bail agent working in Lewiston holds a state Department of Insurance license. Fees are set by what the agent's company files, so ask for the exact fee in writing before you sign, and ask what is refundable. A cash deposit given to the court is different: if it is still there when the case ends, the clerk applies it first to Nez Perce County fines, fees, costs, and restitution, and any leftover goes back to your loved one who paid it (Idaho Code 19-2908).

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Idaho Code 19-2903 allows a judge to refuse bail only when the offense is punishable by death and the proof is evident or the presumption is great. Most other "no bail" entries mean the judge has not yet set an amount, or the person has a hold or a bench warrant from somewhere else. Domestic violence charges can list no bond until a first appearance. Call the District Court at 208-799-3040 to learn which one it is.

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City officers and the Nez Perce Tribe's police both can arrest people. Ask the agency that made the arrest where the person is being held and for the report number, then check Nez Perce County Inmate Search. Tribal police answer at 208-621-4809 in Lapwai. Tribal court charges go to the tribe's own court at 208-843-7338. Questions about state charges go to the courthouse at 208-799-3040.

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Young detainees under 18 are typically held at the Region II Juvenile Detention Center, 140 10th Street, Lewiston, a 16-bed facility run by Nez Perce County for five counties: Nez Perce, Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, and Lewis. Justice Services answers at 208-799-3176. A youth sent to state custody goes to the state's Juvenile Corrections Center in Lewiston, a state facility. Juvenile records are private, so the adult Nez Perce County search will not show a child.

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Idaho public defense is now run by the State Public Defender, which took over from the counties on October 1, 2024. You apply at the courthouse in the county where the charge was filed, 1230 Main Street, second floor, and a judge appoints the lawyer after deciding the person qualifies. Call District Court at 208-799-3040 to ask how to apply. The State Public Defender's main office in Boise answers at 208-605-4575. Ask for a lawyer at the first appearance too.

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Under Idaho Code 19-2915 the judge orders the Nez Perce County bail forfeited and issues a bench warrant. In Nez Perce County, the clerk must mail notice to the Nez Perce County poster within five business days. The Nez Perce County forfeiture can be set aside if a Lewiston judge quashes the warrant within 180 days. Call a lawyer and the bail agent the same day. Do not wait for the mail.

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No jail or court wants gift cards, crypto, or a wire sent to an individual. Use the numbers on this page: the jail at 208-799-3132 and the clerk at 208-799-3020. If a caller claims to be a deputy and demands money in minutes, hang up and call the detention center yourself.

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A federal court takes the Nez Perce County case. A Nez Perce County federal charge sits outside the Nez Perce bail chart, and Nez Perce deputies cannot set an amount for it. Nez Perce County federal cases go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Central Division, 220 E. 5th St., Moscow; the clerk takes Nez Perce County questions at 208-882-7612.

• The federal magistrate calls the Nez Perce County case first for a Nez Perce County arrest, in many cases the next court day.
• No money chart applies to Nez Perce federal cases. Using 18 U.S.C. 3142, the judge can release the Nez Perce defendant on conditions or order detention.
• When detention is requested in a Lewiston case, the hearing for the Nez Perce County defendant follows quickly, unless a Nez Perce party asks to delay it.
• Before trial the U.S. Marshals Service keeps custody, so a Nez Perce prisoner may be housed in a county jail that rents beds; call 208-799-3132 to ask if Nez Perce County holds them.
• When the Lewiston 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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Posting bail in Lewiston is allowed, yet Lewiston release may be slowed at Nez Perce County Adult Detention Center. For a Nez Perce booking, expect these steps:

1. At the Nez Perce County booking desk, Idaho Code 18-9008 directs staff to find out whether a Lewiston prisoner holds foreign citizenship and, in Nez Perce County, notify the Department of Homeland Security within 48 hours.
2. ICE may send a Form I-247A detainer to the Nez Perce County jail staff.
3. A reasonable detainer must be honored in Nez Perce County under Idaho Code 18-9005(4) when the Lewiston case's own hold has ended, and the Lewiston jail must say why the defendant is held.
4. After the Nez Perce County bail is posted, the Nez Perce jail may keep the person 48 hours, and Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays count.
5. Officers from the ICE Boise office, 1185 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709, 208-685-6635, pick the person up in Lewiston; ICE in many cases moves Nez Perce detainees to the Elmore County Detention Center at 2255 East 8th North, Mountain Home or, from Nez Perce County, to facilities in other states.
6. Check the ICE Online Detainee Locator System by Nez Perce A-number, or by the Lewiston detainee's name and native country.

Get legal advice before posting in Lewiston, because Nez Perce bail does not cover the immigration case.

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• County jail: try Nez Perce County Inmate Search , or phone 208-799-3132.
• Free alerts: VINELink gives custody status and release alerts for Nez Perce and other Idaho jails.
• After a state sentence: search the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search, or see our Idaho state prisons guide.
• Federal sentence: use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
• Immigration: the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
• Hearing dates: Idaho iCourt case search, or call the Lewiston court at 208-799-3040.

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Lewiston's magistrates work through one of the heaviest misdemeanor calendars in north-central Idaho. Tickets and arrests come from Lewiston police officers, sheriff's deputies, state troopers and other agencies, and the Criminal Division of the Nez Perce County Prosecuting Attorney's office counts misdemeanor prosecution among its core duties. Although these are the lowest tier of criminal charge, a guilty finding becomes part of a lasting public record that employers and landlords can see.

Booking at the Wall Street jail

Rather than booking, Lewiston officers frequently issue a ticket that lists an appearance date. People who are taken in are booked at 1150 Wall Street. When no warrant preceded the arrest, a Lewiston judge has to confirm probable cause within two days (48 hours), and the jailed person is to be brought before a Lewiston magistrate promptly. At the first appearance the Lewiston magistrate addresses the accusation, appointed counsel and bail. Under Idaho's constitution, a no-bail hold is limited to capital charges where proof is evident or guilt strongly presumed.

Requesting appointed counsel

If you could be jailed and have no money for a private attorney, tell the magistrate at your first hearing that you want a public defender. Responsibility for trial-court public defense shifted to a statewide Idaho agency on October 1, 2024. Lewiston cases are covered by the agency's contract lawyers, as there is no staffed local office, and the court assigns one once your application, filed at the Main Street courthouse, is approved by a judge. When a conflict of interest exists, the agency's Alternate Counsel Division supplies a different attorney.

Negotiation, trial and withheld judgments

From the day a Lewiston defendant pleads not guilty, Idaho's statute generally requires the misdemeanor to be tried inside six months. At trial, a six-person Nez Perce County jury convicts only by unanimous vote. Far more often, the defense and prosecutor reach a deal, and a frequent component is a withheld judgment under Idaho Code 19-2601. With a withheld judgment, finishing probation successfully allows the defendant to have the Lewiston plea vacated and the charge dismissed.

Nez Perce County misdemeanor penalties

• General rule in Lewiston's Magistrate Division: Idaho's default ceiling is half a year in the county jail plus a maximum $1,000 fine, with certain statutes stretching jail to twelve months.
• First DUI in Nez Perce County: six months maximum behind bars, Nez Perce County fines that top out at $1,000, then a license loss that starts with 30 absolute days and continues for 60 to 150 days more, possibly on restricted privileges.
• Interlock and evaluation: a breath-test interlock on the vehicle for twelve months after reinstatement (absent an exception) and a required alcohol evaluation.

From citation to final disposition, Lewiston misdemeanors generally take anywhere from a month to several months.

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Felony charges in Nez Perce County come from the elected Prosecuting Attorney, whose staff works on the courthouse's third floor. Each case passes through the Magistrate Division first and then, after probable cause is established, to a Second Judicial District judge sitting in Lewiston. Anyone unable to post bail remains at the Adult Detention Center on Wall Street; the jail's line is (208) 799-3132.

Preliminary hearing or indictment

The State typically starts by filing a complaint in front of a Lewiston magistrate. For a defendant sitting in the Wall Street jail, Idaho sets a 14-day deadline for the preliminary hearing; a released defendant gets 21 days, and continuances are frequently granted. After hearing the State's witnesses, the Lewiston magistrate rules on whether the felony advances to a district judge. As an alternative, the Prosecuting Attorney can seek an indictment from a Lewiston grand jury.

Arraignment on the information

Next comes a written charge, the "information," and an arraignment in front of the district judge. Idaho's statute then allows about six months to get the Lewiston felony to trial unless good cause supports a delay. Conviction at a felony trial requires all twelve jurors to agree.

Public defense on felony charges

Felony defendants who are indigent may apply at the Lewiston courthouse; the judge then rules on assigning a contract attorney from the State Public Defender. The agency's statewide office answers at (208) 605-4575.

Drug court and sentencing options

Nez Perce County participates in the Second Judicial District Drug Court Program, an intensive supervision and treatment track open to some people charged with felony drug crimes. For everyone else, sentencing follows Idaho's unified model: a set number of years served in full before parole can be considered, then an additional indeterminate span during which the parole commission controls release. Rather than sending someone straight to prison, a Lewiston district judge may keep jurisdiction and place the defendant in a rider program of up to 365 days, reviewing the case for probation afterward. Withheld judgments can be granted in certain felony cases. A Lewiston defendant's third felony conviction allows a five-to-life sentence for persistent violators. Most Nez Perce County felonies resolve within six to eighteen months.

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Because Lewiston is the largest city in the Second Judicial District, Nez Perce County sees more homicide, rape and robbery filings than any neighboring county. The procedure mirrors the ordinary felony route through the Main Street courthouse, yet the volume of lab analysis, expert evaluation and pretrial argument is far greater.

Bail and the Adult Detention Center

Lewiston judges may refuse bail entirely only when a capital charge is supported by plain proof. For other violent offenses the Lewiston magistrate fixes a bail amount, commonly so high that the defendant remains in the Wall Street detention center until trial.

Counsel for the accused

A judge may assign one of the public defender agency's contract attorneys to a defendant who qualifies financially. Once prosecutors announce they intend to pursue a death sentence, the court brings in attorneys who meet Idaho's qualifications for capital defense.

Penalties for violent crimes in Idaho

• First-degree murder prosecuted in Lewiston: either a life term in which ten or more years are fixed, or capital punishment in a noticed case where a statutory aggravator is proven to the jury.
• Second-degree murder: a Lewiston court can impose 10 years up to life.
• Rape: one year or more, with a maximum of life.
• Robbery: in Lewiston, a five-year floor and a life ceiling.
• Armed offenses: Idaho Code 19-2520 permits a Lewiston judge to tack on 15 years or less for certain felonies in which the offender carried or used a weapon capable of killing.

Victim participation

The Idaho Constitution, at Article I, Section 22, promises victims advance word of every hearing, the right to be present in the Lewiston courtroom, a chance to address the Lewiston judge at sentencing and an order of restitution. Victim-witness staff at the Lewiston prosecutor's office explain those rights.

Length of the process

Plan on roughly one to three years for a Lewiston violent felony case, and more than that when the State pursues the death penalty.

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The Nez Perce County Courthouse is at 1230 Main Street, Lewiston, ID 83501; the clerk answers at 208-799-3040. Find a Lewiston hearing date on the Idaho iCourt case search.

For a Nez Perce warrant check, phone 208-799-3131 or the court line, 208-799-3040.

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• Jail search for Nez Perce: Nez Perce County Inmate Search, or call 208-799-3132.
• VINELink covers Nez Perce and other Idaho jails, with Nez Perce custody status and release notices.
• After a Nez Perce prison sentence: the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search, plus our Idaho state prisons guide.
• Federal custody from Nez Perce County: Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
• Held by ICE after a Nez Perce arrest: ICE Online Detainee Locator System.

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Federal crimes charged in Nez Perce County skip the Lewiston courthouse. The case belongs to the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho, Central Division, 220 E. 5th St., Moscow (208-882-7612). The federal magistrate for the Nez Perce case decides release or detention under 18 U.S.C. 3142, and a detention hearing for the Nez Perce defendant may follow within five days. The U.S. Marshals Service holds the Nez Perce defendant before trial, sometimes in a contract county jail; call 208-799-3132 to check the Lewiston jail first. After a Nez Perce federal sentence, find the Nez Perce County defendant's prison with the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

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1. Booking staff in Lewiston check citizenship status under Idaho Code 18-9008 and report a possible Nez Perce noncitizen to Homeland Security within 48 hours.
2. A Form I-247A detainer from ICE asks Nez Perce County to hold the person.
3. When the Nez Perce County case is over, Idaho Code 18-9005(4) requires the Nez Perce jail to honor a reasonable detainer.
4. Beyond the Nez Perce County release point, ICE has at most 48 hours, and Saturdays, Sundays and holidays count.
5. Nez Perce pickups come from the ICE Boise office, 1185 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709, 208-685-6635; Nez Perce detainees often go to the Elmore County Detention Center in Mountain Home, and some Nez Perce County detainees later leave Idaho.
6. Track the Nez Perce detainee on the ICE Online Detainee Locator System with an A-number, or with the Nez Perce detainee's name and birth country.

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1. To appeal a Nez Perce magistrate judgment, the defense has 42 days to file its notice with the Nez Perce County district court (Idaho Criminal Rule 54).
2. Felony appeals from Nez Perce County need a notice within 42 days of judgment (Idaho Appellate Rule 14), and the Supreme Court may hand the Nez Perce appeal to the Court of Appeals.
3. When the Lewiston judge appoints it, the State Appellate Public Defender takes on Nez Perce felony appeals for people who cannot pay.
4. A motion to reduce a Nez Perce sentence is due within 120 days after judgment (Idaho Criminal Rule 35).
5. A post-conviction petition in Nez Perce County is due one year after the Nez Perce appeal ends or the appeal deadline passes (Idaho Code 19-4902).
6. A sentenced state prisoner, if in the Nez Perce jail or prison, must meet each Nez Perce County deadline; the Lewiston clerk at 208-799-3040 can confirm filing dates.

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