Owyhee County, Idaho Inmate Search: How to Find an Inmate
Use the Owyhee County inmate search to see who Owyhee County holds in Murphy today. Open the Murphy document and look for your loved one's last name. Give the Owyhee list some hours after a Murphy arrest, so phone call either 208-495-1154 or 208-495-1155 if the name is missing. For Owyhee County release or transfer news, VINELink shows Owyhee custody status, the holding site and Murphy alerts. The Idaho iCourt case search shows Murphy hearing dates and charges. Owyhee County counted roughly 12,661 residents in the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimate (let out 2026).
Where does a Murphy arrest take someone?
Adults arrested in Owyhee County are booked at the Owyhee County Jail, 20381 State Highway 78, Murphy, ID 83650; call either call either 208-495-1154 or 208-495-1155 or the Owyhee sheriff's line at 208-495-2421.
↑ Owyhee questionsCan a person arrested near Murphy be held in another county?
A neighbor may hold an Owyhee arrestee if its deputies made the Murphy arrest or its warrant started the Owyhee case. Nearby jails:
- Canyon County Detention Center, 208-454-7540
- Ada County Jail, 208-577-3000
- Elmore County Detention Center, 208-587-9103
What does the Murphy inmate list show?
Each Owyhee County entry shows a Murphy booking date, Owyhee charges and many bonds. Two Owyhee County prisoners may share a name; check Owyhee ages and dates.
For Owyhee alerts on a phone: VINELink on the App Store or VINELink on Google Play.
↑ Owyhee questionsWhere are Owyhee warrants and recent arrests listed?
Phone 208-495-2421 to ask Owyhee deputies about a Murphy warrant. The Idaho iCourt case search shows any Owyhee case and its dates.
↑ Owyhee questionsHow do Owyhee families get someone out of the Murphy jail?
Our Owyhee County bail guide lists Owyhee amounts, Murphy payment steps and Owyhee refunds. Owyhee misdemeanor bail tracks Idaho's schedule, and a Murphy judge sets Owyhee felony bail.
↑ Owyhee questionsHow does release from Murphy work?
At release, Owyhee County returns Murphy booking property; phone call either 208-495-1154 or 208-495-1155 to ask about pickup times.
↑ Owyhee questionsWhat are the Owyhee visiting, phone and mail options?
- Owyhee visits: see our Owyhee County visitation page; Murphy visits may be Owyhee video from home or the Murphy lobby; confirm Owyhee times.
- Owyhee calls and texts: Murphy prisoners dial out, and Owyhee relatives fund a prepaid Murphy phone or message account.
- Owyhee deposits: sending money to an Owyhee inmate.
- Mail: put the Owyhee prisoner's full name and Murphy booking number on letters to the Owyhee County jail, and call 208-495-1154 for current Owyhee rules
Who defends someone charged in Owyhee County?
At the first Owyhee appearance, an Owyhee defendant who can't pay may ask the Murphy court for a public defender; Idaho's Office of the State Public Defender provides counsel statewide (208-605-4575).
↑ Owyhee questionsWhere are Owyhee County criminal charges heard?
Owyhee cases are heard at 20381 State Highway 78, Murphy, ID 83650 (208-495-2806). Magistrates take misdemeanors and first appearances; Owyhee felonies go to a Murphy district judge. Murphy hearing dates appear on the Idaho iCourt case search.
↑ Owyhee questionsHow do Owyhee families report a Murphy jail medical concern?
Call call either 208-495-1154 or 208-495-1155 and ask for the Owyhee medical desk or Murphy shift supervisor. Owyhee staff can't share Murphy medical details, yet they log the Owyhee report. For an emergency, call 911.
↑ Owyhee questionsWhat if an Owyhee County teenager is arrested?
People under 18 go to juvenile detention, not the Owyhee adult jail. Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention Center in Caldwell (208-454-7240).
↑ Owyhee questionsHow is an Owyhee County federal case handled?
Federal charges from Owyhee 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 Owyhee defendant may get a detention hearing under 18 U.S.C. 3142. While the case is pending, the Owyhee defendant may sit in a contract county jail; 208-495-1154 can tell you if Murphy has them. After sentencing, the Bureau of Prisons assigns a prison; find the Owyhee defendant on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
↑ Owyhee questionsWhat does an Owyhee ICE detainer mean in Murphy?
- Owyhee County screens new bookings under Idaho Code 18-9008 and notifies Homeland Security within 48 hours when an Owyhee prisoner may be foreign-born.
- ICE may lodge a Form I-247A detainer with Owyhee County.
- The Owyhee jail follows Idaho Code 18-9005(4) on reasonable detainers.
- ICE then has up to 48 hours past the Owyhee release time, weekends and holidays included.
- Officers from the ICE Boise office, 1185 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709, 208-685-6635, pick up the Owyhee detainee, often for the Elmore County Detention Center in Mountain Home.
- Find the Owyhee detainee on the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
Where are Owyhee County prison sentences served?
IDOC classifies each Owyhee felon at Owyhee intake, then picks a prison fitting the Murphy case. Search the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search and read our Idaho state prisons guide.
↑ Owyhee questionsWhere do Owyhee mugshots come from?
News media can ask Owyhee deputies for Murphy booking photos under the Idaho Public Records Act. For an Owyhee ICE photo, file an ICE FOIA request. Owyhee federal mugshots are not public, though the U.S. Marshals Service may post one for a Murphy fugitive.
↑ Owyhee questionsWhich police agencies serve Owyhee County?
Murphy, Homedale, Marsing and Grand View are among the Owyhee communities. The arresting agency in Owyhee can say where it took the defendant.
- Owyhee County Sheriff's Office (non-emergency): 208-495-2421