Anyone can use the viewer for free, even on a cell phone.

1. Load the AIC Viewer and pick its booking search.
2. Enter the surname. If too many matches appear, narrow it with a first name.
3. Tap the record. You'll see a description of the person and the offenses the arresting agency wrote down.
4. Save the ID number somewhere. Mail, deposits and phone accounts all ask for it.

A listed charge is only an accusation, not a conviction. Updates come often, yet earlier jail stays drop off the list. History questions belong with the court that had the case.

According to the jail, a name that doesn't come up means that person isn't in its custody. Here's why that might be:

• Booking isn't finished. Processing takes time, so recheck in a few hours.
• Released already. Many walk out within hours on a signed promise.
• Held by a city. Springfield and Florence police run small jails of their own for city cases.
• Under 18. Youths are sent to a separate juvenile facility.
• A different spelling. Search a maiden name, a middle name or each half of a hyphenated name.

Reception at 541-682-4263 can look the person up for you. After hours, dial the Sheriff's main line, 541-682-4150, and press 1 for dispatch, which is staffed 24/7.

Felony suspects can only be held at the main jail. Still, check these spots:

• Springfield Municipal Jail, 344 A Street, Springfield, OR 97477, 541-744-4177. Its 98 beds make it the biggest city jail in Oregon. Men and women on misdemeanor cases stay here before and after trial, including Eugene city cases, and the city runs its own Springfield inmate lookup.
• Cottage Grove and Junction City police no longer run jails. People they arrest go to the Lane County Jail or to Springfield.
• Florence Police Correctional Facility, the city jail at 900 Greenwood Street, Florence, OR 97439, 541-997-3515. It holds people on Florence city charges and those serving short city sentences.

An arrest close to the edge of the county could lead to a neighbor's jail:

• Linn County Jail, 1115 Jackson St. SE, Albany, OR 97322, 541-967-3901
• Benton County Jail, 190 NW 4th St., Corvallis, OR 97330, 541-766-6866
• Douglas County Jail, 1036 SE Douglas Ave, Roseburg, OR 97470, 541-440-4450
• Lincoln County Jail, 251 West Olive Street, Newport, OR 97365, 541-265-4277
• Deschutes County Adult Jail, 63333 West Highway 20, Bend, OR 97703, 541-388-6661
• Klamath County Jail, 3201 Vandenberg Road, Klamath Falls, OR 97603, 541-883-4197

No photos appear. On January 1, 2022, the jail pulled booking pictures from the viewer to follow Oregon's HB 3273 (2021). Under that law, police may share a booking photo only for limited reasons. Examples are hunting a fugitive, giving it to the person pictured or the victim, or after a conviction.

• To ask for booking records the lawful way, use the Sheriff's public records portal. A paper request can also be left at the Records Window inside the jail lobby, 101 West 5th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401, paid by check or money order to LCSO.
• ICE holds its own photos. Request them on its FOIA portal.
• Federal agencies keep their mugshots private. The one exception: the Marshals Service sometimes releases a picture, such as of someone on the run.

VISOR (Victim Information System in ORegon) does the job VINE does in other states. It is free, and it is offered by the state Department of Corrections for both county jails and state prisons.

• Look a person up by name, State ID (SID) or county ID.
• Pick how you'd like to hear: a call, an email or a text. Notices go out on release, transfer, escape or death.
• No account is required. Signing up can be anonymous, and the person held won't learn you registered.
• Help by phone, day or night: 855-691-6246.

Treat alerts as an extra layer, not full protection. For a safety plan, contact the District Attorney's Victim Services Division at 541-682-4523.

Oregon law presumes release on a person's own promise, called recognizance (ORS 135.245). Judges can add rules or set security, the state's word for bail. When they do, families normally pay a tenth of it (ORS 135.265).

• Under a standing order from the presiding judge, jail staff can release many people on minor charges without waiting for court.
• Domestic violence, sex crimes and Measure 11 charges are held for arraignment. For people in custody it comes within 36 hours of booking, skipping weekends and holidays.
• Oregon has no bail bond businesses, so money goes straight to the court or jail.
• On circuit court cases, Pretrial Release Services answers questions at 541-682-4201.

Every step, cost and refund rule is spelled out on our bail page.

What the viewer shows are the arresting agency's charges. Those may not last. The District Attorney's Office decides the formal charges, and the court file lists them after filing.

• Search the name for free on the OJD Records and Calendar Search.
• Or phone the circuit court's Criminal Case Info desk at 541-682-7692.
• The DA's office sits at 125 East 8th Avenue, Room 400, Eugene, OR 97401, 541-682-4261.

Municipal court charges stay off the state search. Ask the city court directly.

Lawyers are requested at the first court date. The person tells the judge, then completes a financial form. The Oregon Public Defense Commission pays appointed counsel. Most people are charged a $20 application fee, which may be waived. Being broke never means going without a lawyer.

Right now the state lacks enough public defenders. After seven days, a federal case called Betschart kicks in. If a jailed person has no lawyer by then, the court must generally release them on conditions. The case keeps going.

Defense attorneys can see clients at the jail Monday through Friday. In-person and call slots run 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., with evening calls from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Families who want to hire a lawyer can reach the Oregon State Bar Lawyer Referral Service toll free at 800-452-7636.

No visit can happen until the person has been classified, which may take three days. Visit times follow their privilege level and can shift. Call 541-682-4263 between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., then choose "Jail and AIC Information" and "Visiting, Mail, and Other AIC Related Questions."

• Getting approved: the person inside sends a Visitor Request Form listing your full name, date of birth, address, phone and how you're related. Changes are allowed every two weeks.
• Timing: reach check-in half an hour ahead. It shuts 10 minutes before your slot.
• ID: grown-ups need a current state ID, driver's license or passport. A parent or legal guardian must bring any child and show that child's original birth certificate every visit. Ages 15 to 18 add their own state ID or student body card.
• Dress code: no see-through, revealing, tight or gang-style clothing. Wear shoes.
• Security: expect a metal detector. Eating, drinking and smoking aren't allowed in the lobby or booths.
• Video visits: book them at the ground-floor kiosks or online. The lobby stations cost nothing from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day, and each person gets one free remote visit weekly.

More pointers are on our visitation page.

Money sent in lands in the person's trust account. It covers snacks, hygiene supplies and other items. Pick one of three methods:

1. Use the kiosk upstairs at the reception area. It takes cash and cards.
2. Go to the jail's deposit service online.
3. Call the toll-free deposit line, 866-345-1884.

All deposits carry a fee, apart from cash the person brought in at booking. Money orders and checks mailed for accounts get turned away, and mailing cash is never safe. Families can also order commissary packages from that same service. Our guide to sending money and commissary page say more.

Calls go out only. Nobody inside can take an incoming call. The rate is $0.09 per minute, and five calls of up to 15 minutes each are free every week. Staff record all calls except those with lawyers and verified clergy, so keep the case out of conversation.

• Set up a prepaid or debit phone account online, at the lobby kiosk, or with Customer Care, 727-349-1561. Calling that number also blocks calls from the jail.
• On the tablets, an email is $0.50, a text is $0.10 once 8 free texts a month are used, an approved photo is $0.50 and a voicemail is $1.00.
• Phone cards from a store won't work. Housing units have set phone times that staff don't share.

Rates are explained on our jail calls page, and tablet messages on our messaging page.

Starting September 26, 2025, personal letters travel to a Florida scanning center. Each one is scanned and sent to the person's tablet or housing kiosk. Address the envelope this way:

Smart Communications / Lane County Adult Corrections Facility
Adult in Custody Name and ID Number
c/o Mail Processing Center
PO Box 9225, Seminole, FL 33775-9225

• The full name and ID Number come from the viewer, or from reception at 541-682-4263. Put a real return address on it.
• Up to 10 photos fit in one letter, each 4x6 or smaller. Polaroids and nude pictures are refused.
• Plain postcards are scanned like letters. Leave off glitter, stickers, glue, tape, perfume, crayon drawings and blank sheets.
• Reading material must be new and prepaid, shipped directly by the publisher or a store.

Our inmate mail page covers rules common at Oregon jails.

Belongings taken during booking are stored by staff until the person walks out. Phone reception, 541-682-4263, on a weekday to arrange a pickup. Ask whether the owner must sign a form letting a relative collect.

Pickup is at the jail, 101 West 5th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401, and the lobby opens on weekdays only. Carry photo ID. Property kept as evidence is separate. The Sheriff's Property and Evidence office handles it at 541-682-4332.

Reach the Jail Medical Section at 541-682-2213. Share the person's name, their health conditions and every medicine they take. If they are headed to court or the jail, send along a written list or the empty prescription bottles.

Under Oregon law, needed care must be given even if someone can't pay a health fee (ORS 169.150). Jails also need emergency medical and dental care, and staff must look in on each person at least hourly (ORS 169.076). If you fear self-harm or a mental health emergency, tell staff at once.

Deputies handle warrants outside the cities, and city officers handle them in town. The Sheriff's Office, at 541-682-4150, answers warrant questions. Circuit court cases, warrant entries included, can be looked up through OJD Records and Calendar Search. Wanted lists that cover Oregon: Oregon DOC Most Wanted, the Marshals Service's top 15 and FBI Portland. Talk to a lawyer before surrendering. Next, appear at the issuing court in person, or phone it to request a new hearing date. Circuit court: 125 East 8th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401, 541-682-4020.

Which calendar to check depends on the court:

• Circuit court: search the name online at the state's free records site, or call Calendar and Docketing, 541-682-6521. Hearing reminders by text are offered through the OJD reminder page.
• Eugene Municipal Court: 1102 Lincoln Street, Eugene, OR 97401, 541-682-5400.
• Springfield Municipal Court: 230 Fourth Street, Springfield, OR 97477, 541-726-3748. People in custody normally go before the judge at 1:00 p.m. the next business day.

From the main jail, the first appearance happens on site: 11 a.m. for Eugene city charges, 1:30 p.m. for circuit court. Our court page names every court in the county and each stage of a case.

Federal cases from this region are heard in Eugene, in the Wayne L. Morse courthouse of the U.S. District Court, 405 East Eighth Avenue, Suite 2100, Eugene, OR 97401.

1. The first step is a detention hearing, at which a magistrate judge decides on jail before trial (18 U.S.C. 3142).
2. Until trial, the U.S. Marshals hold custody. Some stay in county jails the Marshals pay; others go to FCI Sheridan, 27072 Ballston Road, Sheridan, OR 97378, 503-843-4442.
3. Ask the Marshals' Portland office where the person is: 1000 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Room 401, Portland, OR 97204, 503-326-2209.
4. Once sentenced, the person can be searched by name or register number on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

1. ICE sends the jail its detainer form, the I-247A.
2. That form asks for custody up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Under Oregon's sanctuary laws (ORS 181A.820 to 181A.829; HB 3265 of 2021), an immigration request binds local police and jails only once a judge puts a signature on it. In general, then, an ICE detainer alone won't keep someone in an Oregon jail, and jails won't hand ICE release information for enforcement.
4. ICE can still arrest people in other ways. Oregon is part of its Seattle Field Office, and the Portland office is at 4310 S Macadam Ave, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97239, 503-326-4165. The Eugene check-in office, 211 East 7th Avenue, Suite 120, Eugene, OR 97401, 541-434-3231, opens on the last Tuesday of the month.
5. Track a detained person on the ICE Online Detainee Locator. Enter the alien registration number, or the full name and native country.

A prison sentence hands the person to the state. Intake lasts roughly 30 days, at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, 24499 SW Grahams Ferry Road, Wilsonville, OR 97070. In-person visits are off limits during intake, while phone calls and letters go through. Letters must carry the State ID (SID) number.

• The Oregon Offender Search shows the prison they're in.
• The Department of Corrections answers at 503-945-9090. Intake questions go to 503-570-2259.
• Each prison is described on our Oregon state prisons page.

Minors are held at the juvenile detention center operated by Youth Services, 2727 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401, 541-682-4700. It is locked and staffed 24 hours, and its residents never appear on the adult viewer.

• Parents can't phone their child directly. The main number gives updates and connects to the youth's counselor.
• Visiting is Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday from 2:30 to 4:45 p.m., and holidays from 2:30 to 4:45 p.m. The counselor decides who is on the list. Bring photo ID.
• Siblings under 18 need a parent with them. No one under 12 may visit.
• Send letters in the youth's name to 2727 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Eugene, OR 97401.

Each charge on the viewer names the agency behind it. The county has about 381,584 residents (Census estimate, July 1, 2025), served by these departments:

• Sheriff's Office, 125 East 8th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97401, 541-682-4150. Deputies cover unincorporated land and contract towns such as Creswell and Veneta.
• Eugene Police Department (Eugene, pop. 179,352): the Sheriff's line can point you to the right number.
• Springfield Police Department (pop. 63,304), 230 4th Street, Springfield, OR 97477, 541-726-3714
• Cottage Grove Police Department (pop. 10,909), 400 East Main Street, Cottage Grove, OR 97424, 541-942-9145
• Florence Police Department (pop. 9,664), 900 Greenwood Street, Florence, OR 97439, 541-997-3515
• Junction City Police Department (pop. 7,472), 672 Greenwood Street, Junction City, OR 97448, 541-998-1245
• Oakridge Police (pop. 3,197) and Coburg Police (pop. 1,456): get their numbers from the Sheriff's Office.
• Lowell, Westfir and Dunes City: ask the Sheriff's Office which agency patrols them.
• Oregon State Police, Springfield Area Command Center, 3620 Gateway Street, Suite B, Springfield, OR 97477, 541-726-2536. On a cell phone, dial *OSP.
• University of Oregon Police Department, 2141 E 15th Ave, Eugene, OR 97403, 541-346-2919
• Tribal Police of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians, 5647 Highway 126, Suite 100, Florence, OR 97439, 541-997-6011, which patrols tribal property.