The Sheriff's Corrections Division runs the list. Follow these steps:

1. Go to the Sheriff's Adults In Custody list.
2. Scan for the family name. No luck? Try a shortened first name, a hyphenated surname or a previous last name.
3. Open the person's own listing for details.
4. Copy the File No. The jail calls this the AIC number, short for adult in custody.
5. Still stuck? Phone 503-434-7507 and ask for Records.

As a backup, the statewide VISOR search can show whether someone is held in an Oregon county jail or state prison. It takes a full or partial name, a state ID number or a county ID number.

There are several common reasons:

• Booking isn't finished. Intake can take hours, so check back later.
• Already out. On many minor charges, staff can release a person right away on a written pledge to return. A local standing order allows this without a judge.
• Given a citation instead. Police can hand out a ticket to appear in court rather than book someone for many misdemeanors.
• A different jail. People picked up in a bordering county, or held on a federal or ICE matter, may sit elsewhere. The next answer lists nearby jails.
• Not an adult. Anyone 17 or younger goes to juvenile detention instead.

If a state trooper made the arrest, OSP's McMinnville Command Center is at 3975 SE Cirrus Avenue, McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-472-0294. For anyone else, jail staff at 503-434-7507 can check whether a booking happened and when it ended.

Adults charged here are held at YCCF. But if officers in a bordering county made the arrest, that county's jail is the likely place. If YCCF has no record, call these:

• Washington County Jail, 215 SW Adams Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123, 503-846-2600 (to the north)
• Clackamas County Jail, 2206 Kaen Rd., Oregon City, OR 97045, 503-722-6777 (to the northeast)
• Marion County jail, 4000 Aumsville Hwy. SE, Salem, OR 97317, 503-581-1183 (to the east)
• Polk County Jail, 884 SE Jefferson Street, Dallas, OR 97338, 503-623-9254 (to the south)
• Tillamook County Corrections, 5995 Long Prairie Rd, Tillamook, OR 97141, 503-842-2561 (to the west)

Teens go to the county's Youth Services Center, 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-434-7407. Someone on work release is still in YCCF custody, so ask the jail for the Work Release Office.

Probably not. Under HB 3273 (2021), Oregon police agencies generally may not hand out booking photos. The law lets them share a photo in only a few cases:

• with the person in the photo, a party to the case or the victim,
• with another police agency for police work,
• with the public when it helps catch a fugitive or a suspect,
• after a conviction from that arrest.

Reporters can ask the Sheriff's Office at 503-434-7506. ICE photos can be requested under FOIA through ICE's records page. As a rule, federal booking photos are not released. One exception: the Marshals sometimes share a picture when hunting a fugitive.

Some websites charge to remove mugshot-style posts. HB 3273 gives them 30 days after a request to pull the photo, and caps their charge at $50. For charges that were dropped, never filed or later sealed, the deadline is 7 days, and they may not charge anything.

Sign up with VISOR, the Victim Information System in Oregon. It is a free service of the Oregon Department of Corrections, and anyone may sign up.

• It tracks people held in county jails and state prisons.
• It sends a call, email or text if the person gets out, transfers, escapes or dies.
• You can sign up with an account or without one, and the person in custody is not told.
• Help is available around the clock at 855-691-6246.

Use it as one tool, not your only safety plan. Anyone with a safety worry should also talk with the victim advocate at the District Attorney's Office, 503-434-7539, Room 117 within 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128.

Oregon law calls bail "security," and the jail can release many people without any. Here is the short version:

• Low-level, nonviolent charges often mean release on a signed promise under the county's standing order.
• Serious charges, such as domestic violence, sex crimes and Measure 11 crimes, mean waiting to see a judge.
• The judge sees jailed people at a video arraignment held each business day at 1:30 p.m.
• When a judge orders security, a tenth of the amount is due. It can be paid at the court clerk, the lobby kiosk or the county's online payment site.
• Oregon has no bail bond companies, so nobody else takes a fee.

The jail's Release Office can explain where things stand at 503-474-4985. Our bail and release guide walks through every step.

• Ask the jail. Staff at 503-434-7507 can tell you the booking charges.
• Search court records. After the DA files, the filed charges appear under the person's name in OJD's free Records and Calendar Search.
• Call the court. The circuit court clerk at 503-434-7530 can read case details over the phone.
• Go to the arraignment. The charges are read out loud there.

Keep in mind that the charges at booking are not final. Prosecutors choose which ones to file in court, which may mean more charges or fewer. Police reports go to the defense lawyer, who can walk you through them.

The request for a lawyer is made at the arraignment. A financial form is filled out and reviewed by the court. If they qualify, the judge appoints a lawyer paid for by the Oregon Public Defense Commission (OPDC).

• There is usually a $20 fee for applying. The court can waive it.
• Nobody is left without a lawyer just for being broke.
• Oregon has a public defender shortage. Under a federal order called Betschart, someone still jailed and unrepresented a week past the first hearing generally must be released on conditions.
• Calls between a person in jail and a lawyer are not recorded.

To find out who was appointed, phone the court at 503-434-7530. For a paid lawyer, the State Bar referral line is 800-452-7636.

Each person in custody can list up to five visitors. Visits are booked through the jail's video provider:

1. New visitors create an account at the NCIC visit sign-up page. Old GTL accounts no longer work, so make a new one.
2. Call Jail Records at 503-434-7507 for final approval.
3. Book on the NCIC visitation site by midnight the day before.
4. Each person gets one 30-minute visit a week. Times depend on the housing unit, and many fall on weekday afternoons or evenings and on weekends.
5. Arrive 15 minutes early. If the facility clock says you are late, the visit is cancelled.

Bring a state driver's license, a state ID card or a passport. Lockers take a quarter that you get back. Nothing goes into the visiting room, and revealing clothes are not allowed. A visitor on parole or probation needs written permission from their officer. Video visits from home cost $0.30 a minute. More visiting tips are in our visitation guide.

The jail takes account deposits three ways:

• Online through the Team3 Inmate Canteen site.
• By phone through the same service.
• At the kiosk in the visiting lobby, any hour of any day, with cash or an American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa card.

Fees apply to every deposit. Since February 20, 2025, the jail no longer takes cashier's checks or money orders for accounts. Never put cash in a letter. Have the person's AIC number ready.

With money on the account, the person can order food and hygiene items through commissary. Store use and visits are privileges that can be lost for breaking rules. Details live in our money deposit guide and in the commissary guide.

Every call from YCCF is collect and goes through the jail's phone company. People inside cannot get incoming calls. Phones shut off during lockdowns, counts, cleaning and meals.

• Domestic calls, and calls to Canada or Mexico, run $0.16 per minute, and connecting is free.
• Calls to Cuba are $0.75 a minute, and other countries are $0.35.
• A voicemail to an approved person inside costs $1.50 for up to 3 minutes.
• Text messages are $0.25 each. Photo or video messages are $0.35.
• Set up a prepaid account at account.ncic.com or call 800-943-2189.

Calls to lawyers and courts are not monitored. Everything else may be. By state law, the commission a jail gets from its phone vendor is limited to five cents a minute (ORS 169.681). For more, read our jail phone guide or our messaging guide.

Everyday mail is routed through a Texas company that scans it. Write the address this way:

• Full name and AIC number
• Yamhill County Correctional Facility
• PO Box 591, Longview, TX 75606

The letter is scanned and shown on the person's tablet. The paper is destroyed, not returned. Use an envelope or postcard that fits within a standard letter-size sheet, with no more than 5 single-sided pages and only 1 photo. Extra photos send the whole letter back. No Polaroids, cash, checks or money orders. Put your full return address on it.

Letters from lawyers or doctors are the exception. Send those, with the name and AIC number, to the jail's street address, 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128. Softcover books and magazines are allowed only when mailed by the publisher to that address. Our jail mail guide has more.

Wallets, phones, keys and clothing from booking go into jail storage. To let you collect it, the person must sign a property release form. That form is good for 30 days. Nothing is handed over without it.

• The same form can allow a clothing exchange, such as clothes for court.
• The jail does not take other items dropped off for people inside.
• Bring a photo ID when you come.

Call 503-434-7507 before you go to make sure the form is signed and the items are ready.

YCCF provides medical and dental care, plus counseling for drug, alcohol and mental health needs. Under ORS 169.150, a jail that charges a health fee must still treat people who have no money. Jails must also arrange emergency medical and dental care (ORS 169.076).

• Families may bring medical supplies and prescriptions, except narcotics, to the visiting area. Ask staff for a receipt.
• Medical staff decide whether to give the medicine.
• Tell the jail about allergies, health problems and medicines as early as you can.

For a health worry, call 503-434-7507 and ask for medical staff. For an emergency happening outside the jail, dial 911.

The Sheriff's deputies, along with town police, arrest people on warrants here. The Sheriff's records staff, in Room 143 inside 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128, take questions at 503-434-7506 on weekdays. A name search on the OJD case portal can also show a missed court date. Statewide and national lists include the Marshals' 15 Most Wanted, Oregon DOC Most Wanted (tips 877-831-0389) and FBI Portland. To settle a warrant, hire or ask for a lawyer, then report together to the court that issued it. The circuit court clerk, 503-434-7530, can also set a new date.

Court dates are set by the circuit court, so check there:

• Search the person's name on the free Oregon circuit court calendars.
• Or call the court at 503-434-7530. Phones are answered weekdays, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
• A jailed person sees the judge by video at 1:30 p.m. on a business day. People who are out go to arraignments on Tuesdays and Fridays at 1:30 p.m.
• City court cases, such as in Newberg or Carlton, are set by that city's court.

Write down every date and keep the paperwork. Missing one can lead to a warrant and a new charge. Our court guide explains the case from arraignment to sentencing.

Federal charges filed in this area are heard in Portland. The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon sits at 1000 Southwest Third Avenue, Suite 740, Portland, OR 97204, 503-326-8000.

• Pretrial freedom is up to a federal judge, who may hold a detention hearing first (18 U.S.C. 3142).
• Until then, the U.S. Marshals Service has custody. Call its Portland office at 503-326-2209, 1000 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Room 401, Portland, OR 97204, to ask which jail is holding them.
• FCI Sheridan, a federal prison run by the Bureau of Prisons, is in this county at 27072 Ballston Road, Sheridan, OR 97378, 503-843-4442.
• After sentencing, search the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator by name or register number.

Federal rules and Oregon law pull in different directions here:

1. To ask a jail to hold someone, ICE sends Form I-247A, known as a detainer.
2. In federal terms, that form seeks custody up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Oregon's sanctuary laws (ORS 181A.820-181A.829; HB 3265, 2021) block that step in most cases. Officers and jail staff here can act on an immigration request only when it carries a judge's signature. In general, YCCF will not hold someone only because of an ICE detainer, and it will not give out release information for immigration enforcement.
4. If ICE takes custody another way, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator by name and country of birth.
5. ICE's Portland office covers this county: 4310 S Macadam Ave, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97239, 503-326-4165, weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Oregon's Sanctuary Promise hotline is 844-924-7829.

A prison sentence moves the person out of YCCF and into the Oregon Department of Corrections. First comes intake, which takes about 30 days. Staff assess the person, then send them to a prison that fits. Intake does not allow personal visits, but calls and letters are fine.

• Type a name into the Oregon Offender Search.
• Call DOC at 503-945-9090.
• Use the state ID (SID) number on prison mail.
• Read about each prison on our Oregon prisons page.

Youths are never booked into YCCF. A teen who must be held stays at the Youth Services Center, 535 NE 5th Street, McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-434-7407. It has 24 beds.

• Parents and guardians should call detention to learn about the youth's status.
• Only adults may visit, and the youth's caseworker or juvenile officer must okay them.
• Non-contact and phone visits run Monday to Friday, 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Call the day of the visit to reserve.
• Juvenile court records are private and kept off the state's online case search.

The Oregon Youth Authority runs state youth facilities for the most serious cases.

Yamhill County has about 110,024 people (Census estimate, July 1, 2025). For a non-emergency anywhere except Newberg and Dundee, county dispatch answers at 503-434-6500. Here is who patrols each town:

• Sheriff's Office: rural areas, plus Amity, Dayton, Lafayette, Sheridan and Willamina by contract. Main line 503-434-7506, Room 143 of the jail and courthouse building. Its Newberg-Dundee area line is 503-554-7880.
• McMinnville Police Department: 121 SW Adams Street, McMinnville, OR 97128, 503-434-7307.
• Newberg-Dundee Police Department (Newberg and Dundee): 401 E. Third Street, Newberg, OR 97132, 503-538-8321.
• Carlton Police Department: 191 E. Main Street, Carlton, OR 97111, 503-852-3805.
• Yamhill Police Department (city of Yamhill): dispatched through the county line. City Hall is at 205 S. Maple Street, Yamhill, OR 97148, 503-662-3511.
• Gaston (mostly in Washington County): the Washington County Sheriff patrols by contract. City Hall is at 116 Front St, Gaston, OR 97119, 503-985-3340.
• Oregon State Police: highways and state cases. From a mobile phone, press *OSP (*677). The Northern Command Center line is 800-442-0776.
• Grand Ronde Tribal Police: serve the Grand Ronde community just over the line in Polk County, 9655 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347, 503-879-1821.
• College campuses: for an arrest at Linfield University or George Fox University, ask the city police for that town.