Every detail on this page is checked by hand, not scraped. This unofficial directory helps friends and family of incarcerated individuals find critical information — inmate lists, locations, bail resources, visitation hours, rules, and text, phone, email, and mail services — for jails, detention centers, and prisons across the United States.
Phone: 360-676-6780
Physical Address:
311 Grand Avenue
6th Floor
Bellingham, WA 98225
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Youth's Name
Whatcom County Juvenile Detention
311 Grand Avenue
6th Floor
Bellingham, WA 98225
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Whatcom County Juvenile Detention, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 360-676-6780 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up Criminal Court cases for people who have been arrested in Whatcom County or any county in the state of Washington. You can either look up the case by the person's name or the case number. Go here if you want to look up an offender's Court Date at any of the courts in Whatcom County or any court in Washington.
Whatcom County Juvenile Detention Inmate Search
The Whatcom County Juvenile Detention maintains an average of 30 offenders in custody on any given day. The Whatcom County Juvenile Detention has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Whatcom County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 14,600 offenders.
The following charts of Whatcom County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Whatcom County Corrections Department, the state of Washington Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Whatcom County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Whatcom County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years.
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After being arrested, the offender is brought to the Whatcom County Juvenile Detention for booking, which is the detailed process of identifying, classifying, deciding on charges, and whether the person will either be released on their own recognizance, allowed to be released on bail, or moved into the jail until their court date.
The first thing every newly arrested person must do is close their mouth. Everything an offender says may be used against them, so the best thing to do is remain silent when questioned about the arrest and what led to it.
These are the steps of booking someone into the Whatcom County Juvenile Detention:
Booking can take as little as an hour, or up to 48 hours on a busy weekend or holiday evening, or if the offender is violent, wasted or generally uncooperative. If you have any questions about when you can pay an offender's bond and what the cost will be, call the facility at 360-676-6780.
What are the other City and County Jails in Whatcom County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Whatcom County?
The Whatcom County Juvenile Detention serves the following cities and towns of Whatcom County: Bellingham, Birch Bay, Blaine, Everson, Ferndale, Lynden, Nooksack and Sumas.
