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.
You can call Wapato City Jail 24 hours a day for inmate information at 509-837-2120.
Arrested individuals, whether for misdemeanors or felonies, are brought here for booking and processing. Depending on the charges, they may remain incarcerated until they are either bonded out, released on their own recognizance, or held until their trial concludes.
The inmate search tool allows you to access the facility's inmate roster and see who is currently in custody.
Inmates sentenced to less than one year will serve their time at this jail. Sentences longer than one year result in transfers to either the Washington State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
This page provides all the information you need regarding inmate services, including the visitation schedule, how to fund an inmate's account, sending mail, receiving phone calls, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond details, and commissary purchases.
It's important to save the inmate's jail ID or booking number for correspondence. If you cannot locate it online, contact Wapato City Jail at 509-837-2120 for help.
Phone: 509-837-2120
Physical Address:
205 South Simcoe Ave.
Wapato, WA 98951
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Full Name
Sunnyside Police Jail
401 Homer St.
Sunnyside, WA 98944
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Full Name
Sunnyside Police Jail
401 Homer St.
Sunnyside, WA 98944
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Wapato City Jail, 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 509-837-2120 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up Criminal Court cases for people who have been arrested in Yakima 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 Yakima County or any court in Washington.
Wapato City Jail Inmate Search
The Wapato City Jail maintains an average of 4 offenders in custody on any given day. The Wapato City Jail 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 Yakima County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 42,660 offenders.
The following charts of Yakima 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 Yakima 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 Yakima 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 Yakima 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 arrest, individuals are processed at Wapato City Jail, where they undergo a series of steps that determine their charges and whether they’ll be released on their own recognizance, allowed to post bail, or held until their court date.
The first rule for anyone arrested is to remain silent. Anything they say can be used in court, so it’s best to speak only to an attorney about the incident.
Here are the typical stages of the booking process at Wapato City Jail:
Booking time varies, with some cases completed in an hour, but more complex cases, or those involving uncooperative behavior, can take up to 48 hours. If you need details about an offender’s bail or bond, contact the facility at 509-837-2120.
If someone is taken to Wapato City Jail in Wapato for booking, the next steps depend on their case:
1. The individual may be released without bail, under a promise to appear at a court hearing.
2. They could be held in custody until their trial.
3. They may post a bail or bond for release. To find out the exact bail amount, call 509-837-2120.
Bail payments can be handled in various ways.
For a comprehensive guide to the bail process in Yakima County, Washington, visit the Wapato City Jail Bail FAQ page.
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What are the other City and County Jails in Yakima County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Yakima County?
This facility, known as "Wapato City Jail" is also known as Wapato City Jail , Wapato City Jail , Washington, Yakima.
The Wapato City Jail serves the following cities and towns of Yakima County: Grandview, Granger, Harrah, Mabton, Moxee, Naches, Selah, Sunnyside, Tieton, Toppenish, Union Gap, Wapato, Yakima and Zillah.
