Valley County Inmate Population Overview
The Valley County inmate population is local and small compared with many Idaho jail systems. The adult county jail is the Valley County Jail, also called the Valley County Detention Facility or Detention Center on county pages. It is operated by the Valley County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Kevin Copperi. The jail holds adult pretrial detainees, people serving local jail sentences, court commits, approved work-release participants, and people waiting for transfer or agency action. McCall Police Department appears in the facility map only as temporary police custody and transport, not as a public jail with its own roster.
That distinction matters for any Valley County inmate lookup. A person arrested in Cascade, Donnelly, McCall, Yellow Pine, the Warm Lake area, or other parts of rural Valley County may pass through the same county dispatch and booking path even when the arresting agency is not the sheriff. Once a felony sentence moves a person to state custody, the Idaho Department of Correction becomes the right search system. Federal sentenced custody moves to the Bureau of Prisons locator, while immigration detention uses ICE ODLS.
Valley County Inmate Population Statistics
The best current facility-level source found for the Valley County inmate population is the Idaho Sheriffs' Association Directory of Idaho's Jails. Its Valley County Jail entry lists rated capacity and average daily population for the Cascade jail. County pages reviewed for this build did not publish a current daily inmate count, average length of stay, race or ethnicity table, or pretrial-versus-sentenced split.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Valley County Jail average daily population | 26 | Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory, page crawled 2026 |
| Valley County Jail rated capacity | 63 | Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory, page crawled 2026 |
| Current daily population | Not published in located county sources | Valley County detention pages reviewed June 2026 |
| State prison facilities in Valley County | 0 located | IDOC prison locations |
The directory ADP compared with rated capacity is about 41 percent when calculated from those two figures. That is a simple capacity comparison, not an official overcrowding finding. It also does not rule out short-term crowding, housing-block limits, medical or classification holds, or gender-specific bed limits inside the jail.
The county capacity and ADP figures are shown in the Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory, which is the strongest statewide jail-directory source located for Valley County.
The screenshot supports the population table by tying the Valley County Jail capacity and average daily population figures back to the association directory rather than a generic jail-search page.
Valley County Inmate Population Trends
The most useful local trend table comes from the Valley County annual sexual-violence data sheet. It reports year-end internal confined inmate counts and admissions for 2017 through 2020. Those numbers are not the same metric as average daily population. They should be read as a year-end count and annual admissions snapshot tied to the PREA data sheet, not as a full jail-statistics dashboard.
| Year | Year-End Count / Admissions | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 43 total; 823 admissions | 34 male and 9 female at year end. |
| 2018 | 50 total; 838 admissions | Highest admissions in the four-year PREA table. |
| 2019 | 56 total; 382 admissions | Highest year-end count in the table. |
| 2020 | 43 total; 187 admissions | Admissions dropped again, but the source did not state a cause. |
| Current directory ADP | 26 average daily population | Idaho Sheriffs' Association directory entry, crawled 2026. |
Because Valley County has not published a current public dashboard in the reviewed sources, the trend data should be used with care. The safest reading is that older year-end counts were higher than the current association ADP, while admissions in the PREA table fell from 2018 through 2020. No official source found for this project explains the admissions decline, so it should not be tied to policy change, court practice, or public health events without a separate record.
Valley County Jail Population Makeup
The public data located for the Valley County inmate population gives a limited male/female year-end count for 2017 through 2020. It does not publish a current demographic dashboard. The adult jail population described by county sources is best framed by custody status: pretrial detainees, local jail sentences, court commits, work-release participants, and people held while another agency or court process is pending.
- Pretrial and local custody: Valley County Jail is the local adult custody point for people not released after arrest.
- Judgment sentence and work release: The detention page says people must sign up before reporting for court-commit or work-release time.
- Gender counts: The PREA data sheet lists male and female year-end counts from 2017 through 2020.
- State custody: Sentenced felony custody is searched in IDOC, not as part of a live county roster.
- Federal or immigration custody: BOP and ICE systems are separate from Valley County jail records.
Several common jail metrics were not found in official Valley County sources: average length of stay, race and ethnicity, age bands, charge-level split, and current holds by agency. That absence should not be filled with state or national figures. Statewide Idaho trend material can add context, but it is not a Valley County inmate population table.
Valley County Jail Capacity
The Valley County Jail capacity figure comes from the Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory. The directory lists rated capacity at 63 and average daily population at 26. The same association describes Idaho Jail Standards and a voluntary inspection process supported by Idaho sheriffs, while the standards cover topics such as classification, health care, inmate rights, mail, visiting, admission and release, physical plant, programs, sanitation, food service, and work release.
No official Valley County page found for this build announced a jail closure, a new jail construction project, a DOJ investigation, or a current overcrowding order. A 2021 PREA corrective-action report did give concrete building detail: it referenced 100-300 sleeping areas, 400 and 600 individual cell blocks, 500 and 700 day rooms, camera updates, and digital privacy blocks for shower and bathroom views. Those details support a real facility description, but they are not a current population count.
Valley County Inmate Population Laws
Idaho public-record and jail statutes shape what can be learned about the Valley County inmate population. The Sheriff's Office is the practical starting point because Idaho law assigns county jail custody to the sheriff, while court-filed charges and hearing records move through the court system. Some arrest facts are public, but investigatory files, sealed court records, juvenile matters, victim information, medical data, and safety-sensitive material can be withheld or redacted.
Key Idaho rules:
Idaho Code 74-102 gives the public a right to examine and copy public records and permits certain copy or processing fees.
Idaho Code 74-124 protects some law-enforcement investigatory records but carves out basic arrest and incident facts unless another law restricts them.
Idaho Code 31-2202 includes the sheriff's duty to take charge of the county jail and prisoners.
Idaho Code 20-622 requires county commissioners to inspect the county jail every three months.
Court records are governed by different rules. Idaho Court Administrative Rule 32 controls public access to Idaho court records, including what is public and what is confidential. That is why a sheriff booking record and an iCourt criminal case record may show different fields even when both stem from the same arrest.
Valley County State Prison Search
No Idaho Department of Correction prison was located in Valley County in the official IDOC prison locations list. Still, state custody matters to Valley County inmate population searches because a person sentenced after a Valley County felony case may leave the county jail and enter IDOC reception, classification, and facility placement.
The IDOC Resident/Client Search covers people incarcerated, on probation, or on parole under IDOC jurisdiction. IDOC says the database is updated daily, but it may not reflect the most current location, status, scheduled termination date, or mailing address. If a person has just transferred from the jail, the county may no longer be the custodian of current prison location data.
Search Valley County Inmates
No official public Valley County daily jail roster or searchable booking page was located on the county site. That is the key search fact for this county. Current inmate lookup starts with the jail phone, then moves to VINELink and written records channels if the phone line cannot answer the public part of the question. The Valley County jail inmate records page expands this fallback chain for custody and booking records.
Have the full legal name ready. Date of birth, arrest date, arresting agency, and a Department Report number can help, especially when McCall Police, Idaho State Police, or another agency made the arrest. For old custody, formal charges, or sentenced prison status, do not keep searching only at the jail. Use the court and state systems that match the custody stage.
- Call Valley County Jail for a current custody check when the arrest is recent or local.
- Search VINELink Idaho for custody or release notification when available.
- Use the sheriff's public-records request form for booking records, reports, or photographs not posted online.
- Search Idaho iCourt when prosecutor-filed charges and hearing dates are the question.
- Search IDOC, BOP, or ICE when the person is no longer in local county custody.
Current Valley County Inmate Lookup
Because a public roster was not found, the roster search-field table for Valley County is intentionally sparse. It should not be converted into a fake first-name and last-name search form. The useful table is the access-channel table: which official system answers which custody question.
| Channel | Best Use | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Valley County Jail phone | Current local custody, bond or hold questions if releasable | Private, juvenile, sealed, or safety-sensitive data may not be released |
| Sheriff public-records request | Booking sheet, arrest report, incident report, or photographs under DR number | Must be in writing; fees or redactions may apply |
| VINELink Idaho | Custody and release notification | Not a full booking-record request |
| Idaho iCourt | Criminal case, charge, hearing, and docket events | Court charges can differ from jail booking charges |
The sheriff records-request form asks for legal name, date of birth, contact information, record type, Department Report number when known, and several Public Records Act acknowledgments. The county says the three-day clock starts when the request is received, not when an after-hours web form is sent.
Valley County Inmate Record Fields
No official public Valley County roster profile was located, so public roster fields such as housing unit, mugshot, release date, and bond amount cannot be promised. Idaho Code 74-124 does identify basic arrest and incident facts that are not treated as investigatory records in the same way, unless another law restricts release. Written requests are the practical path for older or non-posted jail records.
| Record Element | How It May Be Found |
|---|---|
| Name, sex, age, and address of arrested person | Basic arrest information may be public under Idaho Code 74-124, subject to legal limits. |
| Time, date, and location of incident or arrest | Sheriff records request or related law-enforcement report. |
| Crime charged | Booking record, court complaint, or iCourt docket after filing. |
| Department Report number | Officer, citation, court file, or sheriff records communication if known. |
| Booking photo | Request through sheriff PRR, especially the Photographs under DR # field, if releasable. |
Valley County Jail vs IDOC
A Valley County inmate search can fail when the wrong system is used. County jail custody and state prison custody are not the same record set. The jail handles new arrests, short local sentences, judgment-sentence reporting, and work release. IDOC handles state prison, probation, and parole records after a person is under state corrections jurisdiction.
| Question | County Jail | State Prison / IDOC |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial detainees, court commits, local jail sentences | State prisoners, probationers, and parolees |
| Run by | Valley County Sheriff's Office | Idaho Department of Correction |
| Where to look | Jail phone, sheriff PRR, VINELink | IDOC Resident/Client Search |
| Common timing | Immediately after arrest or while serving local time | After state sentence, transfer, probation, or parole |
Federal and immigration custody are separate again. The BOP inmate locator searches federal inmates from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS is the official immigration detainee search, while the ICE facility directory identifies detention-facility information where available.
Valley County Detention Facilities
The Valley County facility map has two entries, but only one is a county jail. The distinction prevents readers from treating McCall Police temporary custody as a place with jail visits, mail, commissary, or a booking roster.
- Valley County Jail - the primary adult county jail in Cascade for local arrests, local sentences, court commits, work-release sign-ups, and transfer holds.
- McCall Police Department Temporary Custody / Holding - a police custody and transport setting, not a long-term jail with its own public roster.
People arrested by McCall Police who remain in custody are generally verified through McCall Police or dispatch first, then Valley County Jail if transported and booked. Court records may later appear in iCourt once charges are filed.
Valley County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Valley County inmate population? The Idaho Sheriffs' Association directory lists Valley County Jail at 26 average daily population and 63 rated capacity. A current daily jail count was not found on county pages reviewed for this build.
Is there a Valley County jail roster? No official public online roster was located in the county sources reviewed. Use the jail phone, VINELink, sheriff records request, iCourt, and state or federal locators based on custody status.
Where are Valley County mugshots? No official mugshot gallery was found. Booking photo requests should go through the sheriff's written public-records process, and the Valley County jail mugshots page explains the limits.
What if the person was sentenced? Search IDOC when state custody, probation, or parole is involved. Search BOP for sentenced federal custody and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.