How do I find an inmate or search a jail roster?

Oregon Department of Corrections - ODOC (state prisons) / County Sheriff's Office / County Jail (county level - 36 counties)

Details

What you need to know

Fee

Online searches free; certified records requests may involve fees ONLINE OPTION: Yes - ODOC Inmate Locator at doc.oregon.gov; county Sheriff websites WHERE TO GO: ODOC (state prisons); County Sheriff's Office or County Jail (county inmates)

Online Option

Yes - ODOC Inmate Locator at doc.oregon.gov; county Sheriff websites

Where to Go

ODOC (state prisons); County Sheriff's Office or County Jail (county inmates)

County-specific variations apply

Oregon's 36 counties each have Sheriff's Office-operated county jails. Multnomah County (Portland), Washington County, Clackamas County, Lane County (Eugene), and Marion County (Salem) have the best online inmate search tools. Rural eastern and southern Oregon counties (Harney, Lake, Wheeler, Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman, etc.) may have very small jails requiring direct phone contact.

Oregon Notes

Important state-specific details

Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) manages state prisons including Oregon State Penitentiary (Salem), Oregon State Correctional Institution (Salem), Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (Pendleton), and 11+ other facilities; Inmate Locator at doc.oregon.gov.
County jails operated by County Sheriffs - separate from ODOC; recent arrests will NOT appear in ODOC database.
Oregon Sex Offender Registry - searchable online: oregon.gov/sor.
For visitation, phone calls, sending money, commissary, or mailing to an Oregon inmate: inmateaid.com has ODOC and county jail facility details.

Official Source

State office contact

State Office

Oregon Department of Corrections - doc.oregon.gov | (503) 945-9090; Inmate Locator: doc.oregon.gov/Pages/OffenderSearch.aspx