Klickitat County 72 Hour Booking
Klickitat County 72 Hour Booking records are kept by the Sheriff in Goldendale. The county jail at 155 S. Columbus Avenue handles every intake. Klickitat is one of the smaller counties in Washington and does not host an online booking page. To find a recent arrest, you call the Sheriff or send a written records request. This page covers how to do both, what records you can ask for, and which state tools help when local data is thin.
Klickitat County Booking Snapshot
Where to Find Klickitat County 72 Hour Booking Records
The Sheriff is the source. Call (509) 773-4455 to ask about a current inmate or recent intake. Staff can confirm whether the person is held at the Goldendale jail and read off the booking date and basic charges. They will not release the full file by phone. For that, file a public records request in writing.
Klickitat does not run a public 72 hour booking feed. The jail is small and most days only a handful of people are booked. Each booking is logged by hand. The Sheriff has to follow the same statewide rules as larger agencies, including the Public Records Act, RCW 42.56, and the jail records statute, RCW 70.48.100.
Lead-in: county-level resources for the Sheriff, jail, and courts are linked from the Klickitat County website.
Use the county home page as a jumping-off point for any office that touches a booking.
Klickitat County Sheriff and Jail
The Sheriff's office is at 155 S. Columbus Avenue, Goldendale, WA 98620. Phone (509) 773-4455. Fax (509) 773-4861. The county jail shares the same address. The facility is small and serves the entire county. Goldendale Police Department, at 110 W. Main Street, phone (509) 773-3781, brings most city arrests to the same jail.
Visits are by appointment. Mail goes to the jail address with the inmate name on the envelope. Call the jail before you drive out to confirm hours and rules. Things change. The Sheriff is also the place for warrants, civil paper service, and other criminal justice matters in the county.
Note: Booking photos are not released as part of routine requests, since mug shots are restricted under RCW 70.48.100.
Public Records Requests in Klickitat County
To request a booking file, write to the Klickitat County Sheriff at 155 S. Columbus Avenue, Goldendale, WA 98620. Spell out the inmate name, the booking date, and the booking number if you have it. Include your contact info and what you want, such as the booking sheet, charge list, or release record. The Sheriff has five business days to send a first response. Copies are about $0.15 per page.
Some items are exempt. Active investigation files, juvenile records, and material covered by RCW 10.97, the Criminal Records Privacy Act, are not always released. The Sheriff will tell you what was held back. You can ask the agency to review the call if you think a record should be open.
For statewide criminal history, use the Washington State Patrol Criminal History system. WSP is the official state repository for arrest and conviction data.
Klickitat Court Cases Tied to Bookings
Most bookings turn into a court case within a day or two. Klickitat County District Court is at 205 S. Columbus Avenue, Goldendale, phone (509) 773-4005. Superior Court shares the same address and phone. District Court hears misdemeanors and traffic. Superior Court hears felonies and major civil cases.
To check court dates, use Find My Court Date. The Odyssey Portal covers many local courts. The Washington Courts site is the statewide hub for case search and forms.
Booking data also flows up to the WASPC JBRS booking system. The MRSC law enforcement records guide spells out which jail records each agency has to release under state law.
State and Federal Tools
If your search runs outside Klickitat County, try the state and federal systems. The DOC Incarcerated Search covers state prison inmates. The DOC Warrant Search shows open state warrants. Federal cases are searchable through PACER. The WASPC main site links to other criminal justice tools used by sheriffs across the state.
Each tool has limits. The DOC search only shows people in state custody after sentencing. PACER only covers federal cases. The WSP repository only covers confirmed criminal history. For fresh county bookings, the Sheriff is still the best place to start.
Mail, Phones, and Visits
To send mail, address the envelope to the inmate's full name at Klickitat County Jail, 155 S. Columbus Avenue, Goldendale, WA 98620. Use a return address. Phone calls run through a third-party provider. Family and friends set up a prepaid account.
Visits are by appointment only. Call the jail. Slots are limited. Attorneys can schedule legal visits with ID and a bar card. The jail screens all mail and items brought in for visits.
Money for an inmate account can be sent through the jail's contracted provider. Ask the booking desk which service the jail uses. Most jails accept money orders by mail with the inmate name and booking number on the front. Cash and personal checks are usually not allowed.
Property left at booking is held until release. The booking officer logs each item. Family members usually cannot pick up property unless the inmate signs a release. Call ahead before you drive out to Goldendale to confirm the rules.