Search Skagit County 72 Hour Booking
Skagit County 72 hour booking records track every person held at the Skagit County Community Justice Center in Mount Vernon. The 400 bed jail opened in 2017 and replaced an older 83 bed building. The Sheriff's office posts an online inmate roster that the public can search by name. Bookings come from the Sheriff, Mount Vernon Police, Anacortes, Burlington, and Sedro-Woolley. This page walks you through how to look up a recent Skagit County booking and where to file a records request when you need a paper copy.
Skagit County Booking Overview
Skagit County Sheriff and Booking
The Skagit County Sheriff's Office is at 600 South Third Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98273. The main line is (360) 416-1911. Email is sheriff@co.skagit.wa.us. The Sheriff runs the new Community Justice Center and the inmate roster. The jail itself sits at 201 Suzanne Lane in Mount Vernon. The intake line is (360) 416-1995. The new building was a $48 million project. It includes general housing, special management units, medical and mental health space, and court holding rooms.
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The Sheriff's page links to the inmate roster, the public records form, and the visitation rules for the Community Justice Center.
The Sheriff also operates two detachments. The La Conner office is at 204 South Douglas Street and the phone is (360) 466-3134. The Concrete office is at 7337 North Dillard Avenue and the phone is (360) 826-3179. Both feed into the same booking system at the main jail.
Skagit County Inmate Roster
The Skagit County inmate roster is an online tool that lists everyone in custody at the Community Justice Center. The roster updates each day. You can search by last name, by first name, or by date range. The results show the booking number, the booking date and time, the charges, and any bail. Recent releases also show in the same view. Under RCW 70.48.100 the basic jail register is open to anyone.
What the roster shows for each booking:
- Inmate name
- Booking number
- Booking date and time
- Current charges
- Bond amount
- Custody status
- Release date if applicable
The roster does not show booking photos. State law and the Sheriff's policy keep mug shots out of the public view. If you need a written copy of a roster entry you can ask for one through a public records request. The Sheriff charges $0.15 per page for paper copies.
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The county home page links to the Sheriff, the courts, and the public records portal for all departments.
Public Records Requests
You file a records request with the Skagit County Sheriff's Office when you need more than what the roster shows. State the name, the date range, and the type of record. Allow five business days for an initial response under RCW 42.56. The office may take longer on requests that cover many files or that need a lot of redaction. Email and mail are both options.
Most of the inmate file is held in confidence. Booking photos, medical files, and the bulk of the case notes are not released. Under RCW 10.97 the Criminal Records Privacy Act limits what a sheriff can share without consent or a court order. The basic data fields in RCW 70.48.100 are the limit of what the public can pull from a 72 hour booking entry.
Note: The Skagit County Community Justice Center holds about 400 inmates and runs work release, mental health, and rehab programs as part of its standard daily operation.
Skagit County Courts
Court cases tied to a Skagit County booking show up in the local courts. The Skagit County District Court is at 600 South Third Street, Mount Vernon. The phone is (360) 416-1300. The Skagit County Superior Court is at 205 West Kincaid Street, Mount Vernon. The phone is (360) 416-1200. After the first appearance the case lands on the public docket. You can pull hearing dates and case numbers from the statewide Odyssey Portal or Find My Court Date.
For free legal help in Skagit County, North County Public Defense at 496 Fashion Way in Burlington serves Mount Vernon and the nearby cities. The phone is 360-684-3060. They handle court appointed cases for people who cannot afford an attorney.
Other Skagit County Booking Sources
Skagit County also runs a juvenile detention center for offenders under 18. It is at 605 South Third Street and the phone is (360) 416-1150. Juvenile records have stronger privacy rules and most of the file is not open to the public. The juvenile booking log is not part of the regular adult inmate roster.
For state level lookups use the DOC Incarcerated Search, the DOC Warrant Search, and the WSP Criminal History page. The WASPC JBRS system covers all county jails in the state under RCW 36.28A.040 but only law enforcement gets a login. The MRSC public records guide at mrsc.org covers the rules cities and counties have to follow.
Note: Local police agencies in Skagit County including Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Burlington, and Sedro-Woolley all book into the same Community Justice Center.
Skagit Booking Process and Visitation
The booking process at the Community Justice Center starts at intake. Staff log the arrest, take prints, run state and federal warrant checks, and assign a booking number. From there the file moves into the inmate roster. The new building was designed to handle every step of the intake on site, from medical screening through housing assignment. Pre-trial classification helps the staff decide which housing pod a person goes into.
Visitation hours at the Community Justice Center vary by housing pod. Dorm 1, the female worker pod, the male inmate worker pod, and the male work release block all run from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Pods J and R have lower and upper tier schedules. Pod K runs on cell block schedules. The work release center is part of the same building. It lets low risk inmates keep their jobs and return to the facility during off hours. That helps with the gradual move back into the community.
Sending money to an inmate is handled through the Skagit County booking office. Family can drop off cash, money orders, or use an online deposit service. The jail accepts mail for inmates with a few rules. No staples, no glitter, no glue. Letters have to use the inmate name and booking number on the envelope. The visitation rules and the mail rules are posted on the Sheriff's website.
Local Police in Skagit
Several local police agencies make arrests that end up at the Community Justice Center. Mount Vernon Police are at 1805 Continental Place and the phone is (360) 428-3211. Anacortes Police are at 1218 24th Street and the phone is (360) 293-4684. Burlington Police are at 311 Cedar Street and the phone is (360) 755-0921. Sedro-Woolley Police are at 325 Metcalf Street and the phone is (360) 855-0886. All four agencies bring their bookings to the same county jail.
Note: Skagit County does not run a city level jail and every adult booking in the county flows through the Community Justice Center in Mount Vernon.
Cities in Skagit County
The major cities in Skagit County all use the same county jail in Mount Vernon. Pick a city below for local police info.
Other communities include Anacortes, Burlington, Sedro-Woolley, La Conner, and Concrete. All of them book into the Skagit County Community Justice Center.