Find Booking Reports in Kittitas County

Kittitas County booking reports come from the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office and the Kittitas County Jail in Ellensburg. You can search the Kittitas County jail roster online, look up inmates currently in custody, and view people housed in the past three days. The jail is one of only eight WASPC accredited jails in Washington. Use the tools on this page to find a person, get a record, or file a public records request for older Kittitas County booking reports.

Kittitas County Jail Roster

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office runs a public jail roster for the Kittitas County Jail. The roster lists every person currently housed in the jail and those housed in the past three days. The page is built in compliance with RCW 70.48.100, the Washington jail roster disclosure law. To open it, go to the Kittitas County Jail Roster page.

The roster has an interactive table with sortable columns. You can search and filter to find a specific inmate. Each row shows the name, booking info, charges, and bail amount. Click a name to register for VINELink notifications. VINELink stands for Victim Information and Notification Everyday and lets you get alerts by phone, email, text, or TTY when an offender's status changes.

The Kittitas County Jail Roster page is the official live list of everyone in custody.

The site has Google Translate options for Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. Mobile devices get a responsive layout with hover effects on each row.

Kittitas County Sheriff Booking Reports

The Sheriff's Office runs the jail and handles all bookings into the facility. The office is at 307 W Umptanum Rd, Ellensburg WA 98926. Main phone: 509-962-7525. The jail itself is at 205 W 5th Ave Ste 1, Ellensburg WA 98926. Jail phone: 509-962-7527. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.

The Sheriff's Office is one of only eight WASPC accredited jails out of 56 city and county-run jails in Washington. WASPC stands for the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Accreditation means the jail meets a higher set of standards for booking, custody, and inmate care. To learn more, go to the Kittitas County Sheriff homepage. The county also runs a Cle Elum substation for west Kittitas County residents.

The Kittitas County Sheriff homepage has the full overview of the office and the booking system.

If you need a record that is not on the live roster, contact the records unit. The phone is the same as the main Sheriff line.

Kittitas County Portal and Records

The main county portal links out to the Sheriff's Office and other county records. To start there, go to the Kittitas County Portal. The portal has links to the Sheriff, courts, and public records system.

For older Kittitas County booking reports, file a public records request under RCW 42.56. The Sheriff has five business days to respond. Some records get redacted under RCW 10.97. Booking photos and full incident reports often need this kind of request.

The Kittitas County portal is the main hub for the Sheriff's Office and other county services.

Note: Kittitas County booking reports on the public roster only cover three days, so older records need a separate request.

How to Find a Kittitas County Booking

Start with the live jail roster. Search by name or scan the list. If the name is not there, the person may have been released. Call the jail to confirm. The Sheriff's records unit can help with older Kittitas County booking reports.

The roster ties into the Kittitas County Superior Court and District Court. Use the booking info to look up a case in court records.

Kittitas County Sheriff's Office Details

The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office sits at 307 W Umptanum Road in Ellensburg. The main phone line is 509-962-7525 and the fax is 509-962-7599. The Kittitas County Jail is at 205 W 5th Avenue Suite 1, also in Ellensburg. The jail phone is 509-962-7527 and the jail fax is 509-962-7037. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. The office email is sheriff.office@co.kittitas.wa.us. The full Sheriff page is at co.kittitas.wa.us/sheriff.

The Kittitas County Jail is one of only eight WASPC-accredited jails out of 56 city and county-run jails in Washington State. The mission of the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office is to protect all people, keep the peace, and uphold the Constitution. Core values are integrity, trust, and community. There is also a Cle Elum Substation at 700 East First Street that is open the first Wednesday of each month. None of those details change the public Kittitas County booking reports list, but they show how the office runs day to day.

Note: VINELink lets you sign up for text, phone, or email notice when an inmate's custody status changes in Kittitas County.

Kittitas County Jail Roster Use

The Kittitas County jail roster lists people currently in the jail and those held in the past three days. The roster is made available under RCW 70.48.100, the state jail register law. The page has an interactive table with sortable columns. Click an inmate name to register for VINELink custody change notifications. The site also offers Google Translate for Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. The full roster is at co.kittitas.wa.us/sheriff/roster.aspx.

For older Kittitas County booking reports, file a public records request with the Sheriff's Office in Ellensburg. Staff have five business days to respond under RCW 42.56. Free in-person inspection is allowed. Copy fees apply for paper output. Sealed items like medical and mental health intake notes fall under RCW 10.97. Each charge on a booking report ties to a Kittitas County court file at courts.wa.gov.

Kittitas County Booking Records and Court Files

Each charge on a Kittitas County booking report ties to a case in court. Felony cases go to Kittitas County Superior Court in Ellensburg. Misdemeanor cases go to Kittitas County District Court or to Ellensburg Municipal Court. Both the jail and the courts sit in the county seat. You can search the state docket on the Washington Courts site. Use the name from the jail roster to find filings, hearing dates, and case status. Court files have charging documents, bail orders, and sentencing records that add detail to the booking report.

For state-level searches, the WATCH system from the Washington State Patrol covers conviction history. The DOC Offender Search shows anyone in state prison. Neither tool shows Kittitas County jail bookings, so the local roster at co.kittitas.wa.us is the only source for current local custody data. Kittitas County sits in central Washington along I-90. The Sheriff covers a large area from the Cascade foothills to the Columbia Basin. City police in Ellensburg and Cle Elum also book to the same jail, so all local arrests show on the Kittitas County roster.