Caribou County Jail Overview
Caribou County Jail is the only facility in the Oneida County facility map because Oneida County does not operate a jail or holding facility. The official Oneida County detention page says incarcerated persons are taken to Caribou County Jail in Soda Springs. That makes Caribou the physical custody point for Oneida detainees even though Oneida Sheriff remains the local arresting and records-contact agency.
The official Caribou County Jail page lists the jail at 475 East 2nd South in Soda Springs. It says the jail can house male and female inmates in minimum, medium, and maximum security settings. It also says the jail holds Caribou County inmates, contract inmates from other Idaho counties, and Idaho Department of Correction contract inmates. Oneida County detainees fit within that regional contract-housing pattern.
The official Caribou detention page is the source for the jail address, booking desk, capacity, visitation, money, and VINE links.
The official jail page screenshot supports the facility-specific rules used for Oneida County custody questions.
Caribou County Jail Capacity
The Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory lists Caribou County Jail with a rated capacity of 49 and an average daily population of 33. Those figures are facility-level numbers, not Oneida-only detainee figures. Caribou's population can include Caribou County inmates, contract inmates from Oneida and other Idaho counties, and IDOC contract inmates. No official source located published how many Oneida County detainees were at Caribou on a specific day.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 49 | Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory |
| Average daily population | 33 | Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory |
| Security settings | Minimum, medium, maximum | Caribou Sheriff detention page |
| Population scope | County, contract county, and IDOC contract inmates | Caribou Sheriff detention page |
Look Up Caribou County Jail Inmates
No official Caribou online inmate roster was located in the research. The documented lookup method for a current Oneida detainee is the Caribou County Jail booking desk at 208-547-3094. If the question is about an Oneida arrest report or sheriff record, contact Oneida County Sheriff. If the person has been sentenced to state custody, use IDOC Resident/Client Search instead of the jail.
- Call the booking desk and provide the person's full name, birth date if known, and arresting county.
- Ask whether the person is currently housed at Caribou County Jail or has been released or transferred.
- Confirm whether visitation, bond, money deposit, or court action is available.
- Search IDOC Resident/Client Search if jail staff say the person moved to state custody.
- Use iCourt for filed charges and hearings, not for current housing.
Custody split: Oneida Sheriff handles local arrest records, while Caribou County Jail handles physical custody for people held after an Oneida arrest.
Caribou County Jail Contact
Use the booking desk for current inmate status, visit confirmation, deposit questions, and release timing. Use Oneida County Sheriff for arresting-agency records tied to the Oneida case. The Caribou Sheriff contact page also lists the main office, dispatch non-emergency, fax, and booking desk numbers.
Caribou County Jail
475 East 2nd South
Soda Springs, ID 83276
208-547-3094
Booking desk
Caribou County Sheriff's Office
475 East 2nd South
Soda Springs, ID 83276
208-547-2561
Front office / main office
Oneida County Sheriff's Office
10 Court Street
Malad City, ID 83252
208-766-2251
records@oneidasheriff.net
The Caribou Sheriff contact page lists the booking desk and dispatch contact numbers used for facility routing.
The contact screenshot reinforces the distinction between front office, dispatch, and booking desk calls.
Visiting Caribou County Jail
Caribou County Jail publishes both onsite kiosk visitation and remote video visitation. Visitors should confirm the person's housing, visitor eligibility, ID needs, dress expectations, and current visit status before traveling from Oneida County or another rural area. The official text captured did not include a full dress code, minor-child rule, visitor list rule, or visit-length rule.
| Visit Type | Day | Time | Scheduling / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onsite kiosk | Sunday | 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Confirm before arrival. |
| Onsite kiosk | Monday | 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Confirm ID and visitor rules. |
| Onsite kiosk | Wednesday | 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Subject to current operations. |
| Remote video | Every day | 7:00 a.m.-10:30 p.m. | Must be scheduled at least 12 hours in advance. |
Do not bring contraband into any jail. If accessible entry, mobility help, or a visitor accommodation is needed, call the jail before arrival because specific ADA entry details were not located in the official text.
Mail Phone and Money at Caribou
The official Caribou page separates communication money from commissary money. It says to deposit money onto inmate communications through the inmate link and clarifies that link is not for commissary. It says to use CorrectPay for inmate commissary and clarifies that CorrectPay is not for inmate communication. The page also states a maximum total balance of $500 on an inmate trust account.
| Service | Official Detail | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate communication | Separate communication deposit link | Confirm the person is housed before funding. |
| Commissary/trust | CorrectPay for inmate commissary account | Do not use for communication deposits. |
| Trust balance | $500 maximum total balance | Ask whether current balance affects deposits. |
| Exact mail format not found in captured official text | Call before sending personal mail, books, photos, or money orders. |
Attorney visits, phone rates, tablet rules, publication rules, property release, and medical request steps were not fully located in official sources. Those details should be confirmed with Caribou County Jail before action.
Booking and Intake at Caribou Jail
When an Oneida County arrest results in incarceration, the person is transported to Caribou County Jail. Intake generally includes legal authority for detention, identity checks, property inventory, safety and medical screening, booking photo and fingerprint processing where used, and classification. Caribou states that its jail environment covers supervision, housing, medical care, food service, classification, and programs, but the official text did not publish a detailed step-by-step intake form.
Release can depend on bond, court order, jail paperwork, transportation, another-agency hold, IDOC transfer, federal custody, immigration issues, or a warrant. A person who is no longer at Caribou may need to be searched in IDOC, BOP, ICE ODLS, iCourt, or another county system.
Caribou County Jail Conditions
Caribou's jail mission language emphasizes safe, humane, and secure detention, professional standards, respect and dignity for arrested persons, trained detention staff, and equal protection of rights. The page links PREA sexual assault awareness, reporting, and compliance materials. Specific GED, vocational, substance-abuse, religious-service, grievance, work-release, medical-request, or reentry program schedules were not captured in official text, so those programs should not be invented.
IDOC statewide programs and visiting rules apply only after a person enters state custody. County jail visitors should not assume IDOC prison approval timelines or mail rules apply while the person is held at Caribou County Jail.
Travel from Oneida County to Soda Springs adds one more practical check. No official visitor parking, public-transit route, winter-closure rule, or accessible-entry detail was located in the captured sources. Use the official street address, confirm the visit type, and ask staff which entrance to use before leaving Malad City or another Oneida County community.
Note: Confirm custody, visit status, and deposit rules with Caribou County Jail before driving or sending funds.