Walla Walla County Corrections Department Overview
Walla Walla County Corrections Department is a regional and contract local jail at 300 West Alder Street in Walla Walla, Washington. For Columbia County readers, its role is unusual but central: the Columbia County Sheriff's Office states that, as of March 2023, Columbia County closed its jail and now transports inmates to Walla Walla County Corrections. The Columbia sheriff page directs inmate-information questions to Walla Walla Corrections and links the Walla Walla inmate search. That makes this facility the main place to check for people recently arrested by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, even though the jail building is outside Columbia County.
The facility is operated by Walla Walla County Corrections Department. Walla Walla County describes the county jail as serving the Police Departments of Walla Walla and College Place and the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office. Research for Columbia County also found public roster detail pages where the booking origin field can show Columbia County Sheriff's Office, confirming that Columbia-origin bookings can appear in the Walla Walla system. The jail was constructed in 1982, and the official corrections page identifies the main entrance as the corner of 5th and Alder.
The official Walla Walla Corrections page is the facility source for address, service, visitation, mail, commissary, and bail information.
The screenshot is useful because the facility page combines several practical tasks in one place: contact information, visit scheduling through CTEL/InmateSales, Access Corrections deposits, MyCarePack care packs, mail rules, VINE information, and bail instructions.
Walla Walla County Corrections Department Capacity and Population
WASPC 2024 Washington State Jail Statistics lists Walla Walla County Corrections Department with 120 facility beds and a 69.67 average daily population. Those are Walla Walla facility-wide figures, not a separate Columbia-only count. Columbia County's current inmate population cannot be measured from a standalone Columbia County jail census because the Columbia jail closed in March 2023. For a Columbia County arrest, the more accurate statement is that Columbia-origin detainees are a subset of the larger Walla Walla jail population when they are housed there.
The same WASPC row reports a 13-day average length of stay, 2,182 total admissions in 2024, and electronic monitoring and work release as other programs. Columbia County's former jail was much smaller before closure: the 2021 WASPC row listed 10 design beds and 4 ADP. Do not read the 120-bed number as a Columbia County jail capacity. It belongs to the Walla Walla serving facility.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Walla Walla County Corrections Department
The correct roster is the Walla Walla Inmate Inquiry, a Tyler/New World public roster. It covers current and historical Walla Walla booking records and can include Columbia County bookings after the jail closure. The roster is not limited to Columbia County. To focus on a current Columbia County arrest, search carefully, open the detail page, and review booking origin, charges, bond/bail totals, prisoner type, and housing facility.
- Open the Walla Walla Inmate Inquiry linked from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office jail notice.
- Check the in-custody option when looking for a current detainee rather than a past booking.
- Search by name, subject number, booking number, or booking date range. Use simple spelling first, then broaden the search if there is no match.
- Open the linked name in the results grid and confirm the housing facility is Walla Walla County Corrections Department.
- Review booking origin. A Columbia County case may show Columbia County Sheriff's Office even though the person is housed in Walla Walla.
- If no result appears, call the Walla Walla inmate information line at 509-524-5430 or contact Columbia County Sheriff's Office for arrest-record routing.
| Access Channel | Use It For | Important Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Walla Walla Inmate Inquiry | Current or historical jail roster search | Searches Walla Walla records, including Columbia-origin bookings when entered there. |
| Phone | Immediate custody questions | Columbia County lists 509-524-5430 for inmate information; the corrections office number is 509-524-5431. |
| In person | Facility contact, bail after hours, lobby deposit questions | Use 300 West Alder Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362. |
| Public records | Records not visible on the roster | Ask the agency that holds the record: Walla Walla for jail booking records, Columbia County for sheriff records, and the courts for court files. |
| WA DOC search | Sentenced state-prison custody | Use DOC if a person has moved from county jail to a Washington prison sentence. |
| VINE | Custody notifications | Walla Walla links VINE for release, transfer, escape, or death notifications and lists 1-877-846-3492. |
Walla Walla County Corrections Department Address and Contact
Use the Walla Walla facility for jail custody questions and the Columbia County Sheriff's Office for local arrest, incident, and sheriff-record routing. The jail entrance is described by Walla Walla County as the corner of 5th and Alder. Visitors traveling from Dayton or other Columbia County communities should allow time for the drive into downtown Walla Walla and should confirm the current custody, visit status, and posting-bail instructions before leaving.
Walla Walla County Corrections Department
300 West Alder Street
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509-524-5431 office
509-524-5430 inmate information listed by Columbia County
Columbia County Sheriff's Office
341 E. Main St., Suite 1
Dayton, WA 99328
509-382-2518 / 509-382-1100
Use for Columbia sheriff records and local arrest questions.
Visiting Someone at Walla Walla County Corrections Department
Walla Walla Corrections publishes visitor eligibility rules but does not publish a complete day-by-day local jail visiting schedule in the researched page. Visitors must be 18 or older and have valid identification. A person under 18 must be with a parent or guardian. People on active Washington DOC supervision are ineligible to visit at the jail. The official page directs users to CTEL/InmateSales for scheduling a visit, so the schedule should be confirmed through that system or by calling the facility before travel.
| Topic | Published Rule or Status | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Visit scheduling | Handled through CTEL / InmateSales | Use InmateSales or call the jail before traveling. |
| Age | Visitors must be 18 or older | Minors need a parent or guardian. |
| Identification | Valid ID required | Bring government-issued identification. |
| DOC supervision | Active DOC supervision makes a visitor ineligible | Confirm eligibility before scheduling. |
| Day and hour grid | Not published on the official local page reviewed | Do not assume a walk-in visit is available. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Walla Walla County Corrections Department
Walla Walla's mail rules are specific. Use the individual's name and the facility name in the address, include a return address, and keep the envelope clean. The researched page says envelopes can have no stickers and no writing other than the addressee and return address. Sexually explicit photographs are prohibited, and third-party communications from inmates in other institutions are not allowed. For money and communication services, the local page names vendors but does not publish transaction fees, remote visit rates, or phone rates, so those amounts should be verified with the vendor or facility.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Fee Information |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Address | INDIVIDUAL NAME c/o Walla Walla County Corrections Department, 300 W. Alder, Walla Walla, WA 99362 | No local mail fee listed. |
| Phone Account | CTEL / InmateSales | Official local page did not list rates. |
| Visit Scheduling | CTEL / InmateSales | Official local page did not list visit fees. |
| E-message | CTEL / InmateSales | Official local page did not list message fees. |
| Online Deposit | Access Corrections | Available 24/7; transaction fees not published on the local page. |
| Phone Deposit | Access Corrections, 1-866-345-1884 | Fees not published on the local page. |
| Lobby Kiosk | Walla Walla County Jail lobby | Payment types and fees not published on the local page. |
| Care Package | MyCarePack | Package pricing belongs to the vendor, not a local fee table in the research. |
Booking and Intake at Walla Walla County Corrections Department
For a Columbia County arrest, the current intake path is regional. A deputy or other officer takes the person into custody in Columbia County, then the person is transported to Walla Walla County Corrections because Columbia County's own jail is closed. Walla Walla creates or updates the Tyler/New World booking profile. Public detail pages can show the person's name, subject number, gender, height, weight, city/state address, aliases, booking date and time, prisoner type, housing facility, bond and bail totals, and booking origin.
A booking event receives its own booking number, separate from the subject number. Charge rows can show a charge description, offense date, docket number, sentence date, disposition, sentence length, crime class, and arresting-agency column. The public roster displays the facility-level housing location, but researched records did not show an internal pod, cell, or floor. If bond or bail is entered, the detail page may show total bond or bail and a Booking Bonds table. The sample Columbia-origin record in the research showed a cash/surety bond, but that is an example record, not a general fee or bond rule.
Bail instructions depend on the court and time of day. Walla Walla says local-court bail is posted at the court during regular business hours and may be posted at the county jail after hours. For Columbia County cases, confirm with Columbia County District Court or Columbia County Superior Court / Clerk because the charging court is in Dayton. Walla Walla also says cash-only bail for out-of-county warrants can be accepted at the jail at any time.
What the Walla Walla Roster Does and Does Not Show
The Walla Walla roster is the right first stop for current Columbia County custody, but it is not a complete court file and it is not a statewide prison locator. Inspected Walla Walla detail pages showed demographic information, booking history, booking data, booking bonds, court-info rows, and booking charges. They did not display a mugshot, date of birth, age, race, detailed housing unit, warrant number, judge, or projected release date on the inspected profiles.
Use Washington DOC's incarcerated search for a person who has been sentenced to state prison. Washington State Penitentiary is nearby in Walla Walla County, but it is a state prison and not a Columbia County facility page. Use federal or immigration locators only for federal BOP or ICE custody. For missing local records, Washington's Public Records Act allows requests for identifiable nonexempt records, but juvenile confidentiality, court sealing, investigative exemptions, and criminal-history restrictions can limit release.
About Walla Walla County Corrections Department
The researched record shows a practical regional facility rather than a Columbia County-owned jail. Walla Walla County identifies the building as a jail constructed in 1982, with its public entrance at 5th and Alder. The Columbia County side of the story begins with the March 2023 closure of the local jail. Since then, Columbia County's sheriff and courts remain in Dayton, while jail custody for Columbia-origin arrests is routed to Walla Walla.
Program information located in the official and WASPC sources includes commissary, inmate accounts, care packs, phone services, e-messaging, visit scheduling, VINE notification, electronic monitoring, and work release. Detailed eligibility rules, program fees, holiday visitation schedules, attorney-visit procedures, pod layouts, medical-request procedures, and a local accreditation statement were not located in the researched sources. Treat those as facility questions rather than assumptions.
Note: Confirm custody, visit scheduling, bail location, and mailing rules with Walla Walla Corrections before traveling or sending funds.