Start With San Juan County Custody
San Juan County does not operate like a county with one public jail roster for all local custody. The San Juan County Holding Facility is a temporary Friday Harbor facility maintained by the Sheriff's Office. The county says all persons taken into custody locally are held there first. If a person remains in custody while awaiting trial or serving a jail sentence, San Juan County sends that person to South Correctional Entity, usually called SCORE, in Des Moines.
That split controls how San Juan County inmate records should be searched. For an arrest that just happened on San Juan, Orcas, Lopez, Shaw, or another island, the person may not yet appear in the regional jail system. The practical first step is a call to the San Juan County Sheriff's Office to ask whether the person is still in Friday Harbor, has been released, is being screened for electronic home detention after sentence, or has been transferred to SCORE.
San Juan County Sheriff's Office
96 2nd Street
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
360-378-4151
Call for recent local custody questions before a SCORE transfer is clear.
South Correctional Entity (SCORE)
20817 17th Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98198
206-257-6200
Use for transferred San Juan County jail custody, bail, release, mail, and visits.
Search the San Juan County Jail Roster
The primary online inmate lookup for San Juan County transfers is the SCORE Jail Inmate Lookup System. It has separate tools for the current inmate roster, recent bookings, recent releases, scheduled court events, and booking history search. SCORE says its jail information is updated automatically on a schedule, so the timestamp shown on the live page matters when a booking or release has just occurred.
Current custody is usually checked through the roster tab. New transfers may show under recent bookings first. A person who was released in the last day may appear under recent releases, while older jail history is searched through the search page. SCORE also places VINE links on roster records so victims, family members, or other registered users can receive custody notification.
- Call San Juan County first if the arrest is very recent and transfer status is not known.
- Open the SCORE lookup system and choose Inmate Roster for current SCORE custody.
- Use Recent Bookings when the person may have just reached SCORE after local holding.
- Use Search for older booking or release history, with at least one search term.
- Use Scheduled Court Events for the next court appearance listed by SCORE, then confirm details with the court.
The SCORE current roster screenshot shows the public list layout used for transferred San Juan County inmates.
The roster image is useful because it shows the fields readers actually see before opening any deeper profile view.
San Juan County Roster Search Fields
The SCORE booking history search accepts name fields and a SCORE name number. The system warns that at least one criterion is required and that no more than 50 results display after a search. If a common last name returns too many entries, add a first name, middle name, or name number from a prior roster result, mail record, or VINE notice.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | At least one criterion overall | Useful when a last name returns many matches. |
| Middle Name | Text | Optional | Can narrow people with the same first and last name. |
| Last Name | Text | At least one criterion overall | Best first field for most name searches. |
| Name Number | Text or number | Optional unless used alone | SCORE roster entries show this person identifier. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Submits the fields and returns up to 50 matches. |
What San Juan County Inmate Records Show
SCORE list records are not a full court file. They are jail custody entries. A visible roster row shows the person's SCORE identity number, booking number, name, booking date and time, release status, scheduled release date, and VINE link. SCORE's home page says profile views can provide booking, offense, bail, and scheduled court-event information, but the accessible list text did not expose every profile field.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name Number | The SCORE person identifier used on roster, mail, and money records. |
| Booking Number | The booking event number, formatted like a two-digit year and sequence. |
| Name | Last, first, and middle name as entered in the jail system. |
| Booking Date/Time | When the person was booked into SCORE after arrest or transfer. |
| Date Released / Status | Either a release date and time or "In SCORE Custody." |
| Scheduled Release Date | A future release date or "To be determined." |
| VINE Link | A direct path to custody notification registration. |
Booking charges and filed court charges should be compared with care. Jail data can start with the arrest reason, while the court record reflects what the prosecutor files later.
Request San Juan County Jail Records
When the roster does not answer the question, the right records office depends on where the record was created. For local sheriff reports, the county directs users to the Sheriff's public-records request path. For records created after transfer to SCORE, use the SCORE public-disclosure process. SCORE accepts requests in person, by phone, by fax, or by email, and states that a written form is preferred but not required.
Washington jail records have a narrower disclosure rule than many readers expect. SCORE cites RCW 70.48.100, which treats jail records as confidential except for limited public jail-register information such as the arrestee's name, booking and release times, and booking or release reason. Full files, medical details, security notes, and some booking materials may be withheld or reviewed before release.
Records point: Court files are requested through the court or clerk, not through the county public-records officer, because Washington court records follow court rules.
San Juan County, DOC, and Federal Inmates
San Juan County inmate records are for local and regional jail custody. They do not replace the Washington State Department of Corrections incarcerated person search. Once a person is sentenced to state prison, the DOC locator is the correct system. No DOC prison was located in San Juan County in the official prison-facility sweep, but San Juan County cases can still lead to state custody elsewhere in Washington.
Federal and immigration custody are separate again. Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for federal sentenced custody from 1982 forward and the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration detention. A federal pretrial detainee may be housed under a contract arrangement before appearing in BOP, so federal court, defense counsel, or U.S. Marshals channels may also matter.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Usually Shows |
|---|---|---|
| New San Juan arrest | Sheriff's Office phone line | Whether the person is still local, released, on EHM path, or transferred. |
| Transferred jail custody | SCORE roster and search | Booking number, status, release date, court events, VINE link. |
| State prison custody | Washington DOC locator | DOC number, name, age, and location. |
| Federal prison custody | BOP locator | Register number, age, sex, race, release date, and location. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Detainee search result in a federal immigration system. |
Visits, Mail, and Funds
Visitor rules depend on the facility. The San Juan County Holding Facility is not a routine public visiting jail. The county states that visits there are limited to attorneys and that other visits are not permitted. Once a San Juan County inmate is transferred to SCORE, public visitation, mail, phone, commissary, bail, and release rules follow SCORE's regional jail procedures.
SCORE uses Securus video visitation. Visitors must register online, schedule at least 24 hours ahead, and schedule no more than seven days out. Internet visits are scheduled in 25-minute increments during daily windows. SCORE also warns that late starts are not restarted and that disciplinary or safety lockdowns may cancel visits.
| Facility | Public Visiting | Attorney Visiting | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan County Holding Facility | Not permitted | Permitted | County source says visits are limited to attorneys only. |
| SCORE | Securus video visits | Use facility/legal visit channels | Visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours ahead. |
Mail to SCORE must include the inmate's full name and name number, and incoming and outgoing mail is checked for contraband except qualified legal mail. Phone accounts are handled through Securus. Commissary gifts use iCARE, while trust-account deposits use TouchPay facility number 298198 through the lobby kiosk, phone deposit line, online deposit, or retail process.
Bond and SCORE Release Status
For a San Juan County inmate held at SCORE, bail is posted through SCORE's reception process. SCORE accepts bail at its lobby reception window during published weekday hours, and after-hours users may use the intercom by the main lobby entrance. Bail may be paid in cash or through an authorized bail bond company. SCORE says bond companies commonly charge 8 to 15 percent of the bail amount, and that fee is not refundable.
Release is not instant after bail is posted. SCORE states that release may take two to six hours once bail is posted, depending on time of day, day of week, and the number of other releases. The jail also notes that bail money is forwarded to the court that ordered bail, so refund questions go to the court rather than SCORE.
- Cash bail
- Money posted directly to secure release, then forwarded to the ordering court.
- Surety bond
- A bond company posts the bond for a nonrefundable fee.
- Personal recognizance
- Release on a promise to return, ordered by the court rather than posted at the jail.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency that may block release even when one case has bail.
Common San Juan County Search Gaps
A failed San Juan County jail roster search does not always mean the person was never arrested. The person may still be in the Friday Harbor holding facility, may have been released before transfer, may be on electronic home detention after a qualifying sentence, or may be listed under a different spelling. A SCORE search can also miss a person if the search terms are too broad and more than 50 results would display.
- For a very recent arrest, call the Sheriff's Office before assuming SCORE has updated.
- For a recent transfer, check the current roster and recent bookings.
- For a recent release, check recent releases and then the booking history search.
- For formal charges, use Washington Courts case search and the local court of record.
- For sentenced state custody, use the Washington DOC locator instead of SCORE.
Note: The San Juan County WA Sheriff app and tip411 channel are for public-safety alerts and anonymous tips, not an inmate roster.
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