Kootenai County Jail Release Paths
Kootenai County Jail is the adult county facility operated by the Sheriff’s Office. A person can leave its custody through bond, a court order, completion of county time, or transfer. Transfer destinations can include the Idaho Department of Correction, another county, the U.S. Marshals Service, ICE, or another agency with a valid hold. The release record should be read for destination or receiving agency before the event is called a community release.
A community release may still lead to supervision. County Adult Misdemeanor Probation handles qualifying local misdemeanor orders. IDOC District 1 handles state felony parole and probation. Parole is supervised community release during the remaining indeterminate part of a prison sentence. Probation is imposed by a court and can follow jail or replace prison. Neither term means the whole sentence has been discharged.
| Jail outcome | Where to verify next |
|---|---|
| Bond or court release | Idaho VINE, KCSO release record, and iCourt |
| County sentence completed | Actual jail release field and signed judgment |
| Transfer to IDOC | IDOC Resident/Client Search |
| Transfer to federal custody | Receiving agency, federal docket, then BOP if committed |
| Immigration hold transfer | ICE Online Detainee Locator or ICE inquiry line |
Confirm Kootenai Jail Release
The official KCSO report is a generated PDF of current inmates. Presence supports that the person was listed at the timestamp in its header. Absence does not state why the person left the list. The report has a scheduled release field, but some current entries can show dates that have already passed. That field is not an actual gate event.
- Open the KCSO Current Inmate List and note its generated timestamp. Compare the exact name and any known related case.
- Search Idaho VINE for the person and confirm that Kootenai County is the reporting agency. Read a release event differently from a transfer event.
- Call the jail at 208-446-1400 for an immediate status question. Ask whether Kootenai still holds the person and whether another agency received custody.
- Request the adult booking and release record when a durable answer is needed. Ask for actual release date and time, disposition, and receiving agency.
- Check iCourt for the bond, dismissal, sentence, probation, commitment, or warrant order. Search IDOC, BOP, or ICE when transfer is possible.
KCSO does not publish an official 24-hour or 72-hour released-person feed. Comparing saved copies of the live PDF would create an unreliable unofficial archive because it cannot separate corrections and transfers from releases. Event confirmation is the safer route.
Kootenai Jail Records Contact
The jail is at 5500 N. Government Way, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814. Its main number is 208-446-1400. The published lobby schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with weekends closed except stated attorney and law-enforcement exceptions. Those are lobby hours, not a promised release timetable. KCSO publishes no fixed public release-processing hours or designated family waiting area.
Kootenai County Jail5500 N. Government Way
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814
208-446-1400
Lobby: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Use the Sheriff’s JustFOIA portal or printable form for jail, arrest, booking, and release material. A narrow request should name the adult, aliases, approximate dates, and case number if known. Ask for the existing booking and release record, actual release date and time, release disposition, destination or receiving agency, and booking number. The custodian decides fees, exemptions, and redactions.
The KCSO forms page displays the release-record request route.
This official route preserves the question and date range when the current list no longer shows the person.
Kootenai Jail Release Records
The current inmate PDF shows name, incarceration date, scheduled release date, arrest type, arresting agency and location, arrest date, offense, case number, and remaining bond. It does not show an actual release timestamp, release reason, booking number, destination, historical release retention field, birth date, or booking photo. A records request fills that gap when the responsive information is maintained and public.
Idaho Code § 74-102 establishes the public-record right subject to other law. Section 74-103 generally requires a grant or denial within three working days. If more time is required, the agency gives notice and generally finishes within ten working days. Exemptions can protect juvenile, medical, victim, or investigative material. Sealed court files follow the court’s access rules.
- Actual release
- The completed KCSO departure event, preferably shown with date, time, and disposition.
- Scheduled release
- An expected jail date that can change and does not prove departure.
- Transfer
- Movement to another custodian rather than freedom from confinement.
- Discharge
- The later end of correctional authority after sentence satisfaction.
Kootenai Jail Bond Processing
KCSO lists bond company service, Point and Pay, inmate trust funds for cash bond, JailATM, and cash or property bond through the Clerk. The Sheriff charges $15 per case number for cash, Point and Pay, or JailATM. No Sheriff fee applies when bonding through court, according to the county instructions.
Authorization does not prove departure. More than one case, another hold, or routine completion work can delay the event. Confirm the finished release through VINE, the jail, or the release record. Then use iCourt to read the bond order and ongoing case activity. A bond release ends the jail episode, not the criminal case.
Kootenai Jail Property After Release
The Property Room provides a clear post-release process. An authorized designee goes to the jail front lobby with the inmate’s name and valid government photo identification. While still held, the person completes a Property Release Form naming that designee. If another agency holds the property, the out-of-custody form and that agency’s rules apply.
KCSO retains inmate property no more than 90 days after release. After that point, unclaimed property may be disposed of under law and policy. Published Property Room hours are weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding weekends and county holidays. Call 208-446-1409 or use jailproperty@kcgov.us for process questions.
The KCSO property page shows the authorization and deadline.
The 90-day limit concerns stored belongings, not online release-record retention.
Kootenai Jail Capacity Context
The county’s June 2026 jail dashboard reported 480 people against a legal maximum of 361 and physical maximum of 451. It said the last inspection failure was solely due to overcrowding and that funding had been set aside for the remaining two pods. These dated figures describe facility conditions. They are not an annual release count, average stay, or release schedule.
The Jail Bureau manages housing, meals, medication, transport, mail and searches, commissary, labor, and work release. Work release permits approved low-risk sentenced participants to leave for authorized activity while they remain housed in jail. It is not final release. The separate Sheriff’s Labor Program can lead to a completion letter to the judge, which can be checked in the court docket.
Leaving Kootenai Jail Custody
No official source confirms a specific public exit, family waiting zone, weekend timetable, or jail-door transit stop. Families should arrange the pickup point and expected timing directly with the jail. Citylink South serves Coeur d’Alene and nearby communities, but its route planner does not establish a stop at the release door. Do not promise a ride from the facility.
For final confirmation, pair the jail event with the system that follows. VINE can report an agency change. iCourt can state the legal basis. IDOC can show In custody, In community, a warrant, or Discharged status. BOP and ICE cover distinct federal paths. The broader Kootenai County released inmate search explains how those records fit together.