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Jefferson County Jail Overview

The Jefferson County Adult Correctional Facility is operated by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The county also refers to it as the Jefferson County Jail. It sits on the same Cherry Lane campus as the Sheriff's Office in Madras, so jail visits, property pickup, bail questions, and jail-control calls route through the sheriff's jail operation rather than the courthouse. Sheriff Jason Pollock's office is the county-level agency tied to this local custody system.

The official Jefferson County Jail page says the facility was built in 2000 and opened for inmate holding in November 2001. The current building replaced the much smaller courthouse jail, and the county says 25 inmates were moved to the Cherry Lane facility when it opened. The jail holds local adult arrestees, pretrial detainees, local sentenced adults, and warrant arrests when a court order requires custody. It is not a state prison and does not list Oregon DOC adults in custody after prison commitment.

The county jail overview is shown on the sheriff's official jail page. The county jail source page includes the local facility photo, capacity text, and program links.

That source is the best starting point for facility facts because it is published by the same office that operates the jail and links to the current inmate list.

Jefferson County Jail Capacity

The sheriff's jail page reports 150 beds available for use at the Jefferson County Adult Correctional Facility. The same county source reports an average daily population of about 70 people in custody and an average of 130 people booked into the jail each month. A separate county jail levy source reported 86 adults in custody per day in 2019 and more than 2,000 bookings that year. Those are dated source points, not a single trend line.

The county says the jail has not yet been full. That matters for a Jefferson County jail roster search because the local roster is a current custody tool, not a crowding report or a full criminal history. The count can change as people are booked, released after court review, held on warrants, or transferred after sentencing.

Look Up Jefferson County Inmates

The correct online lookup for this facility is the official Jefferson County Jail Viewer, linked from the sheriff site as the Current Inmate List. The live jail viewer could not be inspected during the research pass, so exact field labels and sample profile fields should not be assumed. Treat it as the official current custody channel, then use the jail-control phone line if a newly arrested person is not yet listed or the viewer does not load.

1. Start at the sheriff's Jefferson County Jail page and open the Current Inmate List link.
2. Use the name search or browse controls shown by the jail viewer, if the page loads.
3. Confirm that the listed person is held by Jefferson County, not a different Jefferson County in another state.
4. If the arrest is recent or the viewer fails, call the 24-hour Jail Control Room at 541-475-2869.
5. If the person has been sentenced to prison, use Oregon Offender Search instead.

Jefferson County Jail Contact

Use the jail-control number for custody questions, in-custody arraignment timing, and roster fallback. Use the sheriff's business office for general sheriff records and public services. Jefferson County Circuit Court handles formal court records after charges are filed, so court copies, docket entries, and out-of-custody arraignment questions should not be routed only to the jail.

Jefferson County Jail Visits

Jefferson County's official visitation source says people in custody who are not on disciplinary restriction may use a video visiting kiosk. The research source confirms three free visits per week for eligible inmates, but exact public visiting hours were not published in the captured source text. Call the jail before travel, especially if a visit requires a kiosk appointment, identity check, or a change in jail status.

The county visitation screenshot source is the official sheriff visitation page. The Jefferson County jail visitation page is the source to check before arranging a jail video visit.

The screenshot supports the local video-kiosk framing, while the jail phone line remains the practical fallback for current hours and eligibility.

Jefferson County Jail Mail

Mail for a Jefferson County inmate must use the inmate's complete name and the jail address. The sheriff's detailed inmate mail rules require a sender return address, and the jail will not deliver or hold mail without one. Mail must come through the U.S. Postal Service. Incoming and outgoing mail may be inspected or read for safety and contraband, and the general information source says mail is processed within 24 hours of receipt.

Money can be placed through the jail lobby kiosk, Access Corrections, or approved mail deposits. The sheriff's money page says online deposits have a $300 transaction limit and a three-online-transaction daily limit. Commissary timing is local: money should be deposited before Monday at noon to be available for that week's commissary order. General information says commissary purchases are limited to $60 per week, not including phone cards.

The county money source is the official inmate money and property page. The Jefferson County inmate money and property page shows Access Corrections, kiosk use, limits, and property release rules.

That source is also important for property pickup because it explains the inmate release form, adult recipient requirement, lobby pickup, and photo ID rule.

Jefferson County Jail Phone

Jefferson County Jail uses Securus Technologies for inmate telephone services. The general information source says inmates who have not lost the privilege generally have phone access from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Calls are limited to 15 minutes, with a system warning before disconnect. Inmates may use collect calling or company-specific phone cards bought through commissary.

Bail and release in Jefferson County must be read through Oregon's SB 48 rules. The sheriff's posting bail page says posting bail is no longer an option for many new-charge arrests. Judges use individualized assessments and standing pretrial release orders. When a person is arrested on a warrant and the court has imposed a bail amount, the sheriff says bail may be posted if the exact amount and required photo ID are provided.

Recognizance release

Release without money security under court order and conditions.

Conditional release

Release with non-money court conditions after review.

Warrant bail

A court-set amount tied to a warrant arrest, if the warrant permits posting.

Hold or detainer

A custody barrier from another court or agency that can delay release.

Jefferson County Jail Programs

The sheriff's jail page lists local programs and daily-life details that help explain custody at the Adult Correctional Facility. Programs include church services, AA and NA meetings, mental-health classes, Breaking Barriers, and GED courses. The jail also has recreation yards, exercise opportunities, books, and televisions in general population cell blocks. The county says television access is limited to a few antenna channels and no cable.

Medical and mental-health support is also part of the jail operation. The jail page lists two nurses on staff, and the money and property rules explain that outside medical items, prescriptions, creams, and inhalers need approval and must meet packaging rules. The county describes staff as encouraging inmates to talk with jail staff when problems come up, but the research did not locate a separate written grievance policy.