Snohomish County Main Jail Overview
Snohomish County Main Jail is operated by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office Corrections Bureau. The jail serves the local criminal justice system by holding people awaiting court action, people serving local sentences, and people booked on matters referred by city, county, tribal, state, and other law-enforcement agencies. The county describes the corrections bureau as a secure detention operation that supports court obligations while providing safe and humane custody.
The jail is at 3025 Oakes Ave., Everett, WA 98201, near the county government campus. The main jail phone is 425-388-3395. The county corrections page also lists a jail mailing address at 3000 Rockefeller Ave., M/S 509, Everett, WA 98201, and public reception hours Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The inmate accounts window is listed as open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
For a first look at the official facility page, use the county's Snohomish County Corrections page before checking the roster.
That county page is useful because it connects the jail address, phone, hours, scam alert, inmate search link, and population dashboard in one official place.
Snohomish County Main Jail Capacity and Population
The county's jail living-conditions page gives the clearest facility-specific population reference located in the research. It describes an approximately 875-person jail population and says about half of that population is assigned to general housing while about half is assigned to specialized housing. The research does not identify that number as a rated bed capacity, so it should be read as the county's published population reference rather than a formal capacity figure.
The public NWS SCSO in-custody query inspected on July 2, 2026 showed 546 current SCSO entries. That roster count is not the same thing as average daily population because it is a point-in-time public roster view and excludes separate Lynnwood and Marysville result counts. The county also embeds a jail daily overnight population dashboard for a broader population trend view.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Snohomish County Main Jail
The correct lookup tool for this facility is the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office Corrections Bureau Jail Inmate Inquiry. The county's Jail Register and Bail Information page says the NWS register replaced the older classic register and also includes links for Lynnwood and Marysville municipal jail inquiries. For a person held by the main county jail, look for the housing facility value showing SCSO - Corrections Bureau or another SCSO custody value.
- Open the SCSO Jail Inmate Inquiry from the county register page or direct NWS link.
- Search by name using the county's recommended format of last name, comma, first name. If spelling is uncertain, use last name only or first name only.
- Use Subject Number or Booking Number when you have one from a prior result, attorney, family member, or jail communication.
- Apply the In Custody filter when the goal is current custody rather than an older booking.
- Open the linked name and review booking history, housing facility, bond, bail, court dates, charges, arresting agency, and case tracking agency.
The register can show multiple bookings for one subject, including past release dates and dispositions. If a person has moved to Washington State Department of Corrections custody after sentencing, use the DOC incarcerated search instead of the county roster.
Snohomish County Main Jail Address and Contact
Use the main jail phone for custody, release, visitor access, and location questions that must be confirmed before travel. Records requests follow a separate route through the jail records page or the sheriff public records process, especially when the requested material goes beyond the public jail register.
Snohomish County Main Jail
3025 Oakes Ave.
Everett, WA 98201
425-388-3395
Public reception: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Jail Mailing Address
3000 Rockefeller Ave., M/S 509
Everett, WA 98201
Use records request channels for nonpublic jail records.
Visiting Someone at Snohomish County Main Jail
Snohomish County uses video visitation for social visits. The official jail visitation page says social in-person contact visits are not allowed. Visitors may use remote video visits through the communications account system, or use one of the three video visit kiosks in the cashier lobby. The research notes a schedule difference: the visitation page describes the cashier lobby as open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., while the main contact block lists lobby video visitation Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call the jail before relying on either time window.
| Access | Published Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Remote social visits | Vendor schedule not fully captured | Video |
| Lobby kiosk visit | Cashier lobby listed 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. daily | On-site video kiosk |
| Lobby video contact block | Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. | On-site video |
| Contact visit | Not offered for social visiting | No social in-person contact visits |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Snohomish County Main Jail
Personal mail and legal mail use different addresses. Snohomish County's mail rules say personal mail is scanned and delivered electronically by tablet, then the original personal mail is destroyed after scanning. Attorney-client privileged legal mail and book or magazine orders continue to go directly to the Everett facility. The seven-digit subject or global number from the roster is important for mail and deposits, and the county's inmate accounts and commissary page explains the deposit and package-order channels.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Personal mail | Inmate name and ID number, Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, PO Box 9196, Seminole, FL 33775 |
| Legal mail | Inmate name and ID number, Snohomish County Corrections Bureau, 3025 Oakes Ave., Everett, WA 98201 |
| Phone calls | Collect or prepaid debit calls; no incoming calls; 15-minute limit |
| Tablet calls | General population inmates may use tablets with headphones when eligible |
| Commissary packages | Access Catalog online or 800-546-6283; delivery generally occurs the next week |
| Account deposits | Phone, internet, U.S. mail, or inmate accounts window; subject number required |
Booking and Intake at Snohomish County Main Jail
People arrive at the jail after arrest, court commitment, transfer, or a court-ordered reporting event. The county's Entering Jail page says people reporting for Book and ID or commitment should bring court paperwork and picture identification if possible. For arrest bookings, the process creates a booking entry in the NWS register after intake, identity review, medical and safety screening, and assignment to the appropriate custody path.
Classification is a documented county process. The living-conditions page says a classification interview occurs within 72 hours of arrival and considers criminal history, behavior history, mental health, substance abuse, physical disabilities, current charges, gang affiliation, age and size, prison history, keep-separate requests, and PREA history. That review helps decide whether someone is housed in general housing or a specialized module for medical or behavioral needs.
About Snohomish County Main Jail
The jail is part of a larger corrections bureau with booking, classification, module operations, records, facilities, training, inmate transportation, visitation, release, counseling, and medical services. County materials identify Sheriff Susanna Johnson as sheriff and Chief Alonzo Downing as Corrections Bureau chief. The county also reports a full-time medical division with doctors, nursing staff, mental-health providers, and dental services.
A major local caution is the county's phone-scam alert. The Sheriff's Office says scammers use the public jail registry to identify recently booked inmates and then demand money for bail, electronic home monitoring, treatment, or similar claims. The sheriff's office says it does not call asking for money on behalf of an inmate and does not accept Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, or offsite check-cashing payments for those demands. Confirm bail or release status directly with the jail.
Note: Confirm custody, visiting access, and payment instructions with the jail before travel or payment.