Lewis County WA Jail

County Jail

Last Updated: March 09, 2024
Address
28 SW Chehalis Ave, Chehalis, WA 98532
Beds
250
County
Lewis
Phone
360-748-9241
Fax
360-740-1344
Email
lcjail@lewiscountywa.gov
Mailing Address
7202 NE Hwy 99 Ste 106-333, Vancouver, WA 98665

Lewis Co Jail is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.

The phone carrier is TelMate Inmate Calling, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.

If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

Satellite View of Lewis County WA Jail

You can support your loved ones at Lewis Co Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 360-748-9241.

When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Lewis County WA Jail so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Lewis Co Jail is a detention center located at 28 SW Chehalis Ave Chehalis, WA which is operated locally by the Lewis County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Lewis County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Chehalis Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Washington here.

The Lewis County Jail lobby is open from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday - Friday.

  • We do not pass messages to inmates unless it is a verifiable emergency.
  • We do not give out release date information. You may acquire this information from the inmate.
  • We do not give out court date information. You may acquire this information from the inmate or by calling the court.
  • The Lewis County Jail has implemented set release times. If an inmate is released by the courts, bail or bond after 7:00 AM, the inmate will be generally be released at 11:00 AM or between 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM hours. Inmates being released by bond or bail after 4:30 PM will be processed and released after 8:00 PM.
Inmates are allowed to purchase up to $100.00 of commissary each week. There are four options to place money on the commissary account.
  • Mail-in a money order
  • Cash and/or credit card from the cashier in either lobby
  • Online at accesscorrections.com
  • Calling 1.866.394.0490

Fee schedule will be posted on the kiosk or via the smart deposit website.

  • If depositing money online, there is no longer a need for a facility code. Each depositor must create an account using a valid email address.
  • You will need to follow the steps the first time but after you may log in directly. You may add as many recipients as you choose from as many jails as you choose.
  • There will be a drop down menu to select which facility

Inmate Postal Mail - To maintain the security and safety of the inmates and staff, effective April 2nd, 2018 all inmate postal mail (with the exception of Legal Mail, money orders, books, Court Documents, Bank Statements, & Publications) must be sent to the following address:

Smart Communications- Lewis County Jail

INMATE NAME-ID NUMBER

  • 7202 NE HWY 99
  • Suite 106-333
  • Vancouver, Washington 98665

The Inmates Name and ID number must be clearly Printed on the outside of the envelope or postcard to ensure the mail is posted to the correct account. Mail not containing the inmate ID Number and Name will be “Returned to Sender”. The inmate ID number may be found online at http://jail.lewiscountywa.gov/

All regular inmate postal mail (Postcards, Letters, Greeting Cards, etc.) will be scanned into the system and available to the inmates to view their postal mail via the inmate kiosks. After electronic processing all inmate postal mail will be destroyed and will not be available.

Legal Mail, Court Documents, Books, Bank Statements, & Publications will continue to be sent to the facility directly at 28 SW Chehalis Ave., Chehalis WA 98532

Money Orders may also be sent in to the facility however, please only include the money order. If sent with a letter the entire envelope will be returned.

PHONE CALLS

An inmate simply dials your phone number. When receiving a call, you should first hear an announcement from an automated operating system, such as, "You are receiving a call from [inmate name], an inmate at The Lewis County Jail. Press (1) to accept." If the inmate has no calling funds, and is calling you for the first time, the call will be free for a brief period of time (often less than a minute). This allows the inmate to inform you of where he or she is, and to explain how calls work from the facility. After this short call, the inmate will be placed on hold and you will be presented the opportunity to:

  1. Pay via credit card to continue the call
  2. Deposit funds for the inmate to continue your call and if there is money remaining, the inmate may use the funds to make future calls to any number.
  3. Deposit funds to your own phone number to continue your call and if there is money remaining, the inmate may use the funds to call your number in the future, but the funds will not be available for calling other numbers.

You may also deposit funds via the web at pay.gettingout.com

You may make deposits over the phone by calling Telmate toll-free at 1-866-516-0115. Telmate's US based bi-lingual customer service representatives are available 24/7.

Make cash or credit card deposits from a Telmate deposit Kiosk. A telmate kiosk is located in the jail lobby.

Inmate Locator

To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in Washington. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Lewis County WA Jail.

The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Lewis County WA Jail - Visitation

Visiting Rules & Times

WEB VIDEO VISITATION will be conducted everyday 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM. The last visitation will begin at 9:40 PM.

  • All visitors must register on-line prior to visiting.
  • $0.25 per minute charge for all visits via the internet. Must be paid with credit/debit card.
  • Each inmate is allowed 15 minutes a week not to exceed one hour per month of on-site visitation at no charge. ALL remaining on and off site visits will be $0.25 per minute. If you do not have internet service, you may still use the jail computers for visitation.
  • In Lobby paid visits will be Monday - Friday from 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm excluding holidays.
  • ID is required for all lobby visits
  • Inmates will be allowed up to 20 minutes per visit. These visits are conducted via the Internet from video stations located in the inmate housing to the your PC at home, or to the jail lobby.

If a video visitor, whether at home or in the jail lobby is disruptive, acting in an inappropriate manner or not properly dressed the visit will be stopped by staff and future visitation privileges may be revoked.

All video visits will be recorded.

  • The Visitor Support Number is 844-394-6639.
  • Hours: Mon-Fri 7am-7pm CDT Sat-Sun 8am-5pm CDT.

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