Yakima City Jail

City Jail

Last Updated: March 03, 2023
Address
200 S 3rd St, Yakima, WA 98901
Beds
80
County
Yakima
Phone
509-575-3571
Email
ypd@ci.yakima.wa.us

Yakima City Jail is for City 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 City Jail - medium facility.

The phone carrier is Inmate Calling Solutions (ICSolutions), 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 Yakima City Jail

You can support your loved ones at Yakima City Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 509-575-3571.

The Yakima City Jail serves as a low/medium-security city detention center located at 200 S 3rd St in Yakima, WA. Operated locally by the police and sheriff's departments, it houses inmates and detainees awaiting trial or sentencing. Most sentenced inmates have terms of less than two years. The facility also accepts inmates from surrounding towns and occasionally from the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees are regularly admitted to the jail, with some being released on bail or placed under pretrial services caseloads. Others may be supervised by probation agencies or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who remain in custody await their court appearances at the facility, receiving accommodations such as bedding and meals.

For access to arrest records in Washington, you can view them here.

The City Jail houses Adult Males that have been charged with a Misdemeanor Offense that have been arrested by the Yakima Police Department.

  • All females and felony offenders are housed at the Yakima County Jail. The Yakima County Jail is located at 111 N. Front St.

The City Jail began operation in 1996 following completion of the City’s new Police Station/Legal Center. For the preceding twenty years, the City contracted with the County Jail for housing all of its offenders.

Under the general supervision of the Special Operations Lieutenant and three Corrections Sergeants, personnel assigned to this division are responsible for the care and custody of offenders charged with and/or convicted of misdemeanor crimes occurring within the City of Yakima. An additional eleven Corrections Officers and two Corrections Administrative Specialists round out the staffing of this 70 bed, full-service jail facility.

Corrections Officers are directly responsible for the care and custody of incarcerated offenders. Their duties include booking and classification, movement of prisoners between jail and courts, transportation to and from alternate holding facilities, supervision of laundry and meal preparation, monitoring visitations, supervision of offender work crews, accounting for prisoner property and funds, and tracking prisoner time served.

The City of Yakima also contracts with the Yakima County Department of Corrections for the housing of female inmates, inmates being held on felony charges, and inmates requiring specific individualized care.

  1. What can I bring for an inmate?
    1. The only items accepted are money and medication. You can deposit money for an inmate by using the blue kiosk located in the jail visiting lobby, it’s available 24 hrs a day. It accepts cash or debit/credit card. You can drop off medication for an inmate at any time.
  2. How do I pick up money or property from an inmate?
    1. You can pick up money or property from an inmate during 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. You need to have valid identification and be over 18 years old. The inmate must agree to release his property to you.
  3. How do I find out an inmate’s charges and bail?
    1. You can call the Yakima City Jail at (509) 575-3571.
  4. How do I post bail for an inmate?
    1. You can pay cash at the City Jail or contact a Bail Bond company. Bail bond companies must be approved to post bonds by the Yakima Municipal Court.
  5. How do I send a letter to an inmate?
    1. The mailing address is:
      Yakima City Jail, Inmate_______________
      200 S. 3rd. Street
      Yakima, WA 98901
  6. What are the guidelines for sending mail?
    1. You may send letters, cards or photographs as long as they don’t contain:
      1. Extra postage stamps, paper, envelops or any other items.
      2. Cash or credit cards.
      3. Glue, stickers, markers, crayon.
      4. Lipstick, perfume, glitters.
      5. Coded language, sexually explicit, pornographic, racially inflammatory content, or gang related content.
  7. Who do I contact for Home Detention related questions?
    1. The Home Detention direct line is (509) 576-6773.

Inmate Locator

Yakima City Jail publishes the names of the inmates currently in their facility in Washington. Your search should start with this locator first to see if your loved one is there.

The second box is the InmateAid Inmate Search. This database of inmates is user-generated content to access and utilize any or all of the InmateAid services. If you need our assistance creating your inmate profile to keep in touch, email us at aid@inmateaid.com and we will assist you in locating your inmate.

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

Yakima City Jail - Visitation

  1. In order to visit an inmate, you must be at least 18 years of age and have valid State Identification with you. You will not be allowed to visit if you have a valid No Contact Order involving the inmate you wish to visit.
  2. Visiting for inmates is based on their housing location. The housing location can be found on the Current Inmate Roster listed under question #5.
    1. “A Tank” visits Mondays from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    2. “B Tank” visits Tuesdays from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    3. “C Tank” visits Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    4. “D Tank” visits Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    5. “E Tank” visits on Friday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Saturday from 10: 00 a.m. to Noon and Sunday from 10:00 am to noon & 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Ask The Inmate

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