Snohomish Co Jail in Everett, WA is a county detention facility operated by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office. Most people here are awaiting trial or sentencing - this is not a prison, and most stays are measured in days or months, not years. If someone you care about was just booked here, you have questions. Start with the one that matters most right now.
If you are not certain they are there, the fastest way to confirm is the Snohomish County inmate search or InmateAid's inmate locator, which searches across Washington facilities by name.
Booking takes time - sometimes several hours after arrest. If the search comes back empty, wait a few hours and try again before assuming they have been transferred somewhere else. You can also pull their arrest record and booking details to confirm the charges and facility assignment. For the most direct answer, call Snohomish Co Jail at 425-388-3395.
Most people booked at Snohomish Co Jail appear before a judge within 24 to 48 hours. At that first appearance the judge sets the bail amount - or denies bail - based on the charges, the person's history, and whether they are considered a flight risk.
If bail is set, your family member can be released by paying the full amount or by using a bail bondsman, who typically charges 10 percent of the total as a non-refundable fee. If bail is denied or the amount is unaffordable, they remain at Snohomish Co Jail until the case resolves. InmateAid's bail and bond guide walks through every option including what to do if you cannot afford a bondsman.
Right after arrest, your family member goes through intake at Snohomish Co Jail - identity verification, medical screening, property inventory, and classification. Classification places them in a housing unit based on the charges, prior record, and intake behavior. It is not a punishment. It is how the facility manages a population that ranges from people picked up on minor warrants to individuals facing serious charges.
For the first 24 to 48 hours, phone access and visitation are typically unavailable while booking completes. Once they are assigned to a housing unit, those channels open up. InmateAid's what happens in jail guide covers the full intake process step by step so you know what to expect.
Your family member calls you - you cannot call them. Calls from Snohomish Co Jail go through Global Tel Link (GTL) - ConnectNetwork and all calls are recorded except attorney calls. Set up a Global Tel Link (GTL) - ConnectNetwork account before the first call so the connection goes through without delay.
Phone contact is more important than most people realize going into this. A regular call - even a short one - makes a measurable difference in how someone holds up inside. Do not let the setup friction stop you. Visit InmateAid's jail calls page for step-by-step account setup, current rate information, and tips for keeping funds available.
Visitation hours at Snohomish Co Jail are set by the facility and can change without much notice. Before making the trip, call 425-388-3395 to confirm current hours, any advance registration requirements, and what you are allowed to bring.
The most common mistake families make is showing up without confirming first - and that results in a wasted trip and a missed visit for your family member. General rules across most Washington county jails: dress conservatively, avoid colors that resemble inmate uniforms, leave your phone in your car, and bring valid government-issued ID. Children may be permitted with specific requirements depending on the facility. InmateAid's visitation guide has a full checklist you can run through before you go.
Professional contact visit times for inmates requiring a multiple deputy escort (2-deputy detail, 3-deputy detail, etc.) will be limited to 8:30 am-10:00 am and 2:00 pm-6:00 pm. Exceptions to this will be considered on a case-by-case basis only by the Shift Lieutenant or their designee.
Inmates will only be permitted to have social video visits during scheduled time out of their cells. An inmate’s time out of their cell schedule is different for most jail housing units and often changes for operational or security reasons. Each inmate is responsible for communicating to their visitors when their scheduled time out of their cell will be. Jail staff will not provide this information to the public. All visits are a maximum of 30 minutes in length.
Professional visitors will, in most cases, be provided access to remote video visiting outside of the inmate’s scheduled time out. Prior to beginning a video visit, the professional visitor must contact the Video Visit Deputy in person or by phone to request the visit. This video visit deputy will coordinate the visit with the module deputy where the inmate is assigned. On occasion, these visits may not be able to be accommodated due to a facility's operational or security reason.
How to Schedule Social Visits - Family and Friends - Family and friends of inmates at the Snohomish County Jail must now register online to schedule inmate visits. A valid email address is required to register. Once registration is complete, visitors may quickly and easily schedule visits, receive email confirmation of the visits, and notification ahead of time if the inmate is unable to attend a scheduled visit. All social inmate visits are done remotely; social contact visits are not allowed.
Professional Visitors - Legal representatives (attorneys, paralegals, interpreters), law enforcement officials, medical personnel, social workers, and others who need to schedule time to visit an inmate for professional purposes have two options:
1. Contact Visits: Contact visits will be granted only for approved professional visitors. To schedule a professional contact visit, please email the Professional Visit Request Form (PDF) to the inmate visitation division at least 4 hours in advance of the requested visit time. NOTE: Please see top of this page for change to visit hours for inmates requiring multiple-deputy escort.
If you have not been previously cleared as a professional visitor at this facility you will be contacted and asked to provide additional information before your contact visit is approved.
2. Video Visits: Professional visitors who wish to visit an inmate using the video system will use the same online system described above for social visits.
Lobby Video Visitation - On-site video visitation at the Snohomish County Jail is temporarily closed until further notice.
Check-In - All visitors are asked to check in at the video visitation desk in the reception area of the jail at 3025 Oakes Ave, Everett., at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled visit start time. No visits will be extended to accommodate late arrivals.
Money on the books - also called the commissary or trust account - gives your family member access to hygiene items, snacks, phone time, and postage. It is one of the most practical things you can do and it has a direct effect on their daily comfort.
Snohomish Co Jail accepts deposits through approved channels that typically include online deposit, phone deposit, or a kiosk at the facility. Use your family member's full legal name and booking number exactly as they appear in the jail's system - any error in the name or number will delay or reject the deposit. InmateAid's send money page lists the specific deposit methods accepted at Snohomish Co Jail and walks through the process.
A letter or a printed photo costs almost nothing to send and means far more than most people outside appreciate. Snohomish Co Jail accepts incoming mail addressed to your family member at 3025 Oakes Ave. Put their full legal name and booking number on every piece of mail.
Standard rules at most Washington county jails: plain white paper only, no staples, no glitter, no stickers, no colored ink. Photos should be standard print size with nothing written on the back. Mail that does not meet the facility's standards will be rejected - and the facility may not notify you that it was. Keep it simple.
InmateAid's send mail service lets you write and send directly from your phone or computer. We print on approved stock and mail it for you, so rejection for formatting is not a risk.
Books and magazines must come new, ordered directly from the publisher or through an online retailer - not shipped from your home address. Facilities require this to prevent contraband. Order through Amazon or directly from the publisher. Anything shipped from a personal address will be turned away.
County jail procedures, visitation rules, phone rates, inmate search tools, bail processes, and what happens at release all vary by state. Washington has its own rules and its own agencies, and what applies in one state does not always apply here.
InmateAid's Washington prison resources hub covers all of it - written specifically for families navigating the Washington system. Start there when you need answers that go beyond what this facility page covers.
County jail time is hard in a way that is different from anything else. The uncertainty - not knowing how long, not knowing what comes next - wears on everyone. What you can control is the connection. Calls, letters, visits, money on the books. Every one of those things tells your family member that someone out here is paying attention and is not going anywhere.
InmateAid was built for exactly this. Use us.