This is a private reference site, not a Cowlitz County government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official office that controls the record or custody issue.
Cowlitz Record Contacts
For Cowlitz County custody, records, or court-document questions, start with the office that matches the record type. The contacts below come from the county research for the Sheriff's Office, Corrections, public records, and court records.
Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office
312 SW 1st Ave.
Kelso, WA 98626
Sheriff: Brad Thurman
Main phone: 360-577-3092
Records phone: 360-577-3095
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., excluding holidays
Cowlitz County Jail / Corrections
1935 First Avenue
Longview, WA 98632
Jail and corrections phone: 360-577-3094
Lobby hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Cowlitz County Public Records
Public Records Officer: Bailey Silva
Email: publicrecords@cowlitzwa.gov
Phone: 360-577-3020 ext. 6990
Cowlitz Court Records
Court-record search requests and completed forms may be sent to clerksearchrequests@cowlitzwa.gov. Court dates may also appear through Washington's Find My Court Date service, and Superior Court case access may involve Odyssey Portal.
Use the following paths for common Cowlitz County inmate-population questions:
- For a person in the adult county jail, use jail inmate records and confirm urgent details with the jail at 360-577-3094.
- For booking-photo questions, review jail roster mugshots before making a records request because Washington law limits booking-photo disclosure.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Clerk's court-record request route.
- For a facility-specific question, use the Cowlitz County Jail or Cowlitz County Youth Services Center / Juvenile Detention page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Washington State Department of Corrections incarcerated search instead of the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator, as appropriate.