Custer County Jail Records
The Custer County Sheriff's Office operates the Custer County Jail in Challis. The county sheriff page states that the office enforces state and local laws, serves court papers, maintains public order, responds to emergencies, coordinates with other agencies, and operates the county jail. Current county materials name Levi Maydole as sheriff. The jail is the local custody point for many Custer County arrests, short county sentences, court holds, and people awaiting transfer, but it is not the only place a Custer County arrestee may be found.
No official online Custer County jail roster, inmate-search database, booking report, or public mugshot gallery was found in the Custer County pages reviewed. That absence matters. A missing roster does not mean the jail has no booking records. It means the public access route is a phone call, official notification tools, court search, state correctional lookup, federal lookup, or a written public-records request. Commissioner minutes dated October 14, 2025 also noted two inmates out of county, so physical location may differ from the arresting county.
The county's sheriff page is the best starting point for local jail contact information. The Custer County sheriff location page repeats the address, phone, fax, and email details for the office. The Idaho Sheriffs' Association jail directory lists Custer County Jail with a rated capacity of 8 and an average daily population of 3, though the directory appears to carry some older leadership data.
The official Custer County Sheriff's Office page shows the local jail and VINELink access path used for Custer County inmate records.
This local office page is the subject-fit source because it identifies the sheriff's jail role and links to the notification route used when no county roster is posted.
Search Custer County Inmates
Custer County inmate records should be checked through a custody chain rather than one roster box. The county jail line comes first because staff can confirm whether the person is currently in Custer County custody, whether the person is in the Challis jail, and whether a transfer or hold affects release. VINELink can help track custody status or court notification in supported cases. Idaho iCourt is separate from the jail, but it may show a public criminal case after the prosecutor files charges or the court schedules hearings.
- Call the Custer County Sheriff's Office and jail main number at (208) 879-2232. Ask whether the person is in custody, housed in Challis, or held out of county.
- Search VINELink, which is linked by county and Idaho sheriff resources for custody and court notification.
- Use the Idaho iCourt Portal for public court cases, hearings, and charge information after filing.
- Search the Idaho Department of Correction Resident/Client Search when the person is sentenced, on probation, or on parole.
- Submit a written Custer County Sheriff's Office public-records request for booking, arrest, or custody records that are not online.
- Use the BOP Inmate Locator, U.S. Marshals District of Idaho contact route, or ICE detainee locator for federal or immigration custody.
Names can move across systems as a case develops. A person may start in Custer County jail custody, appear in iCourt after charges are filed, later leave on bond, remain on a hold, or move to IDOC after sentencing. A federal charge or immigration detainer follows a different path and may not be resolved by the county jail alone.
Custer County Roster Fields
Because no official Custer County jail roster was located, the county did not publish public roster search fields, filters, refresh timing, profile pages, or released-inmate retention details in the reviewed sources. The table below preserves that finding instead of inventing last-name boxes, booking-number fields, or custody filters that were not found on an official Custer County page.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official Custer County jail roster located | n/a | n/a | The county site did not publish a roster form, search button, booking report, photo gallery, profile page, or release list in the sources reviewed. |
The IDOC search is useful only for the state correctional side of the Custer County inmate record trail. It is not a county jail roster. IDOC says the database updates daily, but location, status, scheduled termination date, and other details can change quickly.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Conditionally required | Last name or IDOC number is required. Partial searches are accepted with at least the first two characters. |
| First Name | Text | Optional | Narrows a name search when the last name returns many results. |
| IDOC Number | Text | Conditionally required | Last name or IDOC number is required. A partial IDOC-number search needs at least the first three digits. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Runs the resident/client lookup. |
| Reset | Button | n/a | Clears the search fields. |
Custer County Inmate Record Fields
Custer County did not publish a public jail profile, so the record field inventory must stay careful. Booking details may exist in internal jail files or records released after review, but the research did not observe an official public Custer County profile showing booking numbers, charges, bond, housing, release dates, or mugshots. Formal charges are better checked through iCourt after the case is filed because arrest charges and court charges can differ.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Requestor name/contact | The person asking for the record, not the inmate. The sheriff PRR form asks for identity and contact details. |
| Requested record description | The booking, arrest, report, photo, video, or custody record being requested. |
| Driver's license number/state | Identity information requested on the Custer County Sheriff's Office PRR form. |
| Idaho residency declaration | Used because the sheriff PRR notice cites Idaho resident response provisions. |
| Signature / Idaho Code agreement | The requestor signs the form and agrees to statutory use limits. |
| Booking number | Not observed in an official public Custer County profile. |
| Charges and bond | Not observed in an official county roster profile. Check iCourt or call the jail/court for current case and release status. |
| Housing location | Not observed publicly. Out-of-county housing is possible for Custer County detainees. |
| Mugshot | Not observed in an official Custer County public profile. Idaho law restricts sheriff publication or release of booking photos except as allowed. |
For court terms that often appear near inmate records, booking means jail intake after arrest, a detainer is another agency's hold request, and classification is the jail's housing and safety assessment. DOC means Idaho Department of Correction, which is the state system for prison, probation, and parole.
Custer County Jail PRR
The sheriff's public-records path is a written request. The official Custer County Sheriff's Office public-records form says requests to examine or copy records must be made in writing and should use the county form. The form asks for name, mailing address, city, state, ZIP, telephone, email, driver's license number and state, signature, and an Idaho resident declaration. It also lists a records email address of records@co.custer.id.us in the indexed form text.
| Request Item | Custer County Sheriff PRR Detail |
|---|---|
| Response timing | The form cites Idaho Code § 74-103 and a three-working-day grant or deny response for Idaho residents. |
| Copies and processing | Copy costs, processing, redaction, employee time beyond two person-hours, overtime, media, and return shipping may be charged when allowed. |
| Photos and videos | Requesters must provide an unopened 16GB thumb drive. Each drive has a $2 processing fee plus return shipping. |
| Prepayment | Costs must be prepaid before release. |
| Pending criminal cases | Defendants cannot use the PRR form to get records related to a pending case. They must use discovery. |
| Victims | Victims in pending criminal cases are encouraged to contact the prosecutor. |
Idaho Code § 74-102 gives the public a right to inspect and copy public records, subject to exemptions. Idaho Code § 74-105 allows law-enforcement investigatory and related exemptions, so some arrest reports, witness details, juvenile material, medical details, and pending-case information may be withheld or redacted.
Custer County Jail vs DOC
Custer County inmate records often split by custody stage. The county jail handles local pretrial and short-term custody, while IDOC covers sentenced state prison custody and state supervision. Federal and immigration custody are separate again. A single person's record trail can cross all of these systems if a local arrest leads to state sentencing, a federal hold, or an immigration detainer.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail / pretrial | Custer County Sheriff's Office at (208) 879-2232 | Current local custody, Challis jail status, out-of-county housing, local release questions. |
| Custody notification | VINELink | Custody and court notification when the facility and record are supported. |
| Filed criminal case | Idaho iCourt Portal | Public court case status, hearings, docket activity, and formal charges when available. |
| State prison/probation/parole | IDOC Resident/Client Search | People incarcerated, on probation, or on parole under IDOC jurisdiction. |
| Federal sentence | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present by number or name. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Immigration detainees, not ordinary county jail roster custody. |
Custody distinction: Custer County jail records are local jail records. IDOC, BOP, USMS, and ICE records use different databases and different release rules.
Custer County Jail Facility
The facility map for Custer County has one jail entry: Custer County Jail. No separate city jail, work-release center, regional jail, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility was found in official Custer County sources. IDOC's prison locations page lists Idaho prison sites elsewhere in the state, not in Custer County.
Custer County Jail
130 S. 9th St. #344
Challis, ID 83226
USPS: PO Box 344, Challis, ID 83226
(208) 879-2232
Fax: (208) 879-2421
Email: custers@custertel.net
Records email from PRR form: records@co.custer.id.us
The Idaho Sheriffs' Association directory also lists a jail administrator line of (208) 879-3317. Because that directory appears to include older leadership details, current sheriff leadership should be taken from the county sheriff site.
Custer County Jail Visits
Custer County did not publish an official jail visitation schedule, mail policy, commissary rule, phone vendor, video visit system, or money-deposit rule in the sources reviewed. The safe route is to confirm custody and jail rules before travel, mail, money, or property is sent. Do not assume a commercial vendor, kiosk, tablet system, or fixed visiting hour from nonofficial jail pages.
| Topic | Official Custer County Detail Located | Practical Fallback |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visit schedule | Not located | Call (208) 879-2232 before arriving. |
| Video visits | Not located | Ask whether video visitation exists and whether a vendor account is required. |
| Visitor ID | Not located | Bring government ID unless jail staff says otherwise. |
| Children | Not located | Ask the jail before bringing minors. |
| Dress code/property | Not located | Do not bring bags, electronics, food, weapons, or medication without approval. |
| Attorney visits | Not located | Attorneys should contact jail or court staff for privileged access procedures. |
| Mail or Money Topic | Official Detail Located | Practical Fallback |
|---|---|---|
| Mail format | Not located | Call for inmate-name, booking-number, street-address, and PO Box requirements. |
| Money deposit vendor | Not located | Call the jail. Do not assume JPay, Securus, Access Corrections, or kiosk service. |
| Commissary | Not located | Ask for the current vendor, limits, and order schedule. |
| Phone provider | Not located in official county sources | Ask jail staff directly. |
Note: Confirm current custody before sending mail or money because Custer County detainees may be released, transferred, or held out of county.