How to Find Recently Released Snohomish County Inmates
There is no separate official daily release list for the Snohomish County Jail. The county does not post a "released within the last 24 hours" page. Instead, release information lives inside the same NWS Jail Register that lists current inmates. When you open a person's detail page, the booking history shows a Release Date field for past and current bookings. Search results often include people who are no longer in custody, so you may pull up an old booking with its release time already filled in.
This means the register works as both a current custody tool and a release lookup tool. You just have to read the booking detail carefully. A name can show more than one booking, and each booking carries its own dates.
Here is the basic order of steps to confirm a release through the jail register.
- Open the Snohomish County NWS Jail Register search page.
- Search by name, subject number, or booking number. You can also filter by booking date range or housing facility.
- Pick the matching person from the result list. Watch for similar names.
- Open the inmate detail page to view the full booking history.
- Find the Release Date field on the relevant booking record.
- Note the date and time, plus the facility that held the person.
If the booking is very recent, or the person was just transferred, the register may lag. Spelling differences also cause missed hits. When that happens, a phone call clears it up fast.
Note: A blank Release Date usually means the person is still in custody, while a filled date confirms the booking has ended.
Confirming a Snohomish County Inmate Release by Phone
Sometimes the online register is not enough. A booking may be too new to show, or two people may share a name. In those cases, call the jail directly. The Snohomish County Main Jail handles custody questions at 425-388-3395. Staff can confirm whether a person is in custody and, in many cases, whether a release already happened.
Have the full name and date of birth ready. A booking number speeds things up even more. If you do not have one, the register can give you the booking number to read over the phone.
Not everyone booked in the county sits at the main jail in Everett. Some people are housed in city jails. Lynnwood and Marysville run municipal facilities, and the county Jail Register page links to their contact pages. For a person held under a city booking, use those municipal contacts to confirm a release.
- Main Jail (Everett)
- 3025 Oakes Ave., Everett, WA 98201. Phone 425-388-3395.
- City housing (Lynnwood, Marysville)
- Use the municipal jail contact links shown on the county Jail Register page.
Note: Jail staff cannot share most inmate records by phone, so they will confirm basic custody status only and point you to written request options for more.
Searching Washington State Released Inmates
A release from the county jail is not the only kind of release. Many people leave county custody and head to a state prison. Others finish a prison term and come home. To track that side, use the state corrections system. The lead-in for this search is the Washington DOC incarcerated inmate search, which covers people held by the Department of Corrections.
The DOC search is simple. You can run it by name or by DOC number. Results list the DOC number, name, age, current location, and a WA VINE notification link. The fields are laid out below.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | text | optional | Special characters other than hyphens and apostrophes cannot be used. |
| Last Name | text | optional | Can be used with first name. |
| DOC Number | text/number | optional | Direct identifier; a "What is a DOC Number?" help link is shown. |
| Search | button | n/a | Runs the query. |
| Results columns | table | n/a | DOC Number, Name, Age, Location, WA VINE Notification. |
The result list does not show charges or full sentence details. Facility names give a clue to where the person is held. Examples include the Washington State Penitentiary, Airway Heights Corrections Center, Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, the Monroe Correctional Complex, Stafford Creek Corrections Center, and the Reynolds Reentry Center. If a person no longer appears as in custody, they may have been released or moved to community supervision.
Searching Federal Released Inmates
Some people are held under federal charges, not state or county ones. For those, neither the jail register nor the state DOC will help. Use the federal locator instead. Start with the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator, which covers people held in federal facilities.
The BOP locator lets you search two ways. You can search by a number, such as a BOP register number, or by name with extra filters. The full field set is below.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Find By Number | tab | optional | Search by BOP Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, or INS Number. |
| Type of Number | dropdown/radio | required for number search | BOP Register Number; DCDC Number; FBI Number; INS Number. |
| Number | text | required for number search | BOP Register Number format #####-###. |
| Find By Name | tab | optional | Search by First, Middle, Last, Race, Age, Sex. |
| First | text | required for name search | Name search field. |
| Middle | text | optional | Name search field. |
| Last | text | required for name search | Name search field. |
| Race | dropdown/radio | optional | American Indian, Asian, Black, White. |
| Age | number | optional | Age. |
| Sex | dropdown/radio | optional | Male, Female. |
| Search | button | n/a | Runs the query. |
| Clear Form | button | n/a | Clears the fields. |
| Results columns | table | n/a | Name, Register #, Age, Race, Sex, Release Date, Location. |
The locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present. One caveat matters for release dates. Listed release dates may not be current because First Step Act credits are still being reviewed and recalculated. If a person shows as Released or Not in BOP Custody with no facility, they have left federal custody but may be on parole, supervised release, or in another system.
Setting Up Release Notifications for Snohomish County Inmates
Searching by hand works, but it means checking again and again. A better option for many people is an automatic alert. You can sign up to be told when a custody status changes. The tool for this is VINELink Washington, the official Washington custody notification service.
VINELink links out from the DOC search results and from many local jail systems. Once you register, the service can notify you about custody and release events for the person you follow. You pick how you want to be told, such as by phone or email. This matters most for victims and families who need to know the moment someone leaves custody.
Set up an alert early. That way you do not have to keep running manual searches. The notification does the watching for you.
Note: Sign up with current contact details and a backup contact, since a missed alert defeats the whole point of the service.
Property Return After a Snohomish County Jail Release
Release also means getting personal belongings back. When a person is booked into the jail, all property is searched. Items that cannot go to the cell are held in the property room and returned at release. Each inmate gets a property bin plus issued items such as a uniform, sandals, blankets, a towel, and basic hygiene goods.
There is a key time rule for releasing money or property to someone outside the jail. An inmate may release money or property during the first 72 hours of custody by starting a property release form. After that 72-hour window, the jail will not allow a property release unless there are special, extenuating circumstances.
So timing counts. If a family member wants to pick up cash or items, act inside the first three days. Wait too long and the option closes. The property a person came in with still goes back to them on release day, but third-party transfers follow the 72-hour limit.
Voting Rights After a Snohomish County Release
A common question after release is whether a person can vote again. In Washington, the answer is often yes, and it can happen automatically. The state explains the current rule on the Washington DOC voting rights page.
Felony voting rights are automatically restored when a person is no longer serving a sentence of total confinement under DOC authority. This came from HB 1078, which took effect on January 1, 2022. The change means a person leaving prison no longer has to wait through supervision or pay fines first to get the vote back.
Once out of total confinement, a person should still register to vote. Restoration of the right is automatic, but you still complete a voter registration to actually cast a ballot. Check current state guidance before an election to confirm your status.
Reentry Resources in Snohomish County
Leaving custody brings real challenges. Jobs, housing, health care, and legal help all come up fast. Several programs aim to ease that move. The state outlines its programs on the Washington DOC reentry page, which covers employment, education, substance use, mental health, housing, food, and health care barriers.
Local legal help is available too. Snohomish County Legal Services offers free civil legal aid to eligible low-income residents, covering areas such as family law, housing, and bankruptcy. The Northwest Justice Project provides statewide civil legal aid, and Washington LawHelp posts self-help forms and information. For criminal matters and screening for appointed counsel, the Office of Public Defense handles indigent defense for qualifying cases.
Keep in mind that most jail records stay private after release. The daily jail register publicly releases the inmate name, booking dates, charge descriptions, offense dates, bail bond information, and the arresting agency. Beyond that, all other inmate records are confidential under RCW 70.48.100, and are released only to the inmate, by the inmate's written permission, or by court order.
The lead-in for that statute is the official Washington jail records confidentiality statute, which sets the public and private split for jail data.
The statute is why the register shows release dates and charges but holds back deeper records. A released person who wants their full file can request it directly. Anyone else needs the inmate's written permission or a court order.