Clatsop County Jail Overview
Clatsop County Jail is not a Benton County jail. Benton County identifies it as the current contract partner for sentenced Benton adults in custody. The Benton County Jail has limited usable capacity, so the Sheriff's Office rents jail beds elsewhere and transports adults as needed. A sentenced Benton adult may therefore be physically held at Clatsop County Jail while still appearing in Benton custody records or connected to a Benton County case.
The Benton County jail bed rentals page says the county rents 40 jail beds in other facilities and currently contracts with Clatsop County Jail for sentenced adults in custody. Benton research did not locate a Clatsop capacity figure in Benton official sources. The verified Benton fact is the role: Clatsop is a sentenced-adult contract facility for Benton County's rental-bed system.
Clatsop County Jail is in Warrenton, Oregon. For Benton custody questions, the Benton roster and Benton jail phone come first. For facility rules after a confirmed Clatsop housing location, use Clatsop's current mail, money, visiting, and professional-contact instructions.
Clatsop County Jail
1250 SE 19th St.
Warrenton, OR 97146
503-325-8641
Contract housing location for Benton County sentenced adults in custody.
Clatsop County Jail Lookup
For a Benton adult who may be at Clatsop County Jail, start with the Benton County jail roster hub. The Adult in Custody Report covers people in BCSO custody and can include rental jail bed contract locations. Search by name, then read the Location field. If Clatsop appears as the housing location, use Clatsop's current facility rules for mail and money. If the person is not on the current report, check the Benton release report and call Benton County Jail at 541-766-6866.
Sentenced custody can be confusing because a short local jail sentence, a state prison sentence, and a contract jail bed are different things. Benton County research says Clatsop is used for Benton sentenced adults in custody through the rental-bed program. State prison custody is searched through Oregon Offender Search or VISOR after transfer to Oregon Department of Corrections. Federal or immigration custody uses separate federal locators.
- Search the Benton Adult in Custody Report by name or browse all current records.
- Check the Location field for Clatsop County Jail or another contract location.
- Confirm recent changes by calling Benton County Jail if the roster and family information conflict.
- Use Clatsop Jail mail and money rules only after the Clatsop housing location is confirmed.
- For state prison transfer, search Oregon Offender Search or VISOR instead of the Benton roster.
Clatsop County Jail Contract Beds
Benton County's contract-bed system exists because the downtown Benton County Jail is small and constrained by classification. The jail has 40 physical beds, but official Benton sources say it can be practically full around 28 to 34 adults in custody. Classification, sex separation, offense type, and mental or behavioral health needs all shape whether a suitable bed is open. When the Benton jail cannot house a person appropriately, a rented bed can be used.
The 2024 BCSO Annual Report and jail bed-rental page show the scale of the work. Benton reported 731 adults transported and 31,799 transport miles in 2024. In 2023, it reported 792 adults transported and 33,393 miles. The rental-bed program costs nearly $1 million per year and is funded through a local option levy. Clatsop's role is part of that broader county capacity system, not a separate Benton jail branch.
| Facility | Benton-confirmed role | First lookup path |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County Jail | Primary local booking and custody facility. | Benton Adult in Custody Report. |
| Polk County Jail | Pretrial Benton adults in custody in rental beds. | Benton roster, then Polk facility rules. |
| Clatsop County Jail | Sentenced Benton adults in custody in rental beds. | Benton roster, then Clatsop facility rules. |
The Benton jail bed rentals page is the official Benton source that names Clatsop County Jail as the sentenced-adult contract partner.
That source also explains why Benton custody records can point readers to a jail outside Benton County.
Clatsop County Jail Visits
Benton County's visitation instructions say that when a Benton adult in custody is housed in another county jail, the other facility's mail and visitation rules apply. For a Benton sentenced adult housed at Clatsop County Jail, do not rely on Benton County Jail's social visiting hours or scheduling windows. The Clatsop facility controls visitor approval, scheduling, entry, identification, professional visits, and any video or in-person process it currently uses.
The Benton research set did not provide a full Clatsop visitation schedule. Confirm the housing location through the Benton roster, then use Clatsop County Jail's current visiting page or phone line before travel. Because transport status can change, checking the roster close to the planned visit is useful.
| Step | Action | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confirm Clatsop housing on the Benton roster. | Benton adults can move between Benton and contract beds. |
| 2 | Check Clatsop's current visit rules. | The receiving jail controls facility entry. |
| 3 | Call before travel if the status is recent. | Transport, release, or court movement can change access. |
Clatsop County Jail Mail
The researched Clatsop inmate mail rules are more detailed than the Polk material. Clatsop County Jail allows inmates to send and receive letters through USPS. Mail or notes may not be dropped off at the jail. Incoming mail is opened and inspected for contraband, money, and prohibited publications. Pictures may be allowed if they are not larger than 4 by 6 inches. The sender should use the inmate name and Clatsop County Jail address format.
Clatsop's prohibited mail categories include sexual images, threats, criminal activity, blackmail or extortion, escape plans, coded information, sensational information, contraband, and facility-rule violations. Books and magazines must come from a publisher, book club, or bookstore. Hardbound, spiral, plastic, or metal binding is not allowed. These are Clatsop facility rules, so they apply after the Benton roster confirms that the person is housed at Clatsop.
| Mail item | Clatsop rule in research | Practical note |
|---|---|---|
| Letters | May be sent and received through USPS. | Do not drop notes at the jail. |
| Photos | Pictures not larger than 4 by 6 inches may be allowed. | Content restrictions still apply. |
| Books and magazines | Must come from a publisher, book club, or bookstore. | No hardbound, spiral, plastic, or metal binding. |
| Address format | Inmate Name, c/o Clatsop County Jail, 1250 SE 19th St., Warrenton, OR 97146. | Use the confirmed name from the roster. |
Clatsop County Jail Money
The researched Clatsop rules distinguish mailed money from lobby deposits. Money sent by mail must be a cashier's check or money order. Cash should not be mailed. Cash may be deposited in the lobby kiosk 24 hours a day, with a fee and identification required. These rules are specific enough to include for Clatsop, unlike Polk, where Benton research did not capture full money rules.
Because this is a Benton contract-bed page, money instructions should still begin with roster confirmation. If the Benton roster no longer lists Clatsop as the housing location, do not send funds to Clatsop. If the adult in custody moved to Benton County Jail, Polk County Jail, Oregon DOC, or another custody system, a different money process may apply.
| Deposit method | Clatsop rule | Limits noted in research |
|---|---|---|
| Cashier's check or money order. | Do not mail cash. | |
| Lobby kiosk | Cash deposit available 24 hours a day. | Fee and ID required. |
| Before sending | Confirm Clatsop housing on the Benton roster. | Housing changes can change the deposit path. |
Clatsop County Jail Records
A Benton sentenced adult held at Clatsop can create several record paths. The Benton Adult in Custody Report is the custody status source. Benton County Circuit Court and OJD are the court-case sources. Oregon Offender Search and VISOR are for state prison or supervision after a DOC transfer. Clatsop facility rules cover mail, money, and visiting while the person is physically housed there.
The Benton roster may show booking number, file number, arrest date, arresting agency, location, demographics, total bail label, and charge information. It does not show booking photos. If a family member needs an official police report or booking-related record that is not on the roster, Benton directs law-enforcement records requests through the Sheriff's Records Division or shared Corvallis/Benton request process. For certified DOC offender records, use the Oregon DOC public records process after DOC transfer.
- Sentenced
- Serving an imposed jail or prison sentence after court action.
- DOC transfer
- Movement into Oregon Department of Corrections custody, searched through state tools rather than the county roster.
- Contract housing
- Physical placement in another county jail while the Benton custody record remains relevant.
Clatsop County Jail Limits
Some facts are intentionally limited because the assigned Benton research does not support them. It does not provide a Benton-confirmed Clatsop capacity number, full Clatsop visitation schedule, all phone vendor details, or current commissary fee schedule. Those facts should be verified from Clatsop County Jail before a visitor, sender, or family member acts on them.
What is supported is still enough for the main user intent: Benton County uses Clatsop County Jail for sentenced adults in custody under its rental-bed program; the Benton roster is the first lookup path; Clatsop's mail rules allow USPS letters, restrict prohibited content, require publisher/bookstore sources for publications, and define money deposit methods; and the housing location should be checked before any visit, mail, or deposit.
Note: Clatsop rules apply only after the Benton roster confirms the person is housed at Clatsop County Jail.