This private reference service is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or obtain an official booking record. Contact the public office that owns the information.
Official Cowlitz County Contacts
The Sheriff Records office handles the County's formal disclosure route. Corrections manages the separate county jail facility and routine custody questions. For a crime in progress or an immediate safety emergency, call 911. The County says general Sheriff email is not monitored for crime reporting.
Cowlitz County Sheriff Records
312 SW 1st Ave.
Kelso, WA 98626
Main: 360-577-3092
Records: 360-577-3095
Non-emergency dispatch: 360-762-6800
Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., excluding holidays
Sheriff Records and GovQA route
Cowlitz County Jail / Corrections
1935 1st Avenue
Longview, WA 98632
Corrections: 360-577-3094
Lobby: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Cowlitz County Jail Division
Use the route that matches the question. The county records hub identifies the current roster, 24-hour booking view, 48-hour release view, court path, and records-request process. The online roster is for current county-jail custody, while a court file is the source for a later disposition.
- For a specific, potentially releasable County record, submit a request through Sheriff Records with names and a date range.
- For a court case outcome, start with the Cowlitz court records hub and the court shown on the case.
- For a person in state-prison custody, use the WA DOC incarcerated individual search.
- For a federal detainee, use the Bureau of Prisons locator; for immigration detention, use the ICE detainee locator.
- For a District Court warrant process or a nonemergency tip, see Wanted Fugitives and contact the court or authorized agency.