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Columbia County Jail Roster Overview

The Columbia County inmate roster is tied to the Columbia County Jail and Sheriff's Office in St. Helens. Sheriff Brian E. Pixley is identified by the sheriff's official site as Columbia County's 33rd Sheriff. The jail page states that the detention facility was built in 2000, has 258 beds, and averages about 180 inmates per day. The facility houses people with local sentences, current charges, holds, probation violations, U.S. Marshals holds, and other custody statuses.

The Jail Inmate Census is provided for community safety. The roster notice warns that harassment of offenders will not be tolerated and may be prosecuted. It also links to visitor, mail, phone, money, housing fee, and property information. The jail page says the census includes a pod reference because each housing pod has its own visitation schedule, although the printer-friendly roster captured during research did not show every profile detail.

Current custody is only one part of a record. If a charge has moved into court, the filed case, plea, disposition, sentence, or warrant event belongs in the court case system. If the person has been moved to state custody, the Oregon Department of Corrections offender search is the better source. For the arrest-to-charge path after booking, Columbia County arrest records and charges provide the bridge between the jail roster and filed court case.

The official Columbia County Jail page describes the facility and its operating partners.

That source is the basis for the jail capacity, location, and facility role used in Columbia County inmate record searches.

Use the Columbia County Inmate Roster

The public roster is a list-style custody tool, not a captured search form. The printer-friendly inmate listing reviewed during research displayed current inmates in rows with name, book date, charge, bail, and scheduled release date. That means the lookup is best for confirming whether a person appears in current custody and for checking the visible charge or hold language.

1. Open the Columbia County Jail Inmate Census or the printer-friendly roster from the sheriff's jail pages.
2. Scan the inmate name column, using last name first when the roster sorts or prints names in that format.
3. Read the book date to separate a recent booking from an older custody entry.
4. Review the charge, hold, bail, and scheduled release fields without assuming they are the final court outcome.
5. Check Columbia County Circuit Court, Justice Court, or municipal court records if a filed case or court date is needed.
6. Use Oregon DOC offender search if the person has moved from Columbia County Jail to state prison or supervision.

Columbia County Inmate Roster Fields

The Columbia County jail roster field set is narrow but useful. It does not work like a commercial booking search with filters, mugshots, agency fields, or physical descriptors. It gives a current custody snapshot, then points the reader toward jail services or court records for the next step.

The inmate-services source explains what happens after a name is found, including money, mail, phones, property, and housing-fee topics.

The sheriff's Inmate Services page supplies those jail-service details.

Those services help explain why a roster entry may need follow-up through phones, mail, commissary, or property release channels.

What Columbia County Inmate Records Show

The sample roster field inventory from research is important because it also states what was not visible. A missing mugshot, booking number, or physical description does not mean the jail lacks internal records. It means those fields were not shown in the captured public roster. The public record should be treated as a current custody list, not a full arrest report.

Charge examples visible during research included USM HOLD, probation violation, parole violation, assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and unlawful use of weapon. The roster language can be short. The court case record is needed to see the charging document, plea, disposition, or sentence after filing.

The statewide custody fallback is Oregon Department of Corrections offender search for state offenders after transfer or sentence. DOC records are not the same as the Columbia County Jail roster. DOC's public tools can help locate people in state prison or supervision, while official or certified offender records require a DOC public records request. County jail custody, state custody, and court case status should be checked in the system that actually controls that part of the record.

Columbia County Jail Contact

Columbia County uses one main jail facility for the jail roster covered here. The building also supports or houses sheriff administration, corrections staff, medical and mental health services, food service, commissary, phone service, Columbia County Mental Health, local police partners, and the U.S. Marshals Service according to the jail research.

Emergency matters use 911. Routine roster, jail service, or custody questions should use the jail and sheriff channels listed by the official sheriff sources.

Columbia County Inmate Visitation

Public visiting resumed effective August 20, 2022, but the jail visitation page says visitation is subject to change without notice. Visits are scheduled by the Adult in Custody, who contacts prospective visitors by phone or mail and selects a visiting date. Visitors should arrive 10 to 15 minutes early. Visits begin on the hour and half hour.

Authorized visitors are family and friends age 18 or older. Visitors under 18 must be with a parent or legal guardian. Each Adult in Custody may establish a visiting list of no more than five people, with name, date of birth, relationship, and child information where applicable. People in disciplinary segregation, pre-classification, not yet assigned housing, or serving 72 hours or less are not allowed public visitation.

The official Inmate Visitation page is the source for the pod-based schedule and visitor-list rules.

Because visits depend on pod assignment, the jail roster and the inmate's own scheduling contact should be checked before a visitor travels.

Columbia County Jail Visitor Rules

Visitor conduct and dress rules are detailed. Visitors must behave in an orderly way, avoid obscene language or gestures, and follow staff directions. Visitors who appear under the influence, create a disturbance, or threaten jail safety and order may be removed. Personal property must be stored in a vehicle or lobby locker, with limited infant items subject to search.

Dress rules bar short shorts, low-cut blouses, mini-skirts, transparent or sheer clothing, tank tops, and muscle shirts. Footwear is required. Minors cannot be left unattended. Visitors may be searched based on individualized reasonable suspicion, and refusal can end the visit. A denied, suspended, or revoked visitor may appeal in writing to the Shift Supervisor or Jail Commander within 72 hours.

The Rules for All Jail Visitors source lists the visitor conduct, clothing, search, and appeal rules.

Those rules are separate from the roster itself, but they affect anyone using inmate records to plan a visit.

Contact Columbia County Inmates

Inmate mail generally may be sent and received through the U.S. Postal Service, and the jail policy does not generally limit the volume, language, content, format, or source of mail. Security and efficiency limits still apply. Food, beverages, clothing, and similar personal property cannot be mailed and will be confiscated. Photographs are allowed unless they violate jail policy.

Securus provides jail phone service. Account setup questions go through Securus at 1-800-844-6591 or the Securus online system. Attorney privileged phone access is handled through a separate attorney request form. Every number to be exempt from recording must be submitted, one phone number per request, and staff may take up to five days to enter approved numbers. Until confirmation, calls are recorded.

The sheriff's attorney phone-call page explains the privileged call request process.

That distinction is important because ordinary inmate calls are recorded unless an attorney number has been approved through the jail process.

Commissary and Inmate Funds

People in custody who have account money can buy commissary products. Deposits for bail or commissary can be made through Access Corrections, by phone at 1-866-345-1884, or at the kiosk in the Sheriff's Office front office 24 hours a day. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Money orders and cash by mail are not accepted.

Property release is by appointment only. The inmate must submit a request with the pickup person's name, relationship, and working phone number. The pickup person must bring a valid driver license or state ID. These steps are service rules, not roster fields, so they should be checked directly with jail staff when the timing matters.

Roster users should keep bail, commissary, and court status separate. A bail amount on the roster is custody information. It does not prove that every court condition, warrant, or hold has been resolved. A person may have a probation violation, parole violation, U.S. Marshals hold, post-prison supervision sanction, or local charge that needs a different court or agency check. When a roster entry lists a hold or short charge phrase, the next step is to identify the controlling court or agency before sending money, planning release, or relying on the scheduled release field.

For records not shown on the public roster, the county public records request form can route jail or sheriff administrative requests to the Sheriff's Office / Jail department, subject to exemptions. Medical records requests need a signed release of information. Court records for charges, pleas, dispositions, and sentences remain with the court that filed the case, not the jail roster.

Note: No official Columbia County Sheriff or police mobile app was found in the research, so no app-only inmate lookup is listed.