Apache County Jail Overview
The Apache County Sheriff's Office page identifies Apache County Jail as part of the Sheriff's Office and jail building in St. Johns. The jail is operated by the Apache County Sheriff's Office and is the first local detention point for many county arrests, court remands, and city-police bookings. The sheriff page says the jail houses prisoners from county courts and the county's incorporated city police departments. It also says the jail can hold other county and tribal inmates by contract and may house some transfer inmates awaiting movement from federal custody to Arizona corrections custody.
The jail is not the same system as the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry. Apache County Jail is a county jail for pretrial custody, short local sentences, court prisoners, and local holds. Sentenced state prisoners are searched through ADCRR after transfer. Federal and immigration custody use separate locator systems unless the person is only being held temporarily at the county jail under a local record.
The sheriff page gives local detail that matters for families and records users. Apache County Jail has separate minimum, medium, and maximum security housing areas for male and female inmates, handicap-accessible cells, inmate telephones in housing areas, commissary, a recreation yard, a library, an attorney-client room, a non-contact visiting area, a medical care room, laundry, and maintenance space.
The official sheriff page screenshot below comes from Apache County's Sheriff's Office jail information page, which is the source for the jail address, visitation, bond, mail, phone, property, and commissary rules used here.
Because the sheriff page combines facility facts with visitor and account rules, it should be checked before travel, money deposits, or any request that depends on current jail practice.
Apache County Jail Custody Count
The county did not publish an official current rated capacity or average daily population figure in the inspected sheriff sources. The strongest current jail-population figure located for Apache County Jail is the live Citizen RIMS roster count. Research inspection of the official public count endpoint on May 28, 2026 found 75 people listed as current inmates. That figure is a roster snapshot, not a published bed capacity, not an annual booking total, and not a promise that the same count will be true later in the day.
Older trend data gives context but should not be treated as the current jail count. The Vera Institute's BJS-derived county dataset listed Apache County with a 2019 jail population of 108 and a 2019 rated capacity of 160 beds. That source is useful for historical trend discussion, while the county's present online roster is the direct source for current custody.
Apache County Jail Roster Lookup
Current Apache County Jail custody is searched through the official Apache County Citizen RIMS Incarcerated People roster. The roster is linked from the sheriff page as the current-inmates path. It is a county-jail tool, so it is best for a person who may still be booked into Apache County Jail. A person sentenced to state prison should be checked in ADCRR instead, and a federal or immigration transfer should be checked through the BOP or ICE locator when the county roster no longer shows the person.
- Open the Citizen RIMS incarcerated-people roster from the sheriff page or by using the direct portal link.
- Search by last name first, then add first name if the list is too broad or the spelling is known.
- Review the entry for booking date, custody status, arresting agency, charges, and bail fields.
- Confirm by phone if a release, hold, bond, or transfer may have happened after the roster was refreshed.
The Citizen RIMS screenshot below comes from the official Apache County incarcerated-people portal, which is the roster used for current county jail custody.
The roster confirms current jail custody, but it should be paired with the court record when charges, next hearings, or final case outcomes are the real question.
Apache County Jail Record Fields
Apache County Citizen RIMS records are detailed, but they do not publish every jail-management field. The inspected public configuration had inmate photos disabled, and the public fields did not expose housing unit, date of birth, age, court date, eye color, hair color, or home address. The record is still useful because it connects a person to the booking event, arresting agency, charge lines, and bail values.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking ID | Numeric identifier for the jail booking event. |
| Booking and arrest times | When the booking was created and when the original arrest was recorded. |
| Arresting agency | Agency code for the arrest or charge line, such as ACSO, RVPD, SJPD, or DPS as published. |
| Custody status | Whether the public record shows the person in custody or released. |
| Charges | Charge code, description, level, count, arrest location, and related bail fields. |
| Mugshot | Not shown in the public roster because inmate photos were disabled in the inspected configuration. |
Booking charges are not always the same as final filed charges. The prosecutor may amend, drop, or add charges after review. For filed court records after an Apache County Jail arrest, use Arizona Public Access, eAccess where available, or the Apache County Clerk of the Superior Court.
Apache County Jail Contact
Use the jail phone line for current custody questions, visitor scheduling questions, bond limits, property-release timing, and urgent facility issues. The personnel directory also lists a jail commander and a records contact, but a separate sheriff online public-records request form was not located in the official sources reviewed. For booking records or a booking photo that is not online, contact the Sheriff's Office records path rather than relying on a third-party site.
Apache County Jail
370 South Washington
St. Johns, AZ 85936
Mailing: PO Box 518, St. Johns, AZ 85936
928-337-4321 or 1-800-352-1850
Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Apache County Jail Visitation
Apache County Jail uses video visitation. The sheriff page says visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance through Securus, the jail lobby terminal, or by calling Securus at 1-877-578-3658. Adult visitors must present valid identification and complete the visitation information sheet. The sheriff rules also limit visitor eligibility, including restrictions for visitors on probation or parole, visitors with pending criminal matters, and visitors under the influence.
| Visit type | Days | Times | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onsite video | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Schedule 24 hours ahead; no visits during daily lockdown. |
| Remote video | Sunday through Saturday | 9:00-11:20 a.m.; 4:00-5:50 p.m.; 8:00-9:50 p.m. | Schedule through Securus online or by phone. |
| Attorney-client | Not published as a public schedule | Call facility | The jail has an attorney-client room. |
The jail has a full lockdown each day from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and no visitation occurs during that period. Confirm custody before scheduling because release, court transport, medical movement, or a transfer can change the availability of a visit.
Apache County Jail Mail and Money
Mail for Apache County Jail should identify the inmate and use the jail address. Legal mail should be clearly marked as legal mail. The sheriff page did not publish a postcard-only rule or a scan-and-destroy policy in the inspected text, so do not assume either rule without calling the facility. Inmate telephones are available in each housing area. The page says calls may be collect calls or phone-card calls, and it notes that collect calls are accepted only by landline phones, not cell phones.
| Service | Apache County Jail rule |
|---|---|
| Use inmate name and Apache County Jail address; mark legal mail clearly. | |
| Phone | Collect calls and phone-card calls through jail telephones in housing areas. |
| Commissary | Once per week, with funds through the lobby kiosk or mailed money order. |
| Property release | Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; inmate must complete a release form. |
| Bond | Cash bond is separate from inmate account money; cash bonds over $10,000 go to the issuing courthouse. |
Apache County Jail Booking
Booking at Apache County Jail starts when an arresting agency, court authority, or transport officer brings a person into county custody. The jail record then captures booking agency, original arresting agency, booking date and time, arrest date and time, arrest location, personal identifiers, custody status, charge lines, and bail fields. Classification follows inside the jail's minimum, medium, and maximum housing structure for male and female inmates.
Phone access, commissary, medical care, and visitation become jail operations after intake. A person may also have a hold or detainer, which means another agency or court can prevent release even when a local charge has a bail amount. Bond information on the roster should therefore be confirmed with the jail and court before money is posted.
About Apache County Jail
Apache County Jail was completed on July 7, 1991. Its role reflects the county's large rural geography and mixed law-enforcement flow. The jail receives sheriff arrests, court prisoners, and city-police bookings. The current roster inspection showed agency codes beyond the sheriff's office, which fits the sheriff page's statement that the jail serves county courts and incorporated city police departments. The same local-government cluster in St. Johns includes the courthouse and clerk functions, so some jail users may need both facility and court contacts.
Note: Confirm custody, visit approval, and bond status with Apache County Jail before traveling or sending funds.