How to Find Someone in Mason County Jail: Using the 'Current Inmate List' and 'Offense List'

Mason County Sheriff publishes two separate inmate reports - they work best when used together. The "Current Inmate List, by Permanent Bed" is your quick reference for who's housed and where. The "Current Inmate Offense List, by Name" is what you'll use to confirm charges and match the right person by their booking details.

The two reports are formatted differently. The Permanent Bed list is a housing snapshot - it shows a bed/location line along with the person's booking number, name, and time incarcerated. The Offense List, by Name focuses on identification and charges: each entry includes a booking number, book date/time, plus the statute, offense description, and offense class for that booking.

1. Open the “Current Inmate Offense List, by Name” - this report is organized for lookups by name and includes the identifiers you’ll need.
2. Search for the last name - use your PDF viewer’s search so you can jump directly to the name as it appears in the report.
3. Match the correct entry - once you find the right person, focus on the booking number and the book date/time listed with their name.
4. Use the booking number going forward - names can be similar, but the booking number is the clearest way to avoid mixing up two people in the list.
5. Review the offense lines under that booking - the report shows the statute, offense description, and offense class associated with the booking so you can confirm you’re on the correct record.

• ✓ Booking number
• ✓ Book date/time
• ✓ Statute number(s)
• ✓ Offense description(s)
• ✓ Court (as shown in the report)
• ✓ Offense class abbreviation(s)

Once you have the booking number from the Offense List, switch to the "Current Inmate List, by Permanent Bed" to find where the person is housed. This report shows a Permanent Bed line (their assignment), the booking number, name, and time incarcerated. Housing lines typically combine a location code with a more readable unit or dorm name - making it easier to scan down the page and find what you need.

The Permanent Bed report also shows a total housed inmate count (for example, "Total Housed Inmates: 60"). If you're checking custody status around a transfer, court appearance, or release window, that total - combined with the report's header date - helps confirm you're working from the right snapshot.

On the Current Inmate Offense List, by Name, each booking groups together that person's offense information. You'll typically see a statute (the legal code reference), a short offense description, the court label, and an offense class abbreviation. If you need to ask questions or verify details, write down the person's name exactly as listed - and more importantly, their booking number and book date/time. That way you're referencing the same entry staff will see.

Looking for someone who may have just left custody? Mason County also publishes a recent-release report listing Date/Time Out, Inmate Name, Release Type, Credit Served, and Bail Payment. The "credit served" field shows a time breakdown (days/hours/minutes), which helps you spot the right line when multiple people share similar names or when you're confirming a release within the last couple of days.

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• ✓ Write down the report header date you used before you call or follow up - these lists are snapshots, and the date matters.
• ✓ Use the Offense List to capture the booking number, then use the Permanent Bed list to confirm housing/location.
• ✓ For anything the reports don’t answer (visiting rules, phone access, commissary, property drop-off), you’ll typically need to contact the Sheriff’s office directly.
• ✓ If you’re checking for a release, look at the recent-release report’s Date/Time Out and Release Type, and keep the name spelling consistent with how it appears in the report.