Tent Facility (Pod 5) Inmate Lookup

Tent Facility (Pod 5) Overview

Tent Facility (Pod 5) is operated by the Canyon County Sheriff's Office as minimum-security adult jail housing on the jail campus in Caldwell. County materials say it opened in 2006 and was originally designed for work-release inmates who left for work in the morning and returned in the evening. Because of overcrowding, the county now uses Pod 5 for minimum-security general-population inmates.

The county describes the facility as hardened and upgraded after numerous escapes between 2016 and 2018. That history is why the page should not treat Pod 5 as a temporary event tent or informal overflow area. It is a named Canyon County jail facility with a formal bed count and classification role.

Canyon County's current jail facilities page lists Tent Facility Pod 5 with Dale Haile and the Jail Annex.

The county facility listing connects Pod 5 directly to broader capacity and overcrowding issues in the adult jail system.

For lookup purposes, Pod 5 should be understood as a housing assignment within the Canyon County jail system. The public usually starts with the person's name, booking information, and charge rows, not with a building-specific Pod 5 database. If a housing question matters for visiting, mail, attorney contact, or release planning, the jail status line is the best source for current confirmation.

Tent Facility (Pod 5) Capacity and Population

The Canyon County current jail facilities page, accessed June 8, 2026, lists Tent Facility Pod 5 at 122 beds. No separate current Pod 5 population count was located in official source material. The jail statistics summary indexed for October 17, 2025 listed 474 people in jail across the county system against 523 maximum in-jail capacity, with the system above the county's 80 percent optimal operations benchmark.

Pod 5 helps explain why a Canyon County inmate search should be understood as a system lookup. The roster may show the person in county custody without exposing every classification or internal bed-management decision.

The October 17, 2025 jail statistics summary showed high use in several county classifications, including minimum-security male housing and work release. Those figures do not assign a public count to Pod 5, but they support the county's explanation that minimum-security and work-release space are part of the pressure on the jail system. Pod 5 is one of the facilities where that pressure is most visible.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Tent Facility (Pod 5)

Use the Canyon County Jail Roster for adult county inmates who may be assigned to Pod 5. The Current Arrests page can show recent booking rows with arrest date and charge information. There is no separate Pod 5 roster. Court charges and hearing events belong in Idaho iCourt, and state prison or parole status belongs in the IDOC Resident/Client Search.

1. Open the Canyon County Jail Roster for current adult jail custody.
2. Search by name or use the A-Z last-name links.
3. Confirm custody through the inmate status line if the record is unclear.
4. Use iCourt for filed charges because roster charge rows may not be final court charges.

Tent Facility (Pod 5) Address and Contact

Official research does not locate a separate public street address for Pod 5. Use the Canyon County jail contact numbers and standard county jail mail rules unless staff provides a different instruction for a specific inmate.

Visiting Someone at Tent Facility (Pod 5)

Pod 5 follows Canyon County's adult jail video-visitation rules. Social visits are video-only through CTel/InmateSales. Each inmate receives 60 free minutes per week, and remote video is available for $0.20 per minute. Visits must be scheduled at least two hours in advance. Video visits can be restricted during lockdown, discipline, or operational needs.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Tent Facility (Pod 5)

Pod 5 uses Canyon County Jail's mail and commissary process. Standard non-legal mail is sent to the Kentucky scanning address, converted to electronic delivery, and then destroyed after scanning. Legal mail goes to 219 N. 12th Ave. Deposits use JailATM or the lobby kiosk, and commissary is through Summit Food Services with a Saturday commissary day and Tuesday 5:00 p.m. funding deadline.

Booking and Intake at Tent Facility (Pod 5)

Pod 5 assignment comes after jail booking and classification. Canyon County's classification process uses interviews and records checks to decide appropriate housing. Minimum-security status does not mean a case is minor, dismissed, or close to release; it is a jail housing classification. For release conditions, bond, and filed charges, compare the roster with iCourt and direct jail confirmation.

Work-release history can also cause confusion. The county says Pod 5 was originally designed for work-release inmates, but it now houses minimum-security general-population inmates because of overcrowding. A roster user should not assume that a Pod 5 placement means the person is approved to leave for work each day. Work release, SILD, pretrial release, and Intensive Community Supervision are separate decisions with their own eligibility and supervision rules.

About Tent Facility (Pod 5)

Pod 5 is one of the clearest examples of Canyon County's capacity pressure. It began as work-release housing and later shifted to minimum-security general population. County sources also describe upgrades after escape concerns from 2016 through 2018. That combination of work release, overcrowding, security hardening, and minimum-security classification makes Pod 5 distinct from both the older Jail Annex and the main Dale Haile Detention Center.

Local context also matters. Canyon County's adult jail campus sits close to the Caldwell courthouse, sheriff records functions, and juvenile detention, but each counter and custody system serves a different purpose. Pod 5 is part of the adult jail population managed by the sheriff. Juvenile detention, IDOC reentry, and IDJC juvenile corrections use different agencies and different record channels.