Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Oxford, Alabama, in Calhoun County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Oxford is held at the county jail, run by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Oxford
The county jail, run by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Oxford, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at calcoso.org/inmate-roster (page title: Inmate Roster | Calhoun County Sheriff's Office), phone (256) 236-6600, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Calhoun County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 500 people, up from about 290 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 77 beds, and it ran at 382 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Calhoun County has about 116,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 43 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Calhoun County Jail
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Oxford (filed by the FBI as Oxford Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Oxford.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Calhoun County: Jacksonville State University (campus police).
The Glencoe Police Department and the Southside Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Calhoun County, so their arrests are not broken out for Calhoun County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Anniston's 1,167 for 2025, Oxford's 826 for 2025 and Jacksonville's 464 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,289 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Oxford arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Oxford?
Look on the custody page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at calcoso.org/inmate-roster, or call (256) 236-6600. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Calhoun County jail?
About 500 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 77 beds.
What is the phone number for the Calhoun County jail?
(256) 236-6600, the number on the page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Oxford website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.