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 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Okeechobee County, Florida, has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Okeechobee County is held at the county jail, run by the Okeechobee 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, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Okeechobee County
The county jail, run by the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Okeechobee County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office at okeesheriff.org/corrections (page title: Jail | okeechobee-county-so), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Okeechobee County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 260 people on an average day, up from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2022, the last year with a capacity figure, was 232 beds, and it ran at 117 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Okeechobee County has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 62 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Okeechobee County Jail
The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Okeechobee make the arrests that end in a booking in Okeechobee County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Okeechobee County (the arrest records guide names each one).
Okeechobee reported 232 arrests to the FBI for 2023. 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 Okeechobee County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Florida Department of Corrections lists its inmates at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Okeechobee County?
Ask the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at okeesheriff.org/corrections.
How many people are in the Okeechobee County jail?
About 260 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 232 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Okeechobee County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Okeechobee County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.