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.
Wheatland County, Montana, has about 2,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wheatland County is held at the county jail, run by the Wheatland 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.
Related guides: Wheatland County public records, Wheatland County arrest records, Wheatland County warrants, Wheatland County criminal records, Wheatland County court records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Wheatland County
The county jail, run by the Wheatland County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Wheatland County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wheatland County Sheriff's Office at wheatlandcomt.gov/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Wheatland County, Montana), phone (406) 632-5614, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (406) 632-5614.
The Wheatland County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 3 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 6 beds, and it ran at 50 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wheatland County has about 2,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wheatland County Jail
The Wheatland County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Wheatland County.
The Wheatland County Sheriff's Office reported 28 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Wheatland County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Wheatland County serves the sentence in a facility of the Montana Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at offendersearch.mt.gov/conweb.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Wheatland County?
Ask the Wheatland County Sheriff's Office at (406) 632-5614; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wheatlandcomt.gov/departments/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Wheatland County jail?
About 3 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 6 beds.
What is the phone number for the Wheatland County jail?
(406) 632-5614, the number on the page of the Wheatland County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wheatland County go?
To a facility of the Montana Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at offendersearch.mt.gov/conweb.
Is this the official Wheatland 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.