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 26, 2026.
Jamestown, North Dakota, in Stutsman County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Jamestown is held at the county jail, run by the Stutsman 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 Jamestown
The county jail, run by the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Jamestown, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office at stutsmancounty.gov/departments/correctional-center/inmate-roster (page title: Inmate Roster | Stutsman County), phone (701) 252-7436, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Stutsman County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 41 people, down from about 68 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 96 beds, and it ran at 71 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Stutsman County has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Stutsman County Jail
The Stutsman County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Jamestown (filed by the FBI as Jamestown Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Jamestown.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Jamestown's 626 for 2024 and the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office's 95 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Stutsman County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 782 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 Jamestown arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists its inmates at docr.nd.gov/resident-lookup.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Jamestown?
Look on the custody page of the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office at stutsmancounty.gov, or call (701) 252-7436. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Stutsman County jail?
About 41 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
What is the phone number for the Stutsman County jail?
(701) 252-7436, the number on the page of the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Stutsman County go?
To a facility of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; its inmate locator is at docr.nd.gov/resident-lookup.
Is this the official Jamestown 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.