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.
Benson County, North Dakota, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Benson County is held at the county jail, run by the Benson 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: Benson County public records, Benson County arrest records, Benson County warrants, Benson County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Benson County
The county jail, run by the Benson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Benson County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Benson County Sheriff's Office at bensoncountynd.com/copy-of-recorder-s-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Benson County), phone 701-473-5340, 222 Walnut St W, Devils Lake, ND 58301, 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 701-473-5340.
The Benson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 22 people, up from about 20 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 33 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Benson County has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 38 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Benson County Jail
The Benson County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Benson County.
The Benson County Sheriff's Office reported 121 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Benson 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 Benson County serves the sentence in a facility of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, whose inmate locator is at docr.nd.gov/resident-lookup.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Benson County?
Ask the Benson County Sheriff's Office at 701-473-5340; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bensoncountynd.com/copy-of-recorder-s-office.
How many people are in the Benson County jail?
About 22 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 33 beds.
What is the phone number for the Benson County jail?
701-473-5340, the number on the page of the Benson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Benson 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 Benson 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.