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 on September 24, 2026.
Billings County, North Dakota, has about 1,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Billings County is held at the county jail, run by the Billings 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: Billings County public records, Billings County arrest records, Billings County warrants, Billings County police reports, Billings County property records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Billings County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Billings County is held at the county jail, run by the Billings County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Billings County Sheriff's Office at billingscountynd.gov/164/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Billings County, ND), phone 701-623-4323, Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 701-623-4323.
The Billings County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 2 people, up from about 1 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 3 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Billings County has about 1,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Billings County Jail
The Billings County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Medora make the arrests that end in a booking in Billings County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Billings County Sheriff's Office's 5 for 2025 and Medora's 0 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Billings County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5 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 Billings 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 Billings 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 Billings County?
Ask the Billings County Sheriff's Office at 701-623-4323; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at billingscountynd.gov/164/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Billings County jail?
About 2 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 3 beds.
What is the phone number for the Billings County jail?
701-623-4323, the number on the page of the Billings County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Billings 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 Billings 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.