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 October 3, 2026.
Bowman County, North Dakota, has about 2,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bowman County is held at the county jail, run by the Bowman 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: Bowman County public records, Bowman County arrest records, Bowman County warrants, Bowman County criminal records, Bowman County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Bowman County
The county jail, run by the Bowman County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bowman County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bowman County Sheriff's Office at bowmannd.com/county/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Bowman North Dakota), phone (701) 523-5421, 5421 Bowman County Sheriff 104 1st St NW, Suite 9 Bowman ND 58623, Monday - Thursday: 7:30am - 12:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 3, 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) 523-5421.
The Bowman County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 4 people, up from about 3 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 7 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bowman County has about 2,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bowman County Jail
The Bowman County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bowman make the arrests that end in a booking in Bowman County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bowman's 64 for 2025 and the Bowman County Sheriff's Office's 2 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Bowman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 66 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 Bowman 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 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 Bowman County?
Ask the Bowman County Sheriff's Office at (701) 523-5421; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bowmannd.com/county/departments/sheriff.
How many people are in the Bowman County jail?
About 4 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 7 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bowman County jail?
(701) 523-5421, the number on the page of the Bowman County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bowman 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 Bowman 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.