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 28, 2026.
Burleigh County, North Dakota, has about 103,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Burleigh County is held at the county jail, run by the Burleigh 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: Burleigh County public records, Burleigh County arrest records, Burleigh County warrants, Burleigh County criminal records, Burleigh County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Burleigh County
The county jail, run by the Burleigh County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Burleigh County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Burleigh County Sheriff's Office at burleigh.gov/departments/sheriffs-department/burleighmorton-detenti... (page title: Burleigh/Morton Detention Center | Burleigh County), phone (701) 255-3113, 4000 Apple Creek Road Bismarck, ND 58504, Tuesday and Thursday (except holidays) from 1-4 pm., 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) 255-3113.
The Burleigh County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 230 people, down from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 429 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Burleigh County has about 103,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Burleigh County Jail
The Burleigh County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bismarck and Lincoln make the arrests that end in a booking in Burleigh County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Burleigh County: Bismarck State College (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bismarck's 4,014 for 2025, the Burleigh County Sheriff's Office's 792 for 2025 and Lincoln's 52 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Burleigh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,858 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 Burleigh 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 Burleigh County?
Ask the Burleigh County Sheriff's Office at (701) 255-3113; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at burleigh.gov.
How many people are in the Burleigh County jail?
About 230 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 429 beds.
What is the phone number for the Burleigh County jail?
(701) 255-3113, the number on the page of the Burleigh County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Burleigh 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 Burleigh 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.