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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
McIntosh County, North Dakota, has about 2,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in McIntosh County is held at the county jail, run by the McIntosh 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, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: McIntosh County public records, McIntosh County arrest records, McIntosh County warrants, McIntosh County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in McIntosh County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in McIntosh County is held at the county jail, run by the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office at mcintoshnd.com/emergency-services/sheriff-911 (page title: Sheriff | 911 | McIntosh County, North Dakota), phone 701-288-5160, 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 701-288-5160.
Who Books People Into the McIntosh County Jail
The McIntosh County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Wishek make the arrests that end in a booking in McIntosh County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office's 12 for 2025 and Wishek's 5 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in McIntosh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17 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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh County?
Ask the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office at 701-288-5160; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at mcintoshnd.com/emergency-services/sheriff-911.
What is the phone number for the McIntosh County jail?
701-288-5160, the number on the page of the McIntosh County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in McIntosh 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 McIntosh 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.