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.
Pierce County, North Dakota, has about 3,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pierce County is held at the county jail, run by the Pierce 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: Pierce County public records, Pierce County arrest records, Pierce County warrants, Pierce County police reports, Pierce County property records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pierce County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pierce County is held at the county jail, run by the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pierce County Sheriff's Office at piercecountynd.gov/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Pierce County, North Dakota | Departments), phone (701)776-5245, 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)776-5245.
The Pierce County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 20 people, down from about 26 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 37 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pierce County has about 3,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 53 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pierce County Jail
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Rugby make the arrests that end in a booking in Pierce County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Rugby's 27 for 2025 and the Pierce County Sheriff's Office's 8 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 35 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 Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County?
Ask the Pierce County Sheriff's Office at (701)776-5245; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at piercecountynd.gov.
How many people are in the Pierce County jail?
About 20 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 37 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pierce County jail?
(701)776-5245, the number on the page of the Pierce County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pierce 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 Pierce 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.