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.
Ramsey County, North Dakota, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ramsey County is held at the county jail, run by the Ramsey 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: Ramsey County public records, Ramsey County arrest records, Ramsey County warrants, Ramsey County criminal records, Ramsey County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ramsey County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ramsey County is held at the county jail, run by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office at ramseycountynd.gov/161/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Ramsey County, ND), phone 701-662-0708, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 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 701-662-0708.
The Ramsey County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 46 people, up from about 41 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 69 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ramsey County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 40 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ramsey County Jail
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Devils Lake make the arrests that end in a booking in Ramsey County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Devils Lake's 595 for 2023 and the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office's 130 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Ramsey County with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 814 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey County?
Ask the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office at 701-662-0708; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ramseycountynd.gov/161/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Ramsey County jail?
About 46 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 69 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ramsey County jail?
701-662-0708, the number on the page of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ramsey 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 Ramsey 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.