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.
Ransom County, North Dakota, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ransom County is held at the county jail, run by the Ransom 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: Ransom County public records, Ransom County arrest records, Ransom County warrants, Ransom County criminal records, Ransom County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Ransom County
The county jail, run by the Ransom County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Ransom County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ransom County Sheriff's Office at ransomcountynd.net/sheriff-911-coordinator (page title: Sheriff | Ransom County North Dakota), phone 701-680-0060, Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 701-680-0060.
Who Books People Into the Ransom County Jail
The Ransom County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lisbon make the arrests that end in a booking in Ransom County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Ransom County Sheriff's Office's 39 for 2025 and Lisbon's 25 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Ransom County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 64 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 Ransom 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 Ransom 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 Ransom County?
Ask the Ransom County Sheriff's Office at 701-680-0060; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ransomcountynd.net/sheriff-911-coordinator.
What is the phone number for the Ransom County jail?
701-680-0060, the number on the page of the Ransom County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ransom 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 Ransom 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.