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.
Sargent County, North Dakota, has about 3,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sargent County is held at the county jail, run by the Sargent 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: Sargent County public records, Sargent County arrest records, Sargent County warrants, Sargent County criminal records, Sargent County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Sargent County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sargent County is held at the county jail, run by the Sargent County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sargent County Sheriff's Office at sargentnd.com/dept_sheriff.php (page title: Sargent County Sheriff), phone 800-472-2121, 355 Main St. So., Suite 6 Forman, ND 58032, 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 800-472-2121.
Who Books People Into the Sargent County Jail
The Sargent County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Sargent County.
The Sargent County Sheriff's Office reported 40 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Sargent 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 Sargent 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 Sargent County?
Ask the Sargent County Sheriff's Office at 800-472-2121; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sargentnd.com/dept_sheriff.php.
What is the phone number for the Sargent County jail?
800-472-2121, the number on the page of the Sargent County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sargent 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 Sargent 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.