Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 October 11, 2026.
Steele County, North Dakota, has about 1,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Steele County is held at the county jail, run by the Steele 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: Steele County public records, Steele County arrest records, Steele County warrants, Steele County police reports, Steele County property records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Steele County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Steele County is held at the county jail, run by the Steele County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Steele County Sheriff's Office at steelecountynd.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Steele County, ND), phone (701) 524-2742, 201 Washington Ave W (2nd Floor) PO Box 171 Finley, ND 58230, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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) 524-2742.
Who Books People Into the Steele County Jail
The Steele County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Steele County.
The Steele County Sheriff's Office reported 9 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 Steele 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 Steele County?
Ask the Steele County Sheriff's Office at (701) 524-2742; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at steelecountynd.gov/sheriff.
What is the phone number for the Steele County jail?
(701) 524-2742, the number on the page of the Steele County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Steele 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 Steele 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.