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.
Towner County, North Dakota, has about 2,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Towner County is held at the county jail, run by the Towner 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: Towner County public records, Towner County arrest records, Towner County warrants, Towner County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Towner County
The county jail, run by the Towner County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Towner County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Towner County Sheriff's Office at tccounty.com/sheriff (page title: Towner County Courthouse | Sheriff), phone 701.968.4350, 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 701.968.4350.
The Towner County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 10 people, down from about 14 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 19 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Towner County has about 2,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 49 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Towner County Jail
The Towner County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Towner County.
The Towner County Sheriff's Office reported 19 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 Towner 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 Towner 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 Towner County?
Ask the Towner County Sheriff's Office at 701.968.4350; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at tccounty.com/sheriff.
How many people are in the Towner County jail?
About 10 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 19 beds.
What is the phone number for the Towner County jail?
701.968.4350, the number on the page of the Towner County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Towner 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 Towner 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.