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 30, 2026.
Walsh County, North Dakota, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Walsh County is held at the county jail, run by the Walsh 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: Walsh County public records, Walsh County arrest records, Walsh County warrants, Walsh County police reports, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Walsh County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Walsh County is held at the county jail, run by the Walsh County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Walsh County Sheriff's Office at walshcountynd.com/county_government/sheriffs_office_corrections/ind... (page title: Walsh County ND), phone 701-352-2041, 638 Cooper Ave Grafton, ND 58237, Mon 8 AM - 4:30 PM, 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 701-352-2041.
The Walsh County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 16 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 16 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Walsh County has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Walsh County Jail
The Walsh County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Grafton make the arrests that end in a booking in Walsh County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Walsh County Sheriff's Office's 173 for 2025 and Grafton's 91 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Walsh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 264 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 Walsh 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 Walsh 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 Walsh County?
Ask the Walsh County Sheriff's Office at 701-352-2041; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at walshcountynd.com.
How many people are in the Walsh County jail?
About 16 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 16 beds.
What is the phone number for the Walsh County jail?
701-352-2041, the number on the page of the Walsh County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Walsh 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 Walsh 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.