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 between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, in Washington County, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bartlesville is held at the county jail, run by the Washington 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Bartlesville
The county jail, run by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bartlesville, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office at washingtoncosheriff.com/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Washington County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Washington County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 180 people, up from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 260 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Washington County has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Washington County Jail
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bartlesville (filed by the FBI as Bartlesville Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Bartlesville.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bartlesville's 602 for 2025, Dewey's 41 for 2025 and the Washington County Sheriff's Office's 16 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 668 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 Bartlesville arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Oklahoma Department of Corrections lists its inmates at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bartlesville?
Look on the custody page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office at washingtoncosheriff.com/inmate-search, or call 877-654-8463. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Washington County jail?
About 180 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 260 beds.
What is the phone number for the Washington County jail?
877-654-8463, the number on the page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Washington County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Bartlesville website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.