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 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Lawton, Oklahoma, in Comanche County, has about 90,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lawton is held at the county jail, run by the Comanche 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 Lawton
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lawton is held at the county jail, run by the Comanche County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Comanche County Sheriff's Office at comanchecountyok.gov/227/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Comanche County, OK), phone 580-353-4282, 315 SW 5th Street Room 102 Lawton, OK 73501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 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 580-353-4282.
The Comanche County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 23 people, down from about 400 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 353 beds, and it ran at 114 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Comanche County has about 121,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 2 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Comanche County Jail
The Comanche County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lawton (filed by the FBI as Lawton Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Lawton.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Comanche County: Cameron University (campus police); Lawton Public Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lawton's 2,243 for 2025, Cache's 48 for 2025 and the Comanche County Sheriff's Office's 39 for 2025.
Together, the nine agencies in Comanche County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,371 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 Lawton 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 Lawton?
Ask the Comanche County Sheriff's Office at 580-353-4282; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at comanchecountyok.gov/227/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Comanche County jail?
About 23 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 353 beds.
What is the phone number for the Comanche County jail?
580-353-4282, the number on the page of the Comanche County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Comanche County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Lawton 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.