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 30, 2026.
Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, has about 5,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Alfalfa County is held at the county jail, run by the Alfalfa 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 Alfalfa County
The county jail, run by the Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Alfalfa County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office at alfalfa.okcounties.org/offices/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff), phone 580.596.3269, 300 S. Grand Ave, Suite 1, Cherokee, OK 73728, 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 580.596.3269.
The Alfalfa County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 7 people, up from about 6 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 14 beds, and it ran at 43 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Alfalfa County has about 5,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Alfalfa County Jail
The Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Cherokee make the arrests that end in a booking in Alfalfa County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office's 15 for 2025 and Cherokee's 10 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Alfalfa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25 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 Alfalfa 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 Oklahoma Department of Corrections lists its inmates at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Alfalfa County?
Ask the Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office at 580.596.3269; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at alfalfa.okcounties.org/offices/county-sheriff.
How many people are in the Alfalfa County jail?
About 7 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 14 beds.
What is the phone number for the Alfalfa County jail?
580.596.3269, the number on the page of the Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Alfalfa County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Alfalfa 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.