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 28, 2026.
Bryan County, Oklahoma, has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bryan County is held at the county jail, run by the Bryan 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: Bryan County public records, Bryan County arrest records, Bryan County warrants, Bryan County police reports, Bryan County property records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Bryan County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bryan County is held at the county jail, run by the Bryan County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Bryan County Sheriff's Office at bryancountyso.com/inmate-search.php (page title: Inmate Search | Bryan County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Bryan County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 100 people, down from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2020, the last year with a capacity figure, was 159 beds, and it ran at 57 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bryan County has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bryan County Jail
The Bryan County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Durant, Calera, Colbert, Caddo, Bokchito, Achille and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Bryan County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Bryan County: Victory Life and Colbert Campus (other agency); Southeastern Oklahoma State University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Durant's 939 for 2024, the Bryan County Sheriff's Office's 77 for 2025 and Calera's 76 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Bryan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 242 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 Bryan 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 Bryan County serves the sentence in a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bryan County?
Look on the custody page of the Bryan County Sheriff's Office at bryancountyso.com/inmate-search.php, or call 877-654-8463. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Bryan County jail?
About 100 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 159 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bryan County jail?
877-654-8463, the number on the page of the Bryan County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bryan County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Bryan 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.