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 25, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Latimer County, Oklahoma, has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Latimer County is held at the county jail, run by the Latimer 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: Latimer County public records, Latimer County arrest records, Latimer County warrants, Latimer County criminal records, Latimer County court records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Latimer County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Latimer County is held at the county jail, run by the Latimer County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Latimer County Sheriff's Office at latimercountysheriff.com (page title: Latimer County Sheriff), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 877-654-8463.
The Latimer County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 28 people, down from about 36 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 35 beds, and it ran at 103 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Latimer County has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Latimer County Jail
The Latimer County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Wilburton and Red Oak make the arrests that end in a booking in Latimer County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Latimer County: Eastern Oklahoma State College (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Latimer County Sheriff's Office's 132 for 2024, Wilburton's 10 for 2025 and Red Oak's 0 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Latimer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10 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 Latimer 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 Latimer 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 Latimer County?
Ask the Latimer County Sheriff's Office at 877-654-8463; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at latimercountysheriff.com.
How many people are in the Latimer County jail?
About 28 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 35 beds.
What is the phone number for the Latimer County jail?
877-654-8463, the number on the page of the Latimer County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Latimer County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Latimer 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.