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.
Lincoln County, Oklahoma, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lincoln County is held at the county jail, run by the Lincoln 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: Lincoln County public records, Lincoln County arrest records, Lincoln County warrants, Lincoln County criminal records, Lincoln County court records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lincoln County
The county jail, run by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lincoln County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at lincolncountysheriffok.gov/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Lincoln County Sheriff's Office), phone 405-258-1191, 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 Lincoln County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 67 people, up from about 67 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 83 beds, and it ran at 81 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lincoln County has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lincoln County Jail
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Chandler, Stroud, Prague, Meeker, Davenport, Wellston and three more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Lincoln County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office's 150 for 2025, Stroud's 67 for 2025 and Chandler's 47 for 2025.
Together, the ten agencies in Lincoln County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 386 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County?
Look on the custody page of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at lincolncountysheriffok.gov/inmate-search, or call 405-258-1191. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Lincoln County jail?
About 67 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 83 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lincoln County jail?
405-258-1191, the number on the page of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lincoln County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Lincoln 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.