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.
Major County, Oklahoma, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Major County is held at the county jail, run by the Major 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: Major County public records, Major County arrest records, Major County warrants, Major County criminal records, Major County court records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Major County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Major County is held at the county jail, run by the Major County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
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That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Major County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 4 people, down from about 9 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 5 beds, and it ran at 180 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Major County has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 5 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Major County Jail
The Major County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fairview make the arrests that end in a booking in Major County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Major County Sheriff's Office's 38 for 2025 and Fairview's 12 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Major County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 50 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 Major 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 Major 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 Major County?
Ask the Major County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at majorcosheriff.com/inmate.php?BookingID=4251.
How many people are in the Major County jail?
About 4 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 5 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Major County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Major 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.