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 September 30, 2026.
McCurtain County, Oklahoma, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in McCurtain County is held at the county jail, run by the McCurtain 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 McCurtain County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in McCurtain County is held at the county jail, run by the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office at mccurtain.okcounties.org/offices/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff), phone 580.286.3331, 2001 Industrial Parkway, Idabel, OK 74745, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 580.286.3331.
The McCurtain County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 99 people, down from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 180 beds, and it ran at 94 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
McCurtain County has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 32 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the McCurtain County Jail
The McCurtain County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Idabel, Broken Bow, Valliant, Wright City, Haworth, Hochatown and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in McCurtain County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Idabel's 314 for 2024, the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office's 195 for 2025 and Broken Bow's 144 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in McCurtain County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 357 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 McCurtain 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 McCurtain County?
Ask the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office at 580.286.3331; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at mccurtain.okcounties.org.
How many people are in the McCurtain County jail?
About 99 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 180 beds.
What is the phone number for the McCurtain County jail?
580.286.3331, the number on the page of the McCurtain County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in McCurtain County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official McCurtain 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.