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 October 2, 2026.
Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Okmulgee County is held at the county jail, run by the Okmulgee 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 Okmulgee County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Okmulgee County is held at the county jail, run by the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office at okmulgeesheriff.com (page title: Okmulgee County Sheriff), phone (918) 756-4311, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 (918) 756-4311.
The Okmulgee County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 440 people, up from about 270 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 529 beds, and it ran at 83 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Okmulgee County has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 118 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Okmulgee County Jail
The Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Okmulgee, Henryetta, Morris, Beggs and Dewar make the arrests that end in a booking in Okmulgee County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Okmulgee County: Oklahoma State University at Okmulgee (campus police); the Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority and Beggs Public Schools (other agency).
The Mounds Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Okmulgee County, so its arrests are not broken out for Okmulgee County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Okmulgee's 495 for 2025, Henryetta's 228 for 2025 and the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office's 75 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Okmulgee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 845 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 Okmulgee 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 Okmulgee County?
Ask the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office at (918) 756-4311; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at okmulgeesheriff.com.
How many people are in the Okmulgee County jail?
About 440 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 529 beds.
What is the phone number for the Okmulgee County jail?
(918) 756-4311, the number on the page of the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Okmulgee County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Okmulgee 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.