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 4, 2026.
Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pontotoc County is held at the county jail, run by the Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pontotoc County is held at the county jail, run by the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office at pontotoc.okcounties.org/departments/county-sheriff/pontotoc-county-... (page title: Pontotoc County Daily Inmate List), phone 580.332.1425, 301 South Broadway Ada, OK 74820, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 Pontotoc County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 150 people, down from about 150 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 208 beds, and it ran at 73 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pontotoc County has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 39 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pontotoc County Jail
The Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ada, Allen and Stonewall make the arrests that end in a booking in Pontotoc County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Pontotoc County: East Central University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Ada's 481 for 2025, the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office's 52 for 2025 and Stonewall's 8 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Pontotoc County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 545 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 Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County?
Look on the custody page of the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office at pontotoc.okcounties.org, or call 580.332.1425. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Pontotoc County jail?
About 150 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 208 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pontotoc County jail?
580.332.1425, the number on the page of the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pontotoc County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Pontotoc 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.