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.
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sequoyah County is held at the county jail, run by the Sequoyah 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: Sequoyah County public records, Sequoyah County arrest records, Sequoyah County warrants, Sequoyah County criminal records, Sequoyah County court records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Sequoyah County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sequoyah County is held at the county jail, run by the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office at scsok.org/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Sequoyah County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 130 people, up from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 162 beds, and it ran at 73 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sequoyah County has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sequoyah County Jail
The Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Sallisaw, Roland, Muldrow, Vian, Gore, Gans and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Sequoyah County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Sequoyah County: Carl Albert State College at Sallisaw (campus police); Sallisaw Public Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Sallisaw's 340 for 2025, Roland's 186 for 2025 and the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office's 181 for 2025.
Together, the eight agencies in Sequoyah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 843 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 Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County?
Look on the custody page of the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office at scsok.org/inmate-search, or call 877-654-8463. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Sequoyah County jail?
About 130 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 162 beds.
What is the phone number for the Sequoyah County jail?
877-654-8463, the number on the page of the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sequoyah County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Sequoyah 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.