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 on September 24, 2026.
Washita County, Oklahoma, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Washita County is held at the county jail, run by the Washita 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: Washita County public records, Washita County arrest records, Washita County warrants, Washita County police reports, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Washita County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Washita County is held at the county jail, run by the Washita County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Washita County Sheriff's Office at washitaso.gov/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Washita 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 Washita County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 45 people, up from about 14 in 2018. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Washita County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 42 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Washita County Jail
The Washita County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Burns Flat make the arrests that end in a booking in Washita County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Cordell's 56 for 2025, the Washita County Sheriff's Office's 22 for 2025 and Burns Flat's 7 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Washita County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 85 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 Washita 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 Washita County?
Look on the custody page of the Washita County Sheriff's Office at washitaso.gov/inmate-search, or call 877-654-8463. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Washita County jail?
About 45 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Washita County jail?
877-654-8463, the number on the page of the Washita County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Washita County go?
To a facility of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at okoffender.doc.ok.gov.
Is this the official Washita 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.