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.
Deschutes County, Oregon, has about 212,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Deschutes County is held at the county jail, run by the Deschutes 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 Deschutes County
The county jail, run by the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Deschutes County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.deschutes.org/services/jail/inmate-search (page title: Current Inmate List | Deschutes County Sheriff Office Oregon), phone (541) 388-6661, 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 Deschutes County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 200 people, down from about 280 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2022, the last year with a capacity figure, was 362 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Deschutes County has about 212,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Deschutes County Jail
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bend and Redmond make the arrests that end in a booking in Deschutes County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Deschutes County: the Deschutes County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Deschutes County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Bend's 2,587 for 2025, Redmond's 1,108 for 2025 and the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office's 978 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Deschutes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,720 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 Deschutes County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Deschutes County serves the sentence in a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at oregon.gov/doc/victim-services/pages/offender-search.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Deschutes County?
Look on the custody page of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.deschutes.org, or call (541) 388-6661. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Deschutes County jail?
About 200 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 362 beds.
What is the phone number for the Deschutes County jail?
(541) 388-6661, the number on the page of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Deschutes County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Deschutes 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.