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.
Harney County, Oregon, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Harney County is held at the county jail, run by the Harney 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: Harney County public records, Harney County arrest records, Harney County warrants, Harney County criminal records, Harney County court records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Harney County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Harney County is held at the county jail, run by the Harney County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Harney County Sheriff's Office at roster.assurances.gov.gh/harney-county-inmate-roster.html (page title: Harney County Inmate Roster), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Harney County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 8 people, down from about 20 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 22 beds, and it ran at 91 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Harney County has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Harney County Jail
The Harney County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Burns and Hines make the arrests that end in a booking in Harney County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Harney County: the Harney County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Harney County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Harney County Sheriff's Office's 4 for 2021, Hines's 0 for 2021 and Burns's 0 for 2020.
Together, the two agencies in Harney County with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 4 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 Harney 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 Oregon Department of Corrections lists its inmates at oregon.gov/doc/victim-services/pages/offender-search.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Harney County?
Look on the custody page of the Harney County Sheriff's Office at roster.assurances.gov.gh. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Harney County jail?
About 8 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 22 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Harney County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Harney 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.