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 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026.
Okanogan County, Washington, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Okanogan County is held at the county jail, run by the Okanogan 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 Okanogan County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Okanogan County is held at the county jail, run by the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office at okanogancounty.gov/291/Booking-Inmate-Log (page title: Booking & Inmate Log | Okanogan County, WA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Okanogan County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 45 people, down from about 94 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 70 beds, and it ran at 65 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Okanogan County has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Okanogan County Jail
The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Omak, Brewster, Oroville, Coulee Dam and Winthrop make the arrests that end in a booking in Okanogan County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office's 369 for 2024, Oroville's 40 for 2020 and Brewster's 16 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Okanogan County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 339 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 Okanogan 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 Okanogan County serves the sentence in a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov/records/incarcerated-data-search/incarcerated-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Okanogan County?
Look on the custody page of the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office at okanogancounty.gov/291/Booking-Inmate-Log. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Okanogan County jail?
About 45 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 70 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Okanogan County go?
To a facility of the Washington State Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.wa.gov.
Is this the official Okanogan 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.