Craig County Jail Roster
Craig County posts its jail roster through the sheriff's office website in Vinita, Oklahoma. The Craig County Sheriff's Office runs the jail and handles all booking records for the area. You can search for inmates online by name to find booking dates, charges, and bond amounts. The jail serves Vinita and surrounding communities in northeast Oklahoma. If you need to check whether someone is in custody or look up a past booking, the Craig County jail roster is your primary resource. This guide walks through every search option and how to get records.
Craig County Jail Overview
Craig County Jail Roster Online Search
The Craig County Sheriff's Office maintains an inmate search tool on its website. You can look up who is in custody right now by entering a name. The search returns booking dates, charges, bond amounts, and other details for each inmate. The list updates as new arrests come in and people bond out or get transferred. It is the quickest way to check the Craig County jail roster from home.
Visit the Craig County Sheriff inmate search page to pull up the current roster of inmates at the Craig County jail.
The search page lets you filter by name. Each result links to a full booking record. If someone is not showing up, they may have been released or moved to a different facility. Check back later since the roster changes throughout the day as the jail processes new bookings and releases.
The Craig County Sheriff's Office main website has links to the jail, patrol information, and contact details for the office in Vinita.
From the main page you can navigate to the inmate search, jail rules, and other public resources. The site also lists the office address and phone number if you need to reach staff directly.
Search Craig County Inmates by Phone
Call the Craig County jail at (918) 256-3150. Staff can tell you if someone is in custody, what they are charged with, and how much their bond is. Have the person's full legal name ready. A date of birth helps narrow the search. The jail handles public inquiries during regular business hours.
Craig County sits in the northeast corner of Oklahoma. Bookings come from the Vinita Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and tribal law enforcement operating in the area. The jail averages around 40 inmates at any given time. Turnover is moderate. Most people bond out within a week or get transferred to state facilities after sentencing. If the person you need is not on the roster, ask staff about recent discharges. They keep records of everyone who has come through.
Craig County Custody Alerts
Oklahoma VINE is a free alert system that covers every county jail in the state, including Craig County. Register at vinelink.com or call 877-654-8463. Pick your alert method: phone, email, or text. VINE runs all day, every day.
When an inmate at the Craig County jail gets released, transferred, or escapes, VINE sends you a notification right away. The system keeps trying to reach you for up to 48 hours until you confirm receipt with a PIN. Registration is confidential and free. It works in over 200 languages through live operator assistance. VINE is a good complement to the online jail roster search, especially if you need to track someone's status over time without checking the website repeatedly.
Note: VINE only tracks custody status and does not show court dates or case details.
Craig County Jail Records Requests
Oklahoma law makes the Craig County jail roster a public record. Under Title 57, Section 48, the sheriff must keep a register that logs each inmate's name, booking date, the cause of commitment, which authority ordered it, and a description of the person. Discharge details are recorded too. This register is the backbone of the jail roster.
You can get copies by sending a written request to the Craig County Sheriff's Office in Vinita. The Oklahoma Open Records Act under Title 51, Section 24A.8 says law enforcement agencies must make arrest and booking data open for inspection. Copy fees run $0.25 per page. Be sure to include the person's full name and approximate date of arrest so staff can find the right records without delay.
Statewide Search Tools
If the Craig County jail roster does not have what you need, state databases fill in the gaps. The ODOC Offender Search covers state prison inmates but not county jail detainees. Use it when you think someone may have been transferred to a state facility. The Oklahoma State Courts Network offers free court records for all 77 counties, including Craig County case dockets and hearing dates.
The On Demand Court Records site provides criminal case data from Oklahoma courts. For a criminal history search, the OSBI CHIRP portal charges $15 per fingerprint-based check. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections website has links to the offender search, sex offender registry, and violent offender registry. If you have trouble getting records, the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office can help with Open Records Act questions.
Nearby Counties
Craig County is in northeastern Oklahoma near the Kansas border. Arrests close to county lines can result in bookings at a neighboring jail. These counties each run their own jail roster.
How to Get Copies of Craig County Booking Records
Submit a written request to the Craig County Sheriff's Office in Vinita for copies of jail roster entries. Under the Open Records Act, standard copies are $0.25 per page. Certified copies cost $1.00 per page. Include the person's full name and approximate booking date. Walk-in requests are handled during business hours at the office in Vinita.