Washington County Jail Roster

Washington County maintains one of the more detailed jail rosters in Oklahoma, with daily updates and a full online inmate search tool. The county seat is Bartlesville, and the Washington County Sheriff's Office handles all bookings at the detention center. You can search the jail roster by name to find who is in custody, when they were booked, what charges they face, and how much bond was set. The facility holds around 147 people on an average day. This page explains how to search Washington County jail roster records online, by phone, and through written requests under Oklahoma law.

Washington County Jail Roster Online

The Washington County Sheriff's Office posts its jail roster on the web. Head to the Washington County inmate search page to see everyone currently held at the detention center. Inmates are sorted by booking date. Type a name into the search field to look up a specific person. Each record shows the full name, charges, booking date, and bond amount. The roster updates daily.

The sheriff's office website is the main source for Washington County jail roster data. It shows who is in custody right now and also keeps track of prior bookings for each person.

The screenshot above shows the Washington County Sheriff's Office homepage where you can access the inmate search tool, jail information, and other law enforcement resources for the county.

Washington County also has a detailed alphabetical roster. The Detainee Alpha Roster shows each person's name, age, race, sex, number of prior bookings, intake date and time, and bond amount. Bond amounts range widely. Some entries show $1,000 while others list amounts in the millions for serious charges. Bond types on the roster include cash bonds, surety bonds, and no-bond holds for people awaiting transfer or facing certain charges.

Note: If the inmate search says it can not find who you are looking for, the person may have been released or transferred recently.

Searching Washington County Inmates

The online inmate search at the Washington County Sheriff's site is straightforward. Enter a first or last name and hit search. Results come up fast. If the person is in custody, you will see their booking info and charges right away. The system tells you when it can not find a match, which usually means the person bonded out, was released, or got transferred to another facility. The site suggests checking VINE Link if you still can not find someone.

The inmate search page lets you look up current detainees by name and view their booking details, charges, and bond information all in one place.

People arrested in Bartlesville often end up on the Washington County jail roster. The Bartlesville Police Department handles city arrests, but inmates get transferred to the Washington County Detention Center for booking and holding. So if you are looking for someone picked up in Bartlesville, search the Washington County roster first.

Contact Washington County Jail

Call the Washington County Sheriff's Office at (918) 337-2800. Staff can tell you if someone is in custody. Have the person's full legal name ready. A date of birth helps narrow things down. The phone is answered around the clock for basic custody checks.

City Tele Coin handles the phone service inside the Washington County jail. In-state calls cost $0.21 per minute. Out-of-state calls run $0.35 per minute. These rates apply to calls made by inmates, not to people calling in to check on someone. Arrest records can also be obtained from the Bartlesville Police Department for city-level arrests, or by filing an Open Records request by email or by mail to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

Note: Phone rates inside the jail are set by the provider and not by the county itself.

Washington County Jail Roster Public Records

Oklahoma law makes jail booking data a public record. Title 57, Section 48 says the sheriff must keep a register of every person committed to the jail. That register includes the inmate's name, the date and reason for commitment, who ordered it, and a physical description. Discharge details go in the register too. This is why the Washington County jail roster is available for the public to see.

The Oklahoma Open Records Act under Title 51, Section 24A.8 further requires law enforcement agencies to provide arrest and booking records on request. You can submit a written request to the Washington County Sheriff's Office. Include the inmate's full name and approximate arrest date. Copy fees are typically $0.25 per page. Court records tied to Washington County cases are searchable through the Oklahoma State Courts Network and On Demand Court Records at no charge.

Statewide Search Tools

If the person is no longer at the Washington County jail, they may be in a state prison. The ODOC Offender Search covers all 23 state correctional facilities. Search by name or ODOC number to find conviction details and expected release dates. This tool does not show county jail inmates.

For a deeper criminal history search, the OSBI CHIRP portal provides fingerprint-based criminal history at $15 per search. It covers felonies and serious misdemeanors from Oklahoma's state database. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections also maintains the sex offender and violent offender registries. If a records request gets denied, the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office can help with Open Records Act questions.

Cities in Washington County

Bartlesville is the county seat and largest city in Washington County. People arrested by local police in the area typically end up at the Washington County Detention Center.

Nearby Counties

Washington County is in northeast Oklahoma. Arrests near a county border may be booked into a neighboring facility. Check these nearby jail rosters if you can not find someone in Washington County.