1. Open the Sheriff's in-custody search.
2. Enter the last name. If the name is common, add a first name.
3. Look over the results, which are listed in order of booking date.
4. Click the right person to see what they are held on and other notes from booking.
5. Write down the booking date and each charge. Court staff and lawyers will ask for them.

The list is meant for people in custody right now, so a released person won't be on it. For any question the listing can't answer, phone 580-688-3306.

There are a few common reasons:

• Still being booked. Prints, a photo and forms get done before a name is entered. Check back later in the day.
• Different spelling. Enter only the first few letters of the surname, or use the legal name rather than a nickname.
• Already out. Bail may be paid, or the person may have been let go on a promise to appear.
• Taken elsewhere. A stop in Greer or Jackson County, or a federal or ICE case, can put the person in a different lockup.

Jail staff can tell you yes or no over the phone. Dial 580-688-3306, share the legal name with a date of birth, and ask whether the person came in or left.

Adults arrested here are normally held at the jail in Hollis. An arrest made in a neighboring county, though, usually means a cell in that county. Sheriffs close by:

• Greer County Jail, run by the Greer County Sheriff's Office, 105 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Mangum, OK 73554, 580-782-3065
• Jackson County Jail, Sheriff's Office at 600 S Main St., Altus, OK 73521, 580-482-0408
• Beckham County Jail, Sheriff's Office at 108 S. 3rd St., Sayre, OK 73662, 580-928-2121

Federal defendants may be moved to the Federal Transfer Center, 7410 S. MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73169. People taken by immigration officers can end up at an ICE site. Both are covered further down.

The Sheriff's search is built to show custody status, the booking date and the charges. Photo questions go to the Sheriff's Office at 580-688-3306. News outlets ask there as well.

Oklahoma's Open Records Act makes basic arrest facts public. Under 51 O.S. § 24A.8, anyone may learn who was taken in, what the person looks like, the charge given and what the jail logged at booking. The law does not name booking photos.

Other agencies handle photos their own way:

• ICE: ask through the ICE records request page.
• Federal cases: photos are not usually released. A fugitive's picture is sometimes issued by the U.S. Marshals Service.

Yes, if you sign up. Oklahoma's VINE service follows people through county and state custody. Register on VINELink or by phone at 877-654-8463. Notices can come by phone, text or email.

A notice goes out each time custody status shifts. Think of a move to another lockup, a walkaway, a capture, or a release. VINE also shows which facility holds a person today, so it is useful for families, not only crime victims.

One catch: prisoners get a different number from DOC when they leave Hollis for prison. Sign up again after the move so the alerts keep coming.

Bail is the normal path out under Oklahoma's constitution. The narrow exceptions cover things like violent crimes and charges that could bring life in prison (Okla. Const. art. II § 8).

The judge sets the amount at the courthouse in Hollis. Families can pay the full amount in cash, or hire a bondsman who holds a state license. Some people are let go on a signed promise to return. To ask about the bail amount, call jail staff at 580-688-3306.

If another Oklahoma county has a hold on the person, a 2025 law lets you post that county's bond as well (HB 1991). Our bail page explains each step, from payment to refunds.

Open the person's entry on the jail's in-custody list. It shows the charges from booking.

Booking charges are only a starting point. The District Attorney decides which charges to file in court. Those can be different. To follow the filed case, search by name on either court records site:

• OSCN docket search
• ODCR court records

Under 51 O.S. § 24A.8, the public may see why an arrest happened and which officer made it. The DA's local office answers at 580-688-9459.

Anyone who could be jailed for a charge has a right to a lawyer. If they can't afford one, they can ask for a court-appointed lawyer.

1. Ask a jail officer for the application.
2. List income and bills on it, and send it to the Court Clerk.
3. Whether you qualify is the judge's call. The $40 Court Fund charge may be pushed to the close of the case.
4. If approved, the case goes to the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System office in Altus, 123 W Commerce St, Suite 100, Altus, OK 73521, 580-782-2429.

A family is free to pay for its own lawyer instead, at whatever point it chooses.

The Sheriff's Office books every personal visit through its video visit provider. To set one up:

1. Create an account on the provider's site.
2. Choose this county's jail as the facility.
3. Pick the person you want to see.
4. Choose an open date and time.

Our visitation page has the link and more tips. Lawyers set up their visits with the jail administrator.

Visiting rules in OAC 310:670-5-9 say only security needs may cap the number and length of visits. Kids need a parent or legal guardian along. For visit hours, costs and ID rules, call 580-688-3306 on a weekday.

The Sheriff's Office lists three options:

• Lobby kiosk. At the Sheriff's Office, 105 W. Jones, Hollis, OK 73550. It takes cash or a credit card. The lobby is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Money order. Make it out to the inmate's full name and drop it off at the Sheriff's Office during those same weekday hours.
• Online deposit. Use the web deposit system run by the jail's commissary company. You need the person's full name and the facility.

Check the inmate search first to be sure the person is still there. Keep your receipt or confirmation number in case something goes wrong. Questions go to 580-688-3306 during weekday hours.

Details are on our money page, and the store side is on our commissary page.

Once booking wraps up, the person may make two or more calls, per OAC 310:670-5-1. These may be local or collect calls. So a call can come within a few hours of the arrest. Answer unknown numbers that day.

Later calls run on the jail's inmate phone system. Staff at 580-688-3306 can explain account setup, prices, and any message or tablet service.

For the general picture, read our phone page and our inmate messaging page.

Letters go to the jail's street address, with the person's full name on top:

Person's full name
105 W. Jones
Hollis, OK 73550

Oklahoma's jail rules on mail, found at OAC 310:670-5-9, set a floor for every jail here:

• No limit on how many letters someone can send or receive.
• Jailers can look inside envelopes for contraband.
• Envelopes from a judge or the defense lawyer are unsealed with the inmate standing right there. Letters the inmate writes to a lawyer go out unopened.

Never put cash in a letter. Before you mail photos or packages, call 580-688-3306. Ask what is allowed and if a booking number should go on the envelope. Our mail page has more.

The jail keeps them. Staff log each item at booking and store it. On the way out, the person checks the items against that log and signs (OAC 310:670-5-1).

If a family member needs to collect items, call ahead. Ask who may pick them up, what ID to bring, and the hours. The Sheriff's Office number is 580-688-3306, and the front office keeps weekday hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Oklahoma's jail law (74 O.S. § 192) promises adequate care for any illness or injury from the moment of arrest. The OSDH jail rules, OAC 310:670-5-8, add these steps:

• A health check happens right at intake.
• Staff explain how to request treatment.
• Put a sick call in writing, and a nurse or doctor visit must be scheduled inside 48 hours, faster when urgent.

If your person takes daily medicine or has a serious health problem, call the jail at 580-688-3306 and tell staff. Ask how medicine from home is handled.

Complaints about care or conditions can be sent to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, which inspects jails, 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Suite 1702, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-426-8170.

Warrant service in the county falls to the Sheriff's Office. Ask deputies at 580-688-3306. These official wanted lists can also be checked:

• Sheriff's Most Wanted
• U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted (people sought on federal charges)
• Statewide fugitives on the Attorney General's 10 Most Wanted

The court case on ODCR may show a warrant. If one exists, line up a lawyer before anything else. Then surrender at the jail, 105 W. Jones, Hollis, OK 73550, or reach the Court Clerk at the courthouse in Hollis about a bond or a new court date. The deputies can give you the clerk's number.

The Court Clerk's office, at the courthouse in Hollis, holds the official calendar. Three ways to find a date:

• Search the name on OSCN or ODCR.
• Ask the person's lawyer.
• Call the Sheriff's Office at 580-688-3306 for the clerk's number, then ask the clerk.

Have the case number ready if you have it. It makes the search much faster. For a walk through each hearing type, read our court page.

Every federal case started here is filed with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The clerk's office is at 200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-609-5000.

Within days, there is a detention hearing (18 U.S.C. 3142). A magistrate judge rules on home release versus custody. When release is denied, the Marshals Service takes charge of them while the case is pending. Call the Marshals in Oklahoma City at 405-231-4206 to ask where. Many stay at the Federal Transfer Center, 7410 S. MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, 405-682-4075.

Once a federal sentence is given, the person becomes a Bureau of Prisons inmate. Find them with the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

Here is how an immigration hold on a jail inmate here plays out:

1. ICE sends an I-247A detainer to the Hollis jail.
2. The jail may keep the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. ICE officers pick them up. ICE in Oklahoma is run from the Dallas Field Office, 8101 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas, TX 75247, 972-367-2200, with an office at 1220 Sovereign Row, Oklahoma City, OK 73108.
4. One place ICE holds people is Cimarron Correctional Facility, 3200 S. Kings Hwy., Cushing, OK 74023. Its detainee line is 918-225-3336, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Before you call, gather the person's full name, any aliases, the date of birth, where they were born and their A-number.
5. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator.

State lawmakers added a separate immigration crime in HB 4156. Federal judges froze it. The Tenth Circuit has the state's appeal and has yet to decide.

Use the DOC Offender Lookup. Months can pass in the county jail between the sentence and the move. DOC says the wait is usually 6 to 9 months. A DOC reception center assesses them next. Where they serve the time depends on the custody level set there.

Letters into a DOC prison need two things on them: the person's name and the ODOC number. DOC has pages on sending money and visits. Mailing addresses for every facility are on our Oklahoma state prisons page.

Teens are not kept with adults. A police station or sheriff's office may keep a teen for 6 hours at most during processing. If the youth still can't go home, a juvenile detention center takes them, not the adult jail.

The Office of Juvenile Affairs handles youth cases from here, 2501 N. Lincoln Blvd, Suite 500, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, 405-530-2800. Call OJA to learn which detention center has your child. A judge has to see the youth soon, normally by the following court day.

A teen missing from the adult jail search may simply be in youth custody. Call the Sheriff's Office at 580-688-3306 if you are not sure where your child was taken.

Ask jail staff who made the arrest. The agencies working here:

• Harmon County Sheriff's Office, 105 W. Jones, Hollis, OK 73550, 580-688-3306. Deputies patrol the rural county. The Sheriff's 911 center takes calls from outside city limits.
• Hollis (city, about 1,673 people). The state 9-1-1 office lists a Hollis dispatch point at 580-688-9216. For the police department's own line, ask the Sheriff's Office.
• Gould (town, about 95 people). For police help or arrest questions, call the Sheriff's Office.
• Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Troop M in Altus is the closest troop office, 580-477-2765.

Town sizes come from Census Bureau estimates dated July 1, 2025. In an emergency, always call 911.