Oklahoma County Detention Center

Bond decisions here rest with District Court judges. Some bond amounts follow a statewide schedule. Others are left open until a judge looks at the file.

• Felony charges. The judge assigned to the case, a District or Associate District Judge, rules on bond requests. A Special Judge may hear a spoken bond request for good cause or at the close of a preliminary hearing (Local Rule 24(C)).
• Misdemeanors. The person makes a first appearance in front of a judge (Local Rule 26(A)).
• A second DUI. Since November 1, 2025, police and deputies can't release someone on a second or later DUI until a judge sets bail and writes down why (HB 1222).

Felony and misdemeanor courtrooms are in the county courthouse, 321 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. The Court Clerk answers bond and court date questions at 405-713-1705, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. How soon the first hearing comes depends on the day and the charge, so ask jail staff when it is set.

Oklahoma's Constitution says people are "bailable by sufficient sureties," with a short list of exceptions (Okla. Const. art. II § 8). In plain words, most people get a way out. Here are the usual forms:

• Cash bond. The person, or a friend on their behalf, hands over the whole bond in money. Then the person walks out (59 O.S. § 1323).
• Surety bond. A licensed bondsman backs the entire bond with the court. You pay the bondsman a premium for that promise.
• Property bond. Land is pledged instead of money. Whoever files it covers the filing fees (59 O.S. § 1331(A)).
• Own recognizance (O.R.). A signed promise to come back, with no money up front. State law covers these bonds and what happens when someone skips (22 O.S. § 1108.1).
• Release with conditions. The Pretrial Release Act lets judges use release programs and electronic monitoring (22 O.S. §§ 1105.2, 1105.3).

The courthouse has an O.R. and Conditional Bond office at 321 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Call 405-713-1152 to ask whether the person might qualify.

The Court Clerk links Oklahoma's statewide Fee and Bond Schedules. A judge can go above or below them. Charges usually fall into these groups:

1. New OKC city charges and OKC city warrants. The city lets people in custody out on a Conditional O.R. bond, day or night, with no money down.
2. Traffic, boating and wildlife tickets. State law sets bail for these, and a driver license may be left in place of bail for some tickets (22 O.S. §§ 1111, 1115.3).
3. Most state misdemeanors. Often set from the bond schedule. Since July 1, 2017, simple drug possession counts as a misdemeanor (State Question 780).
4. A second DUI. No schedule bond. A judge must set it in writing.
5. Most felonies. The judge picks an amount based on the charge and the person's record.
6. Charges where bail can be denied. These include capital and violent crimes, crimes with a possible life sentence, a felony after two earlier felonies, big drug cases, and a third or later felony DUI.

For the exact amount in your person's case, call the Court Clerk at 405-713-1705 or the jail at 405-907-1930.

The jail's lobby at 201 North Shartel Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 is open every day, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., weekends too. The jail has an Attorney Bonds area inside. Follow these steps:

1. Call 405-907-1930. Spell the name slowly and read off the birth date. Ask about the bond on each charge and whether any hold is on file.
2. Ask staff which payments they take for a bond today and where to bring them. The jail tells families to confirm bond facts and payment methods with its own staff.
3. Working with a bondsman? The jail runs a Fast Track scheduler for people using a bondsman or who already paid cash at the courthouse.
4. Bring a valid photo ID and any court or lawyer papers. Keep every receipt.
5. Plan to wait. Release can take several hours once the paperwork arrives. Staff run a warrant check, collect jail-issued items and have the person sign out.

Scammers sometimes copy the jail's phone number and ask families to pay through apps like Cash App. End that call, then dial the jail's real number from this page before you pay anyone.

Yes, depending on the charge. Here are the places that take bond money:

• District Court Clerk, Annex Building, 320 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1705. Open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., through lunch, though the county says most cashiers close at 4 p.m. In the Sheriff's surrender program, the cash bond is paid here. You take the receipt to Courtroom 502 at the courthouse, 321 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, and the judge signs an Order of Release.
• OKC Municipal Court, 701 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-297-2781. City-charge bonds are posted only at its customer service window, weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The court says online payments are processed for release the next business day, so call to let staff know you paid.
• Midwest City Jail, 100 N. Midwest Boulevard, Midwest City, OK 73110, 405-739-1314. This police-run jail keeps Midwest City arrests, plus people that partner towns send over on city charges. Call to ask how bond works for someone held there.

Before you drive anywhere, call ahead. Ask the amount, the payments taken and how soon release follows payment.

The District Court Clerk takes cash, cashier's checks, money orders and credit cards (American Express, MasterCard and Visa, plus Discover for traffic). The cardholder must be there in person. The county's online court payment page handles court costs and fines. Ask the clerk at 405-713-1705 before trying it for a bond.

At the jail, payment types can change, so ask front reception at 405-907-1930 before you leave home. A few safe habits:

• Never mail cash, and never pay a bond to someone who called you out of the blue.
• Bring exact money or a money order to avoid trouble with change.
• Get a numbered receipt for anything you give a bondsman. State law requires it (59 O.S. § 1316(C)).

Bondsmen get their licenses from the Oklahoma Insurance Department, which also takes complaints about them. Working as one without a license is against the law (59 O.S. § 1303(A)). Key rules to know:

• Each bondsman has to sign up with the court clerk first (59 O.S. § 1320(A)).
• The bondsman's fee, called a premium, goes on the bond itself before filing, with a numbered receipt for you (59 O.S. § 1316).
• The bondsman keeps the fee once the person walks free and isn't held on anything else. If that never happens, the fee and any collateral must come back to you right away (59 O.S. § 1327(B)(2)).
• In some cases a bondsman may surrender the person to jail and keep the premium (59 O.S. § 1327(A)).
• Jailers and police can't sell bonds (59 O.S. § 1315(A)).
• A bondsman may not hunt for customers inside a jail or court (59 O.S. § 1310(A)(16)).

Oklahoma law names no set percentage for this fee. Compare a few bondsmen first. Look up a license through the bail bondsman license lookup and report problems through the Insurance Department complaint form. The department is at 400 NE 50th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105. Its bail bond division answers at 405-521-6610.

Money already in the person's jail account may go to a bondsman who is posting that person's own bond.

A bond only covers its own charge. Watch for these other holds:

• Another town or county wants them. A law that took effect November 1, 2025 lets the family post that other place's bond there, so its hold drops (HB 1991).
• An OKC bench warrant. The person can post cash or surety at the city court window, or see the judge at the next weekday Jail Arraignment.
• A second case. Charges in city court and in District Court are bonded one at a time.
• Probation, parole or prison holds. These come from the Department of Corrections, not the court that set bail.
• A federal or ICE hold. Paying state bail does not end either one.

Every person gets a warrant check before release. Ask the jail at 405-907-1930 to list every hold before you pay.

Only a short list of charges can go without bail under the state Constitution (Okla. Const. art. II § 8):

• capital crimes, when the proof is clear
• violent offenses
• crimes that carry a possible life term, with or without parole
• anyone facing a new felony who already has two or more felony convictions from different cases
• drug crimes that carry 10 years or more

Outside a capital case, the judge must find the proof is strong and that no release conditions could keep the community or any person safe. Bail also can't be excessive (Okla. Const. art. II § 9). A November 1, 2025 law added felony DUI, third offense or later, to that list (SB 981).

Under Marsy's Law, the person who says they were harmed may speak at any hearing about release (Okla. Const. art. II § 34). The prosecutor who argues these hearings is the District Attorney's Office, 211 N. Robinson, Suite N700, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1600, open weekdays 8 to 5.

A lawyer files a written bond request, often called a bond motion. In a felony, the assigned District or Associate District Judge hears it. A Special Judge may take a spoken request at the end of the preliminary hearing (Local Rule 24(C)).

1. Tell the lawyer what the family can really pay.
2. Gather proof of a job, a lease or home, school, and family here.
3. Offer conditions that answer the judge's concerns, like reporting in or wearing an ankle monitor.

The county Public Defender's Office must review why each jailed client is held at least once a month (Local Rule 34). Its number is 405-713-1550.

The jail also points families to two help groups. Diversion Hub works from 220 NW 10th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73103, 405-594-8843. The Bail Project helps some people who can't afford bail. Reach its client advocate at 323-366-0799.

This county has its own Public Defender's Office, so the state's indigent defense agency does not handle trial cases here. The office is in the county Annex, 320 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1550. It has felony, misdemeanor, appeals and juvenile teams.

• Still in jail? A public defender is appointed at arraignment.
• Already out on bond? File the public defender application with the judge.
• Who qualifies? The judge decides, using a form about income, assets and debts. Being able to make bail is weighed, but that alone can't sink the request (22 O.S. § 1355A).
• Cost. A $40 application fee goes to the Court Fund. Ask, and it may be delayed to the end of the case.

In a 2025 case, the Court of Criminal Appeals said people facing a misdemeanor that could bring jail also get a lawyer (Spybuck v. State, 2025 OK CR 7).

Most criminal cases are heard downtown. Hours are weekdays unless noted.

• County Courthouse (felony and misdemeanor courtrooms), 321 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Call the Annex main line at 405-270-0082.
• District Court Clerk, Annex Building, 320 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1705, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Edmond clerk office, 7 North Broadway, Edmond, OK 73034, 405-359-4515
• Juvenile Justice Center, 5905 N Classen Court, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, clerk 405-713-6413
• OKC Municipal Court, 701 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-297-2781
• Edmond Municipal Court, 120 E. Main Street, Edmond, OK 73034, 405-359-4360
• Midwest City Municipal Court, 100 N. Midwest Boulevard, Midwest City, OK 73110, 405-739-1280
• Bethany Municipal Court, 6714 NW 36th Street, Bethany, OK 73008, 405-789-4935
• U.S. District Court (federal charges), 200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-609-5000

Other towns, such as Del City, Warr Acres, Nichols Hills and Harrah, run their own city courts too. Our court guide lists each one.

When the person is surrendered or the case ends, money deposited as bail is to be refunded (59 O.S. § 1328(A)). Keep your receipt and photo ID. Ask the clerk whether any court costs will come out first.

Missing court puts the bond at risk. Here is the timeline under 59 O.S. § 1332:

1. The judge forfeits the bond. A new arrest warrant follows within 10 days.
2. A written forfeiture order must follow within 15 days, and the clerk then has 30 days from filing to mail notice.
3. The bondsman gets 90 days from that notice to return the person. A return in time cancels the forfeiture.
4. Miss that window, and the bond company has to deposit the face amount with the clerk.

Call the District Court Clerk at 405-713-1705 about a cash bond refund. For a city bond, call the city court that took it.

At release, staff return what was taken at booking. Each item is checked against the intake list, and the person signs for it, as OAC 310:670-5-1(7) requires. Leftover account money comes back on a pay card when there is a credit balance. Otherwise the jail writes a check.

• After a transfer to state prison or a different jail, family or friends get 10 days to claim stored items. Unclaimed things may be donated or thrown out.
• Families can't take jail clothing home to wash.
• Resident Trust handles account money questions at 405-713-1962, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The property pickup spot is the jail at 201 North Shartel Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Read our inmate money guide to learn how deposits work.

Federal charges here are filed in the Western District of Oklahoma. That court's clerk works in the William J. Holloway Jr. United States Courthouse, 200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-609-5000, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• The first big federal step is a detention hearing, where a magistrate picks between home and a cell until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142).
• U.S. Pretrial Services checks job, home and record facts ahead of that hearing. That office is at 215 Dean A. McGee Avenue, Room 201, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-609-5800.
• Until trial, the person stays in U.S. Marshals custody. The Marshals' office is at 200 Northwest 4th Street, Room 2022, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-231-4206. The county jail has signed a deal in the past to house federal prisoners for them.
• People in transit may stay at the Federal Transfer Center, 7410 S. MacArthur Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, 405-682-4075.
• The Federal Public Defender is at 215 Dean A. McGee Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-609-5930.

After a federal sentence, the BOP inmate locator follows them into federal prison.

Often, yes. A state bond and an ICE hold run on separate tracks. The steps below are typical:

1. ICE, the federal immigration agency, can lodge a paper at the jail known as a detainer (Form I-247A).
2. That lets jail staff hold off release up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Agents then collect the person from the jail. The agency's Oklahoma City office is at 1220 Sovereign Row, Oklahoma City, OK 73108, 405-219-3199, open Tuesday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
4. Oklahoma falls under the Dallas Field Office, 8101 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas, TX 75247, 972-367-2200. Detainees may be taken to Cimarron Correctional Facility, 3200 S. Kings Hwy., Cushing, OK 74023, 918-225-3336, or pass through the federal transfer center in OKC.
5. Families can search ICE's Online Detainee Locator. Searching by A-number gets the surest match; a name search needs the birth country too.

Oklahoma's own immigration crime, HB 4156 (21 O.S. § 1795), was blocked by a federal court order on May 20, 2025, and the lawsuit went on after that. Ask an immigration lawyer whether it can be used today.

Prison terms are served in Oklahoma Department of Corrections custody. First comes a wait at the Shartel Avenue jail. DOC expects the transfer about six to nine months after the sentence, and sooner when the sentence is very short.

• The first stop is one of DOC's assessment and reception centers. A scoring form there, built on the offense and the length of the term, sets how tightly the person is guarded. Then comes a prison matched to that level.
• Type the name into the DOC Offender Lookup.
• Facility pages are in our Oklahoma prisons list.
• Questions about a prisoner go to their case manager. The DOC main office is at 4345 North Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105, 405-425-2500.

Judgments for felonies committed from 2026 on must list the class letter and the least time the person will serve (HB 2105).

Youths here go to the county's own Juvenile Detention Center, 5905 N Classen Court, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, 405-713-6400. The Juvenile Bureau runs it, and intake is open 24 hours.

• A detention hearing is held the first business day after the arrest at 1:00 p.m. Parents should arrive by 12:45.
• State jail rules cap a youth's stay in any adult lockup at six hours, kept fully apart from grown-ups, for processing or transfer (OAC 310:670-5-5).
• Some 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds facing serious charges may be handled under the Youthful Offender Act. Some cases can be moved to adult court through certification.

The juvenile court clerk answers at 405-713-6413.

The District Court of the Seventh Judicial District takes both kinds of state cases from this county. Three ranks of judges sit there: District, Associate District and Special.

• Felonies are crimes that can lead to state prison. After the early hearings, each one goes to a District or Associate District Judge.
• Misdemeanors are lesser crimes, usually tied to county jail or a fine. Each opens with a first appearance before a judge (Local Rule 26(A)).
• City ordinance tickets are heard where they were written, in that city's own municipal court.
• Youth cases are heard at the Juvenile Justice Center on North Classen.
• Federal crimes are tried in the Western District of Oklahoma's federal court downtown.

Under the state Constitution, a person accused of a crime is owed a quick, open trial, with jurors from the county where it took place (Okla. Const. art. II § 20).

Two buildings across the street from each other hold most adult criminal business:

• County Courthouse, 321 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Felony and misdemeanor judges hold court here. Courtroom 502 calls its surrender docket at 1:30 p.m.
• District Court Clerk, Annex Building, 320 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1705. Open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no lunch closing. The Annex switchboard is 405-270-0082.
• Edmond satellite clerk, 7 North Broadway, Edmond, OK 73034, 405-359-4515.
• Juvenile Justice Center, 5905 N Classen Court, Oklahoma City, OK 73118. Its clerk works in Suite 203, 405-713-6413. Hearings begin at 9 a.m. on weekdays.

Adult arrest warrants are filed with the downtown clerk. Youth warrants go to the Juvenile Justice Center (Local Rule 23(D)). Most county cashier windows close at 4 p.m., so come early if you need to pay.

A town's court handles tickets and ordinance charges from inside its own limits. These courts have known addresses and phones:

• OKC Municipal Court, 701 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-297-2781. The window is open weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Edmond Municipal Court, 120 E. Main Street, Edmond, OK 73034, 405-359-4360. Monday to Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday 7:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Midwest City Municipal Court, 100 N. Midwest Boulevard, Midwest City, OK 73110, 405-739-1280. Monday to Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A pay-by-phone line takes fines at 800-444-1187.
• Bethany Municipal Court, 6714 NW 36th Street, Bethany, OK 73008, 405-789-4935. Weekdays 8 to 5. A night drop box sits in the police lobby.
• Warr Acres Municipal Court, 5901 NW 42nd St., Warr Acres, OK 73122, clerk 405-495-4032. Weekdays 8 to 5.
• Nichols Hills Municipal Court, 6407 Avondale Drive, Nichols Hills, OK 73116, 405-843-3358. Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with online ticket payments.
• Harrah Municipal Court, City Hall, 19625 NE 23rd Street, Harrah, OK 73045, 405-454-1203. Weekdays 9 to 5, with a drive-thru and a drop box out back.
• Arcadia Municipal Court, 217 N. Main Street, Arcadia, OK 73007, 405-396-2899. Court meets the fourth Saturday of the month at noon, unless the ticket gives another date.
• Del City Municipal Court, through City Hall, 3701 SE 15th St., Del City, OK 73115, 405-671-8846.

Choctaw's court clerk gets mail at PO Box 567, Choctaw, OK 73020. Spencer City Hall is at 8200 NE 36th Street, Spencer, OK 73084, 405-771-3226. If a ticket came from Forest Park, Jones, Luther, Nicoma Park, The Village, Valley Brook, Lake Aluma, Smith Village or Woodlawn Park, ask the District Court Clerk at 405-713-1705 where it is set.

Since 2026, a city fine set higher than the legal cap is void and falls to that cap automatically (SB 1775).

The first time in court is brief. The judge confirms the person knows what they are accused of, handles bond and picks the next date. For a misdemeanor, that first appearance is before a judge (Local Rule 26(A)).

• A lawyer. In 2025 the Court of Criminal Appeals held that the right to counsel reaches misdemeanors too, whenever jail is possible (Spybuck v. State, 2025 OK CR 7). Someone still in jail gets the county Public Defender at arraignment.
• Bond. For good cause, a Special Judge may hear a bond request spoken aloud in court (Local Rule 24(C)).
• The next date. Write it down and hold on to every paper the court hands out.

Trials are public, so family can watch from the benches. Get there early with photo ID, and turn phones off before you walk in.

The District Attorney files state misdemeanors in District Court. Most follow this path:

1. A first appearance, where the charge is read and a lawyer is lined up.
2. A plea of guilty, not guilty or no contest.
3. A deal or a trial.
4. Sentencing, if the person is convicted.

Some common local charges have their own twists:

• DUI. A repeat DUI arrest needs a judge's written bail decision before release (HB 1222).
• Drug possession. Voters made simple possession a misdemeanor, starting July 1, 2017 (State Question 780; 63 O.S. § 2-402).
• Theft and other property crimes. That same change set $1,000 as the line between a misdemeanor and a felony.

After a conviction or a deferred sentence, a judge can make the person cover the cost of their jail stay. The Detention Center figures that cost at $66.49 a day (22 O.S. § 979a).

A felony has more stages than a misdemeanor:

1. Complaint. The District Attorney files the charge.
2. First appearance. Bond is set or checked, and a lawyer is named.
3. Preliminary hearing. A judge weighs whether the evidence is enough to go on. If it is, the case is "bound over" for trial.
4. District Court arraignment. Local rules set it within 30 days of bind-over (Local Rule 25). The person answers the charge here.
5. Plea or trial. The person can take a deal or ask for a jury.
6. Sentencing. Prison time means custody of the state Department of Corrections.

Crimes from January 1, 2026 on use a lettered class system that covers more than 2,000 felonies. Classes Y, A and B hold the violent ones. The written judgment lists the class letter and the shortest stay the person must serve. When it skips the class, DOC applies the lowest one (HB 1792, HB 2104, HB 2105).

Yes. Serious cases face extra limits at several stages:

• Bail may be denied. That is allowed for violent crimes, crimes with a possible life term and some repeat felonies. The judge needs strong proof and must find no safe conditions (Okla. Const. art. II § 8).
• Felony DUI. The 2025 session put third-offense felony DUI on that no-bail list (SB 981).
• No bail during an appeal. Since 2025, a person convicted of hurting a child or an intimate partner stays locked up while appealing (HB 1066).
• Abuse with a child watching. Lawmakers made it a B5-class felony in 2026 (SB 1238).
• Protective orders. If the accused sits in county jail, serving the order goes to the front of the line, and officers try to serve it within a day of issue (SB 623).

Victims may also speak at hearings on release, plea and sentence (Okla. Const. art. II § 34).

Prosecutor. District 7's District Attorney brings every state charge in this county. The office is in Leadership Square, 211 N. Robinson, Suite N700, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1600, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Defense. The county runs its own Public Defender's Office in the Annex, 320 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1550. Its divisions cover felonies, misdemeanors, youth, appeals and civil matters.

• Someone held in jail is assigned a public defender at arraignment.
• Someone out on bond turns in the public defender application to the judge.
• The judge decides who is too poor to hire counsel (22 O.S. § 1355A). The $40 application fee goes to the Court Fund. The court can let it wait until the case is over.

Because the county has this office, the state's indigent defense agency does not take trial cases here.

For case records, the Court Clerk points people to the Oklahoma State Courts Network. Type a name or case number into the OSCN docket search, then open the case to read the charges and every filing. The jail also names Oklahoma District Court Records as a place to check.

No luck online? The jail lists 405-270-0082 as the clerk's line for court dates, and the main clerk desk is 405-713-1705. Tickets from a town go through that town's own court. In OKC, the municipal court answers at 405-297-2781. Juvenile files are private, so a parent should call the juvenile clerk at 405-713-6413.

Sheriff's deputies serve warrants countywide, and the Records and Warrants unit takes calls at 405-713-1968. Look up names on the Sheriff's warrant search, or find open cases on OSCN and ODCR. State and national lists: the Attorney General's 10 Most Wanted, DOC Orange Alerts and the Marshals' 15 Most Wanted. Bethany shares city warrant details. First get a lawyer's view on the warrant. Then turn yourself in at the jail, 201 North Shartel Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, or ask the issuing court for a bond or new date. The District Court Clerk sits at 320 Robert S. Kerr Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-713-1705.

The Western District of Oklahoma hears federal crimes from this area, in the federal courthouse at 200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Its clerk takes calls at 405-609-5000, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

1. Federal prosecutors file the charge from the U.S. Attorney's Office, 210 Park Avenue, Suite 400, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-553-8700.
2. Shortly after the arrest, a magistrate judge holds a detention hearing to settle jail or release until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142).
3. Marshals Service deputies hold federal defendants before trial, at places like the county jail or the Federal Transfer Center, 7410 S. MacArthur Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73169, 405-682-4075. Their office is at 200 Northwest 4th Street, Room 2022, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-231-4206.
4. If the family can't afford counsel, the Federal Public Defender may be appointed. Its office is at 215 Dean A. McGee Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, 405-609-5930.
5. Federal prison time is served with the Bureau of Prisons. After sentencing, the BOP inmate locator shows where.

Nothing stops the state prosecution. Release day is where the detainer bites. Form I-247A is ICE's written request for the jail to delay release up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)). Agents then pick the person up.

• ICE's Oklahoma City office is at 1220 Sovereign Row, Oklahoma City, OK 73108, 405-219-3199. It reports to the Dallas Field Office, 8101 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas, TX 75247, 972-367-2200.
• People held by ICE may be sent to Cimarron Correctional Facility, 3200 S. Kings Hwy., Cushing, OK 74023, 918-225-3336.
• Find a detainee through the ICE locator.

Oklahoma also made "impermissible occupation" a state crime for people living here without legal permission (HB 4156, 21 O.S. § 1795). On May 20, 2025, a federal judge put it on hold with a temporary order, and the lawsuit went on from there. Any guilty plea can touch a person's immigration status. Get advice from an immigration attorney before entering one.

Oklahoma Department of Corrections custody follows a state prison sentence. After sentencing, the wait in the county jail can stretch on. DOC says the transfer comes about 6 to 9 months later, and faster for very short terms.

• At intake, DOC rates the person's custody level and then picks a prison.
• Find them on the DOC Offender Lookup.
• Our guide to Oklahoma prisons covers visits, mail and money at each one.
• DOC headquarters is at 4345 North Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105, 405-425-2500. Ask for the person's case manager.

The move to DOC brings a new ID number. Victims signed up for VINE alerts may have to register again.

The county has its own Juvenile Bureau for youth intake and probation, so the state Office of Juvenile Affairs is not the first stop. Cases are heard at the Juvenile Justice Center, 5905 N Classen Court, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, clerk 405-713-6413.

• A locked-up youth gets a detention hearing at 1:00 p.m. on the first business day after the arrest. Parents should arrive by 12:45.
• Staff screen within 48 hours of admission whether the youth must stay in detention.
• Youth found delinquent are supervised on probation or committed to state custody.
• When someone aged 15 to 17 is accused of a grave crime, the Youthful Offender Act may apply. Through certification, a judge can shift a case to adult court. Reverse certification moves it the other way.

The county's Juvenile Detention Center is at that same address. Its phone is 405-713-6400.

Marsy's Law, written into the state Constitution in 1996 and expanded in 2018, sets out what victims are owed (Okla. Const. art. II § 34). It promises victims respect for their safety and privacy. They may speak at release, plea and sentencing hearings. They are owed restitution, and the case should move without needless delay.

• Case notices. Send the District Attorney a written request. List the defendant, case number and county, plus how to reach you by mail and phone.
• Victim and Witness Center. 321 Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (9th floor), 405-713-1639, weekdays 8 to 5.
• Protective orders. Call the Court Clerk's protective order desk at 405-713-1735.
• Custody alerts. Sign up with OK VINE on VINELink or at 877-654-8463. It sends word of a release, transfer or escape.
• Money for crime costs. Crime Victims Compensation can help with medical care, counseling, lost pay and funerals. Call 405-264-5006, or visit 421 NW 13th, Suite 290, Oklahoma City, OK 73103.