Oklahoma County Detention Center
201 North Shartel Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
To locate or find information about an inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center, call the jail at 405-713-1910 or look them up on the official Inmate Search Jail Roster for Oklahoma County.
For information on any of the inmate services such as inmate visitation, receiving phone calls, sending an inmate a letter, a text, an email, money, commissary or anything else, click on any of the green 'inmate services' buttons above.
If you are still having trouble finding an inmate, you can usually find them in the database of any of the inmate service companies linked above.
Click here for Photos and Videos of Oklahoma County Detention Center
About the Oklahoma County Detention Center
The Oklahoma County Detention Center, located in the city of Oklahoma City, in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma is a medium to maximum-security facility.
Every year this facility has 59000 Bookings, with a daily average of 2950 Inmates and a staff of 737.
Inmates range from low level misdemeanor offenders to those being held and awaiting trial for violent crimes like robbery, rape and murder. Therefore, the security level must be high.
Correctional officers in Oklahoma County Detention Center are armed with mace and trained to use physical force to protect themselves, visitors and inmates from violence.
All of the men and women being held in the Oklahoma County Detention Center are either awaiting trial or have been sentenced in the Oklahoma County Court System and been sentenced to one year or less.
The Oklahoma County Detention Center also houses inmates arrested by this county’s municipal police departments.
A full list of the cities and towns can be found below.
Family and Friends of inmates are allowed to:
• Receive phone calls from the inmates,
• Provide them with commissary money,
• Receive and send them mail
• Schedule a time to visit.
Convicted and Sentenced Inmates
When an inmate is convicted and sentenced to a year or more, they are transferred to the Oklahoma State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Inmates that are convicted of a misdemeanor and/or sentenced to less than one year of a state crime serve their time in the jail.
Illegal immigrants convicted of a state or federal crime will first do their time, then may be transferred into ICE custody for deportation.
How to Make a Deposit for Phone, Email or Visitation using GettingOut.com
Oklahoma County Detention Center uses GettingOut for some or all of its communication services with an inmate.
If you want to deposit money using this company for your use or your inmate's account, there are four ways to do it:
For all the information you need to know, including tips, guidelines and warnings about depositing money in a Oklahoma County Detention Center inmate's account for communication services, check out our Send Money page.
To find out how to get access to a tablet for inmate read the following:
1. First, Register or Sign In to GettingOut/GTL
2. Purchase the services you want for your Oklahoma County Detention Center inmate.
3. All inmates have free access to the tablets to read their letters from family & friends, but there are many other services available to keep your inmate busy while incarcerated... such as Games, Books, Music and Movies. These other services come with fees that you can pay for when you pay for phone service.
To learn more about Tablet Rentals for inmates, including the cost, all the services available and everything else you need to know, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
To mail or email an inmate in Oklahoma County follow these steps:
When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please follow these instructions:
Emailing Messages & Photos
Facility_name_1} contracts with GTL GettingOut, the same service that handles iInmate Phone Systems and Video Visitation, for sending secure messages and photos between you and your inmate.
If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select Oklahoma County Detention Center,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.
Customer Service Questions
'Online' Contact Form, or
Call 866-516-0115
Go here to this FAQ to get answers to how the transition to ViaPath from GTL and gettingout will affect your account.
All the information you need to understand mail and email policies for Oklahoma County can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
To visit an inmate in Oklahoma County, whether by video or in person 'at the jail', follow these steps:
Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate, which is explained and outlined in detail on our Visit Inmate Page, Oklahoma County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of GettingOut.
There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in Oklahoma County Detention Center:
1. Using the GettingOut Kiosk at the jail.
2. Using your computer from home.
3. Using your phone on the GettingOut apps.
To remotely visit an inmate in Oklahoma County follow these steps:
1. Start by confirming that Oklahoma County Detention Center's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up Oklahoma County here.
2. The next step is to create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select Oklahoma County Detention Center, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.
Other Oklahoma County Services provided by GettingOut:
- Phone Calls & Voicemail
- Email, Photo & Video Sharing
- Inmate Tablet Rental
- Deposits
Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Oklahoma County Detention Center Visitation Services you can call them at 866-516-0115.
Frequently Asked Questions
* All the information you need to have complete knowledge about inmate visitation; policies, rules, fees, schedules, tips, dress codes, and children, lawyers and clergy visitation in Oklahoma County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.
Oklahoma County Detention Center Phone: 405-713-1910
To receive phone calls from inmates in Oklahoma County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
1. Start by confirming that Oklahoma County Detention Center has the phone service you need to communicate with your inmate by the facility lookup here.
2. In the meantime, you can create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account. This account can be controlled by just you, or by both you and your inmate.
4. Last, select Oklahoma County Detention Center, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.
Oklahoma County Services that are provided by GettingOut, a GTL company:
- Phone Calls & Voicemail
- Video Visits (from home or jail lobby)
- Email & Photo Sharing
- Tablet Rental
- Deposits
Phone & Voicemail Fees
1. GettingOut charges $0.25 per minute for all phone calls, prepaid or collect, within Oklahoma.
2. Prepaid calls between Oklahoma and other states costs $0.21 per minute. International calls are $0.95 per minute.
3. There is a fee of $3.00 every time you add money to your account online, and it costs $5.95 if you add funds over the phone with a live agent.
4. You can also leave an inmate a short voice message for a flat fee of $1.25.
Note: Rates are subject to change.
Types of Phone Calls
Collect Calls
Collect calls allow you to accept and pay for calls to your land line (only) phone account. This means that if you accept your call from your inmate, all the charges for that call will then be billed to your land line phone account and will show up and be listed on your next local phone bill. Additional fees, costs, restrictions may apply.
Prepaid calls (Direct Calls)
With Prepaid Calls you can set up your account so that the inmate can only call you and/or you can just deposit money in their account and they can purchase prepaid phone cards through their commissary and call whoever they choose, provided the Oklahoma County Detention Center approves of the phone number.
Quick Connect
Quick connect is an alternative to collect calls. It allows you to quickly pay for a phone call with your credit card. When your inmate calls you, follow the instructions from the automated voice system to pay for that one phone call, directly billed to your card.
Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Oklahoma County Detention Center GettingOut phone services, you can call them at 866-516-0115.
* All the information you need to understand making and receiving phone calls with inmates in Oklahoma County, can be found on our Inmate Phone Page.
To send a secure email message to an inmate in Oklahoma County Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Oklahoma County Detention Center check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Oklahoma County.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Oklahoma County Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Oklahoma County Detention Center check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Oklahoma County.
To send commissary money to an inmate in Oklahoma County Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Oklahoma County Detention Center.
Gone are the days where Oklahoma County Detention Center supervised their own phone system, mail system, visitation, commissary and inmate money deposit systems. Jails throughout the United States are now partnering with high tech companies to provide and manage these servives for them and the jail in Oklahoma County is no different.
Everything from video calls, to messages to visitation, and even digital mail and money deposits can be done from your home computer or personal device. Inmates in Oklahoma County Detention Center, if they don't already, will soon have their own personal tablets for watching movies, TV shows, access to educational and and legal information, and more.
As Oklahoma County Detention Center adds these services, JAILEXCHANGE will add them to our pages, helping you access the services and answering your questions about how to use them and what they cost.
You can check out this information now by going to the: Family Info page, Visit Inmate page, Inmate Mail page, Inmate Phone page, Send Money page, Inmate Bail page, Mugshots page, Text/Email an Inmate page, Commissary page, Remote Visits page, or the Tablet Rental page.
Oklahoma County Detention Center
STATE | COUNTY | BEDS |
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Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 2,950 |
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
201 North Shartel Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
TELEPHONE NUMBER
INMATE MAIL
Inmate's First and Last Name
201 North Shartel Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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How many inmates are in the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma?
There are 2950 inmates in the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma. While that is what they are approved to have incarcerated at any one time, they have on occasion had to add additional beds, even having inmates sleep on the floor when overcrowding becomes an issue. When possible, Oklahoma County Detention Center will temporarily transfer some inmates to a neighboring facility, or if necessary, release some offenders from custody. Learn more about how to search for a specific inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center.
How many people get arrested and booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma every year?
In 2021, a total of 59000 offenders were booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma. That is less than previous years, mostly due to restrictions related to the COVID pandemic. As of April 2022, the number of arrests and bookings are returning to normal, which means they are running higher than 2021. Learn more about how to search for an inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center.
How many people work at the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma?
The Oklahoma County Detention Center maintains a staff of approximately 737. Staff positions include correction officers, maintenance, clerical, kitchen workers and management. Oklahoma law allows for inmates to work alongside the paid staff during their incarceration, saving the facility money. Even though the inmates are paid, the cost is less than 15% of what a normal worker from the outside would be paid.
Does the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma have an inmate search or jail roster to see who is in custody?
Yes, the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma has an Inmate Search Roster feature. Learn more about how to search for an inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center. When you get to this page click on the big green button that reads 'OFFICIAL Oklahoma County Detention Center INMATE LIST'. After clicking on the link, type in the offender's name and then click 'search'. You can always call and speak to someone on the staff at 405-713-1910 if you are have further questions. In most cases the Inmate Roster provides information about the inmate's bond, criminal charges, mugshot, and even their release date, as long as they are not being sent to a Oklahoma prison or the US Bureau of Prisons to serve a sentence that is longer than one year.
What is the address and phone number of the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma?
The Oklahoma County Detention Center address and phone number is:
201 North Shartel Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Their phone number is 405-713-1910.
To find out the address for sending an inmate mail, sending newspapers, magazines or care packages, learn more about how to mail an inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center.
Where do I found out all the inmate services at Oklahoma County Detention Center, such as visitation policy and schedule, how the inmate phone system works, emailing an inmate, and sending them money to buy things in commissary?
Here is where you get direct access to all the information you need for Oklahoma County Detention Center inmate services: Learn more about how to visit an inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center. Learn more about how to get phone calls from an inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center. Learn more about how to text/email an inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center. Learn more about how to send money to an inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center. Learn more about how to mail an inmate and what's allowed in the Oklahoma County Detention Center. Learn more about inmate commissary in the Oklahoma County Detention Center.
How do I bail or bond an inmate out of the Oklahoma County Detention Center?
Call 405-713-1910 for the type of bond and any information that is required for a particular individual at Oklahoma County Detention Center.
A bond is set according to a court-approved schedule. You will either have to pay a cash bail, or put up a private, surety or a property bond to guarantee to the court that the defendant will return on their assigned court date. Learn more about how to bail or bond out an inmate in the Oklahoma County Detention Center.
This facility, known as "Oklahoma County Detention Center" is also known as John Whetsel Detention Center, ** For visits call 405-713-2015 between 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Visits may be scheduled no more than 48 hours in advance for the current week **, Oklahoma County Detention Center, Oklahoma, Oklahoma.