The Sheriff's search runs on a phone or a computer. Try it this way:

1. Open the inmate search.
2. Enter a surname; tack on the first name when results pile up.
3. Pick the right person by booking date, since names repeat.
4. Click the entry itself. That's where its charge list sits.
5. Jot down the booking date and charge wording before you phone the jail.

The Sheriff also has a free phone app, linked from the Sheriff's app page, with inmate records, booking details and recent arrests. Still stuck? Jail staff answer at 918-485-7730.

Several things, and release is only one:

• Booking is still going on. Fingerprints and paperwork take a while after arrival.
• Already gone. Check the 72-hour release list on the Sheriff's search.
• A city jail. Broken Arrow keeps its own jail at the Justice Center, 2304 S. First Place, Broken Arrow, OK 74012, booking line 918-451-8352. City of Tulsa charges go to the Tulsa Municipal Jail, 600 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103; its court's jail bond line is 918-596-9253. Bixby, which reaches into this county, has an eight-bed police lockup at 116 W Needles, Bixby, OK 74008, where stays top out at 10 days.
• Spelling. Swap in a nickname, the middle name or a former surname, or drop a letter that might be off.
• Under 18. Minors are sent to youth detention, which this roster leaves out.

For a live answer, ring the Sheriff's 24-hour line, 918-485-3124.

The county jail holds adults on most county charges. Close to the edges, though, a person may have been booked by a neighbor instead:

• Broken Arrow Municipal Jail, 2304 S. First Place, Broken Arrow, OK 74012, 918-451-8352. It holds men and women on city charges and is staffed 24/7.
• Tulsa County's David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center, 300 North Denver Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74103, 918-596-8900
• Rogers County's Amos G. Ward Detention Center, 114 S Missouri Ave., Claremore, OK 74017, 918-342-9700
• Mayes County Detention Center, 1 Court Place, Suite 150, Pryor, OK 74361, 918-825-6500
• Cherokee County Detention Center; call the Sheriff's Office at 912 South College Avenue, Tahlequah, OK 74464, 918-456-2583
• Muskogee County Jail, 122 S. 3rd St., Muskogee, OK 74401, 918-682-7851
• Okmulgee County jail, run by the county's Criminal Justice Authority, 315 W. 8th St., Okmulgee, OK 74447; Sheriff 918-756-4311

No. Each entry on the Sheriff's search carries a photo box that reads "no image currently available," so names, dates and charges are what you'll see. Oklahoma's Open Records Act opens jail registers, arrest facts and a description of the person held to anyone who asks (51 O.S. § 24A.8). Booking photos go unnamed in that statute.

• Reporters or relatives who want a booking photo can ask the Sheriff's Office at 918-485-3124.
• Immigration booking photos take a written request on ICE's records request page.
• The federal system seldom releases its booking pictures. The Marshals hand one out only now and then, say to help catch someone on the run.

• OK VINE. It's free and run by the state. Sign up and you'll get a phone call, text or email if the person is moved, freed, escapes or dies. The Sheriff's search page recommends it too. Register on VINELink or at 877-654-8463.
• The Sheriff's app. Inmate records, recent arrests and alerts sit together on the Sheriff's app page, which links both app stores.
• The release list. The Sheriff's search includes a list of people let go in the past 72 hours.

Prison intake hands out a fresh DOC number, and an old VINE signup won't follow it. Register again with the new one.

Oklahoma's constitution makes bail the rule. Holding someone without it is limited to a few grave offenses, and only where proof is evident and the danger is real (Okla. Const. art. II § 8). A District Court judge at the courthouse, 307 East Cherokee, Wagoner, OK 74467, sets or reviews the amount.

• Release can come on a written promise, all cash, a bondsman's bond or a pledge of land.
• With a prior DUI on record, a new DUI booking means waiting in jail for a judge (HB 1222).
• Bail for another county's or city's hold can be posted to clear it (HB 1991).
• For the amount and where to pay, call the jail at 918-485-7730.

Our bail and release page walks through every bond type and payment route.

Not always. The Sheriff's search shows what the person was booked on. The DA may file different counts, and the court record shows those. Search OSCN or ODCR by name, or call the Court Clerk at 918-485-4508.

The DA's office for this county decides what gets filed: 307 E. Cherokee, Wagoner, OK 74467, 918-485-2119.

Tribal citizens arrested on reservation land can end up in tribal court or federal court. This county belongs to the Cherokee Nation Reservation (McGirt v. Oklahoma). The Cherokee Nation District Court is on the second floor of 17675 S. Muskogee Ave., Tahlequah, OK 74464, 918-207-3900.

Yes, once a judge rules they can't afford one. A 2025 ruling from Oklahoma's top criminal court extended that right to every defendant who could be jailed, on a misdemeanor as much as a felony.

1. From inside, the person requests the form for a court-appointed attorney.
2. The form is filed with the Court Clerk. Its $40.00 charge goes into the Court Fund, though the judge can let it wait.
3. The judge reviews income, debts and property (22 O.S. § 1355A) and appoints the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System.

In this county, OIDS cases go to contract counsel at 7122 S Sheridan Rd, Suite 2-5002, Tulsa, OK 74133, 918-888-4022. A private lawyer can also be hired at any point.

The Sheriff's visiting rules describe video visits set up through the jail's video-visit service. Families make an online account there, add funds and schedule.

• Kids may visit only with a parent or guardian beside them.
• Every video visit is watched and recorded.
• No nudity and nothing illegal on camera. Staff may end a visit at any time, and visits can be taken away for discipline.

Ask about times and costs at 918-485-7730. Our visiting guide has more on how screen visits usually go.

The Sheriff's Office takes online deposits through its commissary vendor's "Send Money Now" service, linked on the Sheriff's commissary page. Money in the account pays for snacks and hygiene items and for medical fees.

• Commissary orders are weekly. They must be called in by 8:00 a.m. each Thursday.
• Before a first deposit, ask the jail at 918-485-7730 about fees and limits.
• Never put cash in an envelope.

Our guide to sending funds and commissary explainer say more about how jail accounts tend to run.

Right after booking, every newcomer is owed two calls or more under state jail rules, and collect or local both count (OAC 310:670-5-1). Many families hear from the person within hours, sometimes on a collect line.

For ongoing calls, messages or tablets, ask the jail at 918-485-7730 how to open an account and what each call or message costs. Keep the facts of the case off these lines. Our phone guide and messaging guide go over how such services work.

Letters go straight to the jail. Address them exactly like this:

Inmate Name
c/o Wagoner County Detention Center
307 E Cherokee
Wagoner, OK 74467

• Write your full name and where you live in the top corner. Mail that lacks both comes back to you.
• Staff open and search all mail. Only items that can be scanned get processed.
• Not allowed: newspapers, magazines, Polaroids, stacks of photos (more than 3 to 5 per letter), stamps, envelopes, writing tools, blank sheets or cards that play music.
• People inside may not write to other inmates.

The state sets no limit on mail volume, and a lawyer's letter can't be opened unless the person it's addressed to is present (OAC 310:670-5-9). For more, read our mail guide.

What the person had on them gets bagged and stored. On release day, staff confirm who they are and that a release order exists, then return items by the booking inventory, with the person's signature at the bottom (OAC 310:670-5-1).

For belongings of someone still inside, call 918-485-7730. Check whether the person must give written permission first and what hours to show up at 307 E. Cherokee St., Wagoner, OK 74467. Bring a photo ID.

The jail's medical team works on site around the clock: a doctor, LPNs, EMTs and CNAs employed by the Sheriff's Office. Medical staff can be reached at 918-485-7734.

• Pills brought from home need a medical sign-off first. They also have to arrive in the pharmacy's own labeled bottle, in the person's name.
• Fees come out of the commissary account: $8.00 per doctor visit, $12.00 per procedure, and $4.00 a week per prescription. Over-the-counter medicine costs $4.00 a week. Daily care runs $10.00 a month, and a detox protocol $12.00. If the person has no money, fees are added to court costs. DOC inmates aren't billed by the county.
• Health privacy law keeps staff from sharing a medical condition unless the person signs consent.

State rules require an exam at intake and a written sick call answered by medical staff in 48 hours or less (OAC 310:670-5-8). In an emergency, call 911.

Deputies serve warrants countywide; ask at 918-485-3124. Online: the Sheriff's Most Wanted, the state's Ten Most Wanted from the Attorney General, escape bulletins on the DOC Orange Alert page, and the top fugitives list from the U.S. Marshals. In Tulsa, use the Tulsa Police warrant search. Cases with warrants show on OSCN. The safe way out is a lawyer's call first, then a walk-in surrender at the issuing court. For bond or rescheduling questions, the Court Clerk, 307 E Cherokee, Wagoner, OK 74467, 918-485-4508, can help.

• State cases: Court Clerk, first floor of the courthouse, 307 E Cherokee, Wagoner, OK 74467, 918-485-4508, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wagoner city tickets: Municipal Court, 231 Church Street, Wagoner, OK 74467, 918-485-2554.
• Broken Arrow city cases: 2304 South First Pl., Broken Arrow, OK 74012, 918-451-8558.
• Online: search OSCN by name.

Our court guide explains each hearing and the other town courts.

1. This area's federal court is the Eastern District of Oklahoma, 101 North 5th Street, Room 208, Muskogee, OK 74401, 918-684-7920.
2. Early in the case, a magistrate weighs pretrial custody at what's called a detention hearing (18 U.S.C. 3142).
3. Pretrial prisoners are in the Marshals' custody. Call the Muskogee office, 101 North 5th Street, Suite 136, Muskogee, OK 74401, 539-239-5500, to learn where the person is housed.
4. Jails that have had Marshals agreements nearby include the Muskogee County Jail and the Okmulgee County jail.
5. Once a federal sentence is handed down, check the Bureau of Prisons locator.

1. ICE's detainer, Form I-247A, goes to the jail.
2. On that request, staff can hold the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. ICE's Dallas Field Office, 8101 N. Stemmons Frwy, Dallas, TX 75247, 972-367-2200, handles this state, with a branch at 1220 Sovereign Row, Oklahoma City, OK 73108, 405-219-3199.
4. Detainees may go to Cimarron Correctional Facility, 3200 S. Kings Hwy., Cushing, OK 74023. Its detainee information line is 918-225-3336, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Have the A-number ready if you know it.
5. Look the person up on the ICE Online Detainee Locator using name and birth country.

Oklahoma lawmakers passed HB 4156, making unlawful presence here a crime under state law (21 O.S. § 1795). A federal judge stopped Oklahoma from enforcing it, and that stop holds while the appeal runs.

The county jail is often a long wait first. DOC puts the usual pickup at 6 to 9 months past sentencing. DOC first processes new arrivals at one of its assessment and reception centers. The permanent prison is chosen later, by security rating.

• Search the DOC Offender Lookup.
• Write the name and the ODOC number on every envelope bound for a state prison.
• Our Oklahoma state prisons page covers each prison.
• DOC main line: 405-425-2500, 4345 N. Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73105.

An adult jail's limit for holding a teen is six hours, with no contact with grown inmates during that time (OAC 310:670-5-5). The usual next stop is a youth detention facility. Call the Office of Juvenile Affairs, 2501 N. Lincoln Blvd, Suite 500, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, 405-530-2800, to learn where the youth is. For help nearby, the Muskogee County Council of Youth Services works with families from 4009 Eufaula Avenue, Muskogee, OK 74403, 918-682-2841.

The arresting agency decides which court and sometimes which jail. These agencies work here:

• Sheriff's Office, 307 E. Cherokee St., Wagoner, OK 74467, 24-hour line 918-485-3124. Call it for arrests in rural areas and in Okay, Redbird, Tullahassee and Fair Oaks.
• Wagoner Police Department, 105 S. Casaver Ave., Wagoner, OK 74467, 918-485-5511
• Coweta Police Department, 212 North Broadway, Coweta, OK 74429, 918-486-2121
• Broken Arrow Police Department, headquarters at 1101 N. 6th Street in Broken Arrow, non-emergency 918-259-8400
• Bixby Police Department, 116 W Needles, Bixby, OK 74008, 918-366-8294
• Catoosa Police Department, City Hall, 214 S Cherokee Street, Catoosa, OK 74015, 918-266-2424
• Tulsa Police Department, 600 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103, 918-596-9222
• Porter: call the town office, P.O. Box 149, Porter, OK 74454, 918-483-0176, or the Sheriff.
• Cherokee Nation Marshal Service: Justice Services, P.O. Box 948, Tahlequah, OK 74465, 918-453-5610