Grant County Inmate Population Overview
The official Grant County facility map is narrow. The Grant County Sheriff's Office identifies the Grant County Jail as the local jail operated by the sheriff. No official county source located a jail annex, work-release center, city jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center inside Grant County. That means the local Grant County inmate population starts with people held at the sheriff's jail, then branches to Oklahoma Department of Corrections, federal, or immigration systems only after custody status changes.
Local jail counts move for several reasons. A deputy, Medford police officer, Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper, or other agency may arrest someone and bring the person to the jail for booking. A judge may set bond, deny bond, or hold the person for another agency. If the District Attorney files charges and the person is later sentenced to state prison, the county jail is no longer the best lookup path. At that stage, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections offender lookup becomes the state-prison channel.
Grant County Inmate Population Statistics
The most direct local capacity figure comes from the official sheriff page, which says the sheriff's building includes a 39-bed jail. The Vera Institute county incarceration trends dataset reports Grant County jail population figures for recent years, including 17 people in 2023 and 17 people in 2021. The same dataset reports 16 people in 2019, with 11 in pretrial custody and 5 sentenced locally. Those figures should be read as county-level trend data, not as a live roster.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Rated / bed capacity | 39 beds | Grant County Sheriff page, inspected 2026 |
| Jail population | 17 | Vera Institute county dataset, 2023 |
| Jail population rate | 708.63 per 100,000 age 15-64 residents | Vera Institute county dataset, 2023 |
| Annual jail admissions | 89 | Vera Institute county dataset, 2019 |
| State prison population attributed to county | 19 | Vera Institute county dataset, 2019 |
Grant County Jail Population Trends
Grant County's jail count has moved within a small range in the years summarized in the research file. Vera reports 26 people in 2018, 16 people in 2019, 17 people in 2021, and 17 people in 2023. Because Grant County is rural, a change of only a few people can make the rate per 100,000 residents look large. Raw counts are the better first read when comparing the Grant County inmate population with the jail's physical capacity.
| Year | Jail Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | Vera reports a rate of 708.63 per 100,000 age 15-64 residents. |
| 2021 | 17 | Similar raw count to 2023. |
| 2019 | 16 | Vera reports 11 pretrial and 5 sentenced people in jail. |
| 2018 | 26 | Below the Vera reported capacity of 37. |
| 2017 | 26 | Vera reports 25 male and 1 female in the jail count. |
| 2015 | 14 | Lower raw count in the ten-year trend table. |
The research found no official recent Grant County jail overcrowding order, consent decree, DOJ investigation, or new-jail bond project. The 2023 Vera count of 17 is below the current 39-bed figure on the sheriff page. That does not answer every daily staffing or housing question, but it avoids overstating a crowding issue that the source file did not document.
Who Makes Up Grant County Jail Custody
The 2019 Vera row gives the clearest demographic and custody split in the research file. It lists 16 total jail population, 12 male, 4 female, 11 pretrial, and 5 sentenced. It also reports 13 White people, 2 Latinx people, 1 Native person, and no people in the Black, AAPI, or other-race categories for that row. These are historical data points. They are not a current roster and should not be used to identify any specific person.
- Pretrial custody: Vera reports 11 people in 2019, meaning the case was still moving through court.
- Sentenced custody: Vera reports 5 people in 2019, a local jail count separate from ODOC prison custody.
- Sex breakdown: Vera reports 12 male and 4 female people in the 2019 jail population.
- Other-agency holds: Vera reports 0 held from BIA, BOP, ICE, or Marshals in the 2019 row.
Laws for Grant County Inmate Records
Oklahoma law explains why basic jail information can be requested even when no online Grant County jail roster is published. The Oklahoma Open Records Act sets the public-record framework. The law-enforcement records section, 51 O.S. Section 24A.8, covers arrestee descriptions and facts concerning an arrest if the agency keeps those records. Title 57 also matters because it places the sheriff in charge of the county jail and requires a jail register.
Key statutes:
51 O.S. Section 24A.8 covers public inspection of certain law-enforcement records if kept by the agency.
57 O.S. Section 47 places the sheriff in charge of the county jail and people lawfully confined there.
57 O.S. Section 48 requires a jail register, which supports requests for basic commitment and release entries.
57 O.S. Section 21 restricts contraband in jails and penal institutions.
Search Grant County Inmate Custody
No verified official online Grant County jail roster was located in the source sweep. The official sheriff page links useful resources, including VINE, but it does not publish a current inmate list, recent booking report, release report, or mugshot gallery. That changes the search order. For a person who may be in local custody, the sheriff's office is the first county-level channel. For court charges after an arrest, the best online sources are ODCR and OSCN.
- Call the Grant County Sheriff's Office at 580.395.2356 or contact the office at 219 N. First St., Medford, OK 73759.
- Ask for current custody status, booking date, bond status, release status, transfer status, and any known warrant or case number.
- Use Oklahoma VINE for custody status and notification registration.
- Search ODCR and OSCN after charges are filed in Grant County District Court.
- Use ODOC, BOP, or ICE only when the person is in state prison, federal prison, or immigration custody.
The official sheriff page is also the source for the jail photo, sheriff contact block, and the 39-bed capacity note. The screenshot below shows the county source used for the jail and sheriff facts.
The page identifies the sheriff's office, jail address, jail capacity, and official contact channels. Those details are the local fallback when a live online roster is not available.
Grant County Inmate Record Fields
Because Grant County does not publish a verified official online roster, public fields depend on what the sheriff keeps, what Oklahoma law allows, and what the court clerk files after a case begins. The expected fields below come from the research summary of Oklahoma law and ordinary jail record practice. They should be requested with enough identifiers to avoid mixing up people with similar names.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and description | Legal or booking name, date of birth or age, race, sex, address, and physical description if kept and releasable. |
| Booking date | When jail intake created the booking entry. |
| Arresting agency | Sheriff, Medford Police, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, or another agency. |
| Booking charges | Initial arrest or hold charges, which may differ from the prosecutor's later court filing. |
| Bond or hold | Bond amount, no-bond status, detainer, warrant hold, or other release limit if available. |
| Release or transfer | Whether the person was released, transferred, or moved to state or federal custody. |
Grant County Jail vs State Prison
Readers often search one system when the person has already moved to another. Grant County Jail is the local pretrial and short-sentence facility. ODOC is the state-prison system for sentenced Oklahoma prisoners and supervised offenders. Federal and immigration detainees follow different federal routes. A detainer can also keep a person in custody after local bond is posted, so one search result may not answer every release question.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Grant County jail custody | Sheriff phone, in person, records request, VINE | Local arrest, booking, bond, release, and short-term jail status. |
| Oklahoma state prison | ODOC offender lookup | Sentenced prisoners and ODOC-supervised offenders. |
| Federal prison | BOP inmate locator | Federal sentenced prisoners, not county jail inmates. |
| Immigration custody | ICE detainee locator | ICE detainees searched by A-number or biographical data. |
The ODOC offender lookup is the source for sentenced state-prison searches, not for pretrial Grant County jail bookings.
Use ODOC after a Grant County defendant is sentenced or moved into state corrections custody. The county jail should still be contacted for local booking questions.
Grant County Detention Facilities
The Facility Map resolves to one local detention facility. The Grant County Jail is operated by the Grant County Sheriff's Office and serves as the county jail for local arrests, warrants, pretrial detention, sentenced local custody, and possible temporary state-prisoner housing authorized for Oklahoma sheriffs. No separate official Medford city jail or county jail annex was located.
- Grant County Jail - sheriff-operated 39-bed county jail for local Grant County custody.
Grant County Court and Mugshot Paths
Jail records and court records answer different questions. A booking entry can show custody, arrest charges, bond, release, or transfer status. A court docket shows what the prosecutor filed after the arrest. For Grant County, the court clerk page points users to ODCR, and OSCN is a second Oklahoma docket path. Booking photos are handled as law-enforcement records because no official county mugshot gallery was found.
The ODCR search form allows a Grant County court search by court, party name, and party type.
After a jail arrest, ODCR and OSCN can show the filed criminal case, but neither replaces a custody confirmation from the jail.
Grant County Custody Terms
Several record terms repeat across jail and court searches. Knowing the difference helps keep the Grant County inmate population search focused.
- Booking
- Jail intake that creates the local custody record after an arrest.
- Pretrial
- Custody before a conviction or final case result.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice from another agency that may delay release.
- Jail register
- The official jail log required by Oklahoma law for people committed to jail.
- ODOC
- Oklahoma Department of Corrections, the state-prison system.
Grant County Inmate Population FAQ
How many people are in the Grant County inmate population? Vera reports 17 people in the Grant County jail population for 2023. The official sheriff page lists a 39-bed jail. Daily custody status still needs sheriff confirmation.
Is there an official Grant County jail roster online? No verified official online jail roster was located. Use the sheriff's office, VINE, ODCR/OSCN, ODOC, BOP, and ICE based on custody type.
Are Grant County jail mugshots online? No official county mugshot gallery or recent-booking photo feed was located. A booking photo may be requested from the sheriff if kept and not exempt.
Where do court charges appear after an arrest? Grant County court cases are checked through ODCR, OSCN, or the Court Clerk after the District Attorney files charges.