Garfield County Inmate Population Search
Garfield County runs one of the more active jails in north-central Oklahoma. The facility in Enid holds between 100 and 150 inmates on an average day. You can search for inmate population records through several tools, including the county court system and statewide databases. Garfield County serves Enid, North Enid, and Garber. Whether you need to check on someone in custody or look up past booking records, the Garfield County Sheriff's Office and online court portals offer public access to that data. This page explains every way to search.
Garfield County Inmate Overview
Garfield County Jail Details
The Garfield County jail is in Enid. It takes bookings from the Garfield County Sheriff, Enid Police Department, and other local agencies. With 100 to 150 people in custody on most days, it is one of the busier facilities in the region. The jail handles pretrial holds, misdemeanor sentences, and short-term holds for people awaiting transfer to state prison. All bookings in Garfield County run through this one facility.
Call the Sheriff's Office to ask about someone in the Garfield County jail. Staff can confirm whether a person is in custody and give you basic booking information like charges and bond amount. You can also go to the office in person during business hours. The jail operates around the clock for intake, so new bookings happen at all hours. If you are trying to find a specific person, having their full name and date of birth will help the staff pull their record quickly.
Garfield County also serves North Enid and Garber. Arrests in those areas lead to bookings at the same jail in Enid. The inmate population here reflects the combined law enforcement activity of every agency working within county lines.
Public Records in Garfield County
Under Oklahoma's Open Records Act, jail booking records are public. Title 51 Section 24A.8 requires the Garfield County Sheriff to keep a jail register that anyone can inspect. The register contains each person's name, the date and time of booking, charges filed, and bond information. You can view this register at the Sheriff's Office in Enid without giving a reason for your request.
Copies of Garfield County inmate records cost up to 25 cents per page for standard documents, as set by Title 51 Section 24A.5. Certified copies may run up to a dollar per page. The staff will help you locate specific records. Bring whatever details you have on the person, a full name at minimum, and an arrest date or date of birth if possible.
Note: Garfield County handles a high volume of bookings, so giving the staff specific details saves time for everyone.
Garfield County Court Records Search
The Public Index for Garfield County lets you search court case filings from the district court. Criminal cases tied to jail bookings show up here once charges have been formally filed. You can search by name and see the charges, case status, hearing dates, and any dispositions. This gives you a fuller picture than a jail roster entry alone. Court records show what happened after the arrest, not just the fact that someone was booked.
The Oklahoma State Courts Network is another way to search Garfield County case records. OSCN includes docket details, court minutes, and filing documents. It covers all 77 Oklahoma counties and is free to use. If you know the case number, you can pull up the full history of a case. If you only have a name, OSCN will show all matching cases in Garfield County and statewide.
Statewide Tools for Garfield County
The Oklahoma DOC Offender Lookup tracks inmates in the state prison system. If someone was convicted in Garfield County and sentenced to more than a year, they get transferred to the Department of Corrections. This tool lets you search by name or DOC number. Results show current facility, sentence details, and projected release dates. It is the go-to resource for finding people who have left the Garfield County jail and moved into state custody.
The Jail Exchange listing for Garfield County provides contact details and general information about the jail. It includes the address, phone number, and basic procedures for contacting the facility. While it does not offer a live inmate search, it serves as a quick reference when you need the right number to call or address to visit.
Garfield County VINE Alerts
The VINE notification system covers Garfield County. You can register to receive alerts when an inmate's status changes. VINE will notify you if someone is released, transferred, or escapes. The service is free and operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You choose how you want to get alerts: phone call, text, or email.
Registration takes just a few minutes. You need the inmate's name or booking number. Once signed up, VINE monitors the Garfield County jail and state prison systems for you. The phone line at 1-866-277-7477 offers help in over 200 languages. This tool saves you from having to call the jail each day to check on someone.
Garfield County Intake Process
Every person arrested in Garfield County goes through booking at the jail in Enid. The process starts with photographing the person and collecting personal information. Fingerprints are taken and submitted to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for the criminal history database. Charges are logged, and bond is determined. The whole intake usually takes a few hours. After that, the person is either held in the Garfield County jail or released on bond.
People held in custody become part of the Garfield County inmate population until their case is resolved. Pretrial inmates make up a large share of the population. Those convicted of misdemeanors may serve their full sentence at the county jail. Felony convictions with sentences over one year result in transfer to a state facility. The jail also handles temporary holds for people picked up on warrants from other counties or federal agencies.
Note: The Garfield County jail accepts bookings from multiple law enforcement agencies including the Enid Police Department and Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
The screenshot below shows the Oklahoma DOC offender search, which tracks state prison inmates who may have been convicted in Garfield County courts.
Use this tool to locate anyone who was sentenced in Garfield County and transferred to the state prison system.
Enid Inmate Population
Enid is the county seat and largest city in Garfield County. People arrested by the Enid Police Department are booked into the Garfield County jail. For details on searching Enid inmate population records, visit the Enid city page.
Nearby County Jails
If the person you are looking for is not in Garfield County custody, they could be held in a nearby county. Check these neighboring facilities for additional inmate population records: