The Okfuskee County Inmate Population
The Okfuskee County inmate population has two distinct parts. The first is the local jail population at the Okfuskee County Jail in Okemah. That group includes people arrested in Okfuskee County, pretrial detainees, short county sentences, and holds waiting on another agency. The second is the state-prison population at John H. Lilley Correctional Center in Boley, an Oklahoma Department of Corrections facility. The two groups are both physically tied to Okfuskee County, but they are not searched or managed by the same office.
That split matters for every inmate lookup. The Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office controls local jail booking and release information. ODOC controls sentenced state-prison custody, including John H. Lilley Correctional Center. Federal Bureau of Prisons and ICE systems are separate again, and no federal prison or ICE detention center was found in Okfuskee County. A correct search starts by asking whether the person is newly arrested, already sentenced to ODOC, or held under a federal or immigration matter.
Okfuskee County Inmate Population Statistics
Recent county-jail figures come from the Vera Institute Incarceration Trends county file, while prison figures come from ODOC materials. Vera estimated the Okfuskee County Jail population at 60 in 2024 and 61 in 2023. Local newspaper reporting, not an official sheriff technical sheet, described the newer jail as an 88-bed facility. ODOC's August 2025 John H. Lilley fact sheet described the Boley prison as holding more than 800 male inmates on 256 acres.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Okfuskee County Jail population | 60 | Vera county CSV, 2024 |
| Okfuskee County jail population rate | 837.87 per 100,000 adult residents | Vera county CSV, 2024 |
| Reported new jail capacity | 88 beds | Okemah News Leader reporting on the new jail |
| John H. Lilley population | More than 800 male inmates | ODOC fact sheet, August 2025 |
Okfuskee County Inmate Population Trends
The available trend series shows a small-county jail count that rose after a low point in 2015 and sat near 60 in the latest Vera values. The reported jail project also changed local context. Research found local reporting that voters approved a jail sales tax in 2016, the new jail passed inspection in 2019, and a ribbon cutting occurred in early 2020. Those facts help explain why older counts from the former jail should not be read as the current jail's capacity.
| Year | Jail Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 34 | Older small-county jail count in Vera and Prison Policy/Census material. |
| 2015 | 12 | Low point in the extracted Vera county series. |
| 2017 | 50 | Increase before the reported new jail opened. |
| 2019 | 44 | Pre-2020 transition period. |
| 2023 | 61 | Latest Vera value before 2024. |
| 2024 | 60 | Latest Vera value located for the county file. |
Okfuskee County Jail and Prison Population
County jail and state prison custody are often confused because both can involve people from Okfuskee County. The county jail is the first place to check after a local arrest by the sheriff, Okemah Police Department, Weleetka Police Department, Boley Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, or another agency that books locally. John H. Lilley Correctional Center is different. It holds sentenced ODOC inmates, including many elderly and physically challenged men, and is searched through the statewide ODOC locator.
| Question | Okfuskee County Jail | John H. Lilley Correctional Center |
|---|---|---|
| Agency | Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office | Oklahoma Department of Corrections |
| Custody type | Pretrial, short sentence, local holds | Sentenced state-prison custody |
| Lookup path | Call, visit, or make a written records request | ODOC Offender Lookup |
| Facility page | Okfuskee County Jail | John H. Lilley Correctional Center |
Okfuskee County Jail Capacity
Capacity should be stated with care. The research did not locate an official sheriff capacity page, so the 88-bed figure is best described as local newspaper reporting about the newer jail rather than a county-published specification. Vera's 2024 estimate of 60 people is below that reported capacity, but local KJRH reporting in early 2026 described an OSDH inspection involving 79 inmates and serious safety concerns. The official OSDH inspection PDF was not captured during research, so current conditions should be verified through the Oklahoma State Department of Health detention program.
Oklahoma's state detention standards are still relevant even when the local jail does not post a detailed handbook. The OSDH jail standards program inspects city and county detention facilities, and the city and county detention facility standards cover admission, release, supervision, sanitation, medical care, staffing, juveniles, and facility policies.
Laws for Okfuskee County Jail Records
Oklahoma law supports access to core arrest and jail information, but it does not force every record onto an online roster. That point is central in Okfuskee County because no official web roster was located. A person seeking a booking sheet, jail-register entry, or booking photo should start with the jail and then use a written Oklahoma Open Records Act request if phone staff cannot release the needed detail.
Key Statutes:
51 O.S. 24A.1 et seq. makes Oklahoma public-body records open unless another law closes them.
51 O.S. 24A.8 covers law-enforcement records, including basic arrest facts and jail booking information if kept.
57 O.S. 48 requires sheriffs to keep and preserve a jail register or computer record.
74 O.S. 192 and OSDH rules govern Oklahoma city and county jail standards.
Search the Okfuskee County Inmate Population
No official Okfuskee County Jail public web roster was located on a county, sheriff, or official vendor site. That means the county inmate search is a fallback chain, not a single online form. Start with the Okfuskee County Jail/Sheriff phone line, then use in-person contact or a written Open Records Act request for booking records. If a person has moved from the county jail into state custody, switch to ODOC.
- Call Okfuskee County Jail/Sheriff at 918-623-1122 and ask for current custody status.
- Give the person's full legal name, date of birth or age, arrest date, arresting agency, and any case or warrant number.
- Ask whether the person is in jail, released, transferred to ODOC, transported to court, or held for another agency.
- If the jail cannot disclose the full record by phone, ask how to submit a written request for the booking sheet or jail register entry.
- For a city arrest that has not reached the jail, call the Okemah Police Department at 918-623-1234.
The Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association Okfuskee County directory is the best located public directory page for the sheriff and jail phone path. The screenshot below shows the sheriff directory source used for the county contact workflow.
Because the sheriff directory is a contact source rather than a live roster, it should be used to reach the jail before assuming an inmate record is available online.
Okfuskee County Roster Search Fields
The county did not provide a searchable roster form in the researched official sources. The practical search fields are the details a caller or written requester can provide to jail staff. More precise details reduce false matches, especially when a person uses an alias or has a common name.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official county online roster | n/a | n/a | No official Okfuskee County roster form was located. |
| Phone lookup details | Verbal | No fixed form | Use full name, DOB or age, booking date, arresting agency, case number, and warrant number. |
| Written records request | Written request | No county form located | Identify name, DOB, date range, incident or case number, record type, and requester contact information. |
Okfuskee County Inmate Record Details
A county jail record may include more than one kind of information. The jail booking record is about custody. The court docket is about charges filed by the prosecutor. ODOC records are about prison custody after sentencing. In Okfuskee County, the absence of an official online jail profile means no public county sample profile could be inventoried. Requesters should not assume that a mugshot, bond amount, housing unit, or charge field is online.
| Field | How to Confirm It |
|---|---|
| Booking date and time | Call the jail, ask in person, or request the booking record. |
| Charges | Ask the jail for booking allegations, then check ODCR or OSCN for filed court charges. |
| Bond or hold status | Confirm with the jail and court docket because another-agency holds can block release. |
| Mugshot | No official online county photo display was located; use the sheriff open-records path. |
| Release or transfer | Confirm by phone, VINELink notification, court docket, or ODOC lookup after state transfer. |
State and Federal Inmate Search
The ODOC Offender Lookup is the correct search path for sentenced Oklahoma prisoners, including men held at John H. Lilley Correctional Center. It can be searched by name or DOC number, and result fields may show facility, offense, sentence information, custody status, and a photo when available. ODOC warns that its data are abbreviated and are not an exact explanation of the offense, sentence, or time to be served.
The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS covers immigration detainees through A-number and biographical search paths. These federal tools are custody locators, not Okfuskee County jail rosters, and federal agencies generally do not publish arrest mugshots through those systems.
The ODOC offender lookup screenshot below shows the state-prison search path that applies after a person is committed to Oklahoma Department of Corrections custody.
Use ODOC for John H. Lilley Correctional Center and other state prisons, not for someone still waiting in the Okfuskee County Jail after a recent arrest.
Okfuskee County Court and Mugshot Records
Jail booking charges can differ from the charges later filed in Okfuskee County District Court. Formal court records after an arrest are searched through ODCR or the OSCN docket search after the District 24 prosecutor files or tracks the case. ODCR includes Okfuskee as an Oklahoma District Courts option and offers fields for court group, court, party name, party type, case type, and case number.
Booking photos should be handled just as carefully. Research found no official Okfuskee County mugshot gallery. If a booking photo is needed, first confirm the person was booked into the jail, then ask whether the sheriff releases booking photographs and whether the request must be written. For custody notifications, the Oklahoma Attorney General's OK VINE page points users to VINELink and the 24-hour notification line at 1-877-654-8463.
Okfuskee County Detention Facilities
Okfuskee County has one local county jail and one state prison. They should appear together in a broad Okfuskee County inmate population discussion, but the lookup route changes by facility type.
- Okfuskee County Jail holds local bookings, pretrial detainees, short county sentences, and holds pending transfer.
- John H. Lilley Correctional Center is an ODOC minimum-security state prison for sentenced male inmates in Boley.
Okfuskee County Custody Terms
These short definitions help separate a jail booking from a court case and a prison record.
- Booking
- The jail intake step after arrest, including identity checks, property inventory, and custody records.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another county, state, federal, tribal, or immigration agency.
- Personal recognizance bond
- Release based on a written promise to return to court, rather than full cash bond.
- Classification
- The jail or prison process that assigns custody level, housing, and separation needs.
- Expungement
- A court process that can seal eligible arrest or case records after a valid order.
Okfuskee County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Okfuskee County inmate population? Vera estimated the county jail population at 60 in 2024. ODOC separately reports more than 800 male inmates at John H. Lilley Correctional Center in its August 2025 fact sheet.
Is there an official Okfuskee County jail roster online? Research did not locate an official county, sheriff, or official vendor web roster. Call 918-623-1122, visit the sheriff/jail, or submit a written Open Records Act request.
Where are court records after a jail arrest? Search ODCR or OSCN once the District 24 prosecutor files the case. A very recent booking may appear at the jail before a court case is visible.
How can release notifications be tracked? Use OK VINE through VINELink or the 1-877-654-8463 phone line. It is a statewide notification service, not a sheriff app.