The Woodward County Inmate Population
Woodward County has one active local detention facility in the research file: Woodward County Jail, operated by the Woodward County Sheriff's Office. The jail is the first local custody point for many people arrested by the sheriff, Woodward Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, or other agencies using local booking. It holds pretrial detainees, people serving short county sentences, and people waiting for another agency or court to decide whether to accept custody.
The county's official jail pages publish rules and phone contacts, but they do not publish a current jail census, rated bed count, online inmate search, daily booking list, or public mugshot gallery. That shapes every Woodward County inmate population lookup. Current custody is confirmed through the jail phone line, the sheriff's counter, or a written request. Court filings are checked through OSCN or ODCR. Sentenced state prisoners move to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections lookup, which is separate from the county jail.
Woodward County Inmate Population Statistics
The most useful Woodward County inmate population figures are dated or contextual. The research file located a historical average daily population of 104 for Woodward County Jail from the Prisoners of the Census/BJS local jail data for calendar year 2013. It also located Census QuickFacts resident population estimates for Woodward County. Those resident counts help explain the county setting, but they are not jail counts. The county did not publish a live jail population dashboard in the official sources reviewed on June 25, 2026.
Current rate, overcrowding, and demographic claims should not be calculated from old jail data mixed with new resident counts. The safer record path is to cite the dated figure as historical context and state clearly that current capacity and current population were not found on the official jail, sheriff, county, or OSDH pages reviewed.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Woodward County Jail historical average daily population | 104 | Prisoners of the Census / BJS Census of Jail Facilities, 2013 |
| Woodward County resident population estimate | 19,827 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 estimate |
| Woodward County resident population estimate | 19,991 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2024 estimate |
| Current rated jail capacity | Not published in official sources located | Sheriff, jail, county, and OSDH review, June 25, 2026 |
| Current jail population | Not published in official sources located | No official roster or jail dashboard located |
Woodward County Inmate Population Trends
The local trend picture is incomplete because Woodward County does not publish a public jail census series. The historical jail ADP and the former state prison data still matter. Fort Supply once had a large ODOC facility, William S. Key Correctional Center, but ODOC announced in 2021 that it would close by the end of that year. That removed a major state-prison population from Woodward County, while the county jail remained the active local detention facility.
The ODOC closure notice said the former Fort Supply prison held approximately 1,000 inmates near closure and had about 140 employees. The local county jail and the state prison system should not be merged in a current population count. They are different custody systems with different records, different operators, and different lookup tools.
The ODOC closure notice is a Woodward County detention-history source.
That history explains why current facility searches should not treat William S. Key Correctional Center as an active Woodward County inmate population page.
| Year or Date | Figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-30 | 1,081 | William S. Key Correctional Center historical state facility population; now closed |
| 2013 calendar year | 104 | Woodward County Jail historical ADP |
| 2021-06-16 | About 1,000 | ODOC announced William S. Key closure and inmate transfer plan |
| 2026-06-25 | Not located | No official Woodward County Jail live population dashboard found |
Woodward County Jail Population Makeup
No official Woodward County Jail demographic table was located for sex, race, ethnicity, age, pretrial status, felony or misdemeanor status, federal holds, ICE holds, DOC holds, or average length of stay. The Woodward County inmate population can still be described by custody role. The jail receives local arrests, books people into county custody, and holds them while bond, court dates, release, transfer, or short county sentences are handled.
National and state context must be labeled as context, not as Woodward County data. BJS reported a U.S. local jail average daily population of 664,800 for the 12 months ending June 30, 2023, with 7.6 million admissions and an average stay of 32 days. Prison Policy Initiative's Oklahoma profile reported at least 96,000 different people booked into local jails in Oklahoma annually. Those figures do not identify Woodward County's current jail count.
- Pretrial detainees: People held after arrest while bond, first appearance, charging, or release terms are pending.
- County-sentenced inmates: People serving short jail sentences in local custody when accepted by the jail.
- Transfer cases: People awaiting state, federal, municipal, or other agency action may move out of county custody.
- State prisoners: Sentenced ODOC offenders are searched through the state locator, not the county jail.
Woodward County Jail Capacity
Woodward County's official jail and sheriff pages do not publish the jail's rated bed capacity, housing unit map, construction year, current census, or overcrowding status. Older sources discuss a prior jail history, and historical data show the 2013 average daily population, but those sources cannot be used as current capacity facts. The honest Woodward County inmate population statement is that current capacity and live count were not located in the official source set.
Oklahoma city and county detention facilities are still governed by state jail standards. The Oklahoma State Department of Health jail standards page describes standards, annual inspection authority, deficiency reports, and complaint routes for detention facilities. That oversight is important for jail conditions, but it is not the same as a daily Woodward County jail population report.
Important: A current Woodward County incarceration rate cannot be calculated from the research file because no current official jail census was located.
Woodward County Jail Records Law
Jail population and booking information sits inside Oklahoma's public-records framework, but access is not the same as online publication. Oklahoma's Open Records Act, Title 51 Sections 24A.1 through 24A.30, governs inspection and copying of public-body records unless another law makes a record confidential. The research file points especially to Section 24A.5, which provides public inspection and copying during regular business hours, subject to exemptions.
County jail operations also sit under Oklahoma detention standards and prisoner statutes. The Oklahoma Title 57 statutes include county jail and prisoner provisions. The OSDH Chapter 670 jail standards address admission, release, security, sanitation, medical care, supervision, segregation, and facility rules. Death-in-custody reporting and investigations are tied to Oklahoma statutes cited in the state's DCRA plan.
Key sources: Title 51 Open Records Act controls public-body record access; OSDH jail standards control detention-facility inspections; Oklahoma custody-death reporting statutes are cited in the state's Death in Custody Reporting Act plan.
Search Woodward County Inmate Population
No official Woodward County online jail roster was located on the county or sheriff pages. That does not mean custody cannot be checked. It means the Woodward County inmate population search starts with the jail information line, then uses written records requests and court systems when a person is not confirmed by phone. The jail page lists the jail phone as 580-256-3264, extension 2. The sheriff page also provides sheriff@woodwardcounty.org and office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Before calling or sending a records request, gather the person's full legal name, middle name if known, date of birth or age, arrest date, arresting agency, and any case number. If the arrest was by Woodward Police and looks like a municipal citation or warrant, city police and municipal court records may be part of the trail. If formal charges were filed, the court record may answer questions the jail cannot answer.
- Call Woodward County Jail at 580-256-3264 ext. 2 for current local custody.
- If staff cannot confirm a record, contact the sheriff's office by email or in person for the records-request route.
- Search OSCN and ODCR for Woodward County District Court filings tied to the arrest.
- Use Oklahoma VINE for custody-status notification when available.
- Search ODOC, BOP, or ICE if the person may have moved out of county jail custody.
Woodward County Jail Lookup Fields
Because the official county site does not expose roster fields, the search-field table is a fallback table rather than an online form inventory. The practical Woodward County inmate population lookup asks jail staff or the sheriff's office to match a person using identity and arrest details. A written request should be narrow: name, booking date, and the specific record sought, such as booking record, jail log entry, bond status, release status, or booking photo.
| Lookup Channel | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official online jail roster | Not located | n/a | Woodward County jail pages publish policies and phone contacts, not a current inmate search. |
| Phone custody check | Phone | Practical identity details | Use full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency. |
| Written records request | Email, mail, or counter | No local form located | Use sheriff@woodwardcounty.org or the sheriff counter for booking or jail-log records. |
| Court case search | OSCN / ODCR | Optional fields | Use when formal charges, court dates, bond orders, or dispositions are the goal. |
Woodward County Inmate Records
A Woodward County inmate record may exist even when no online profile is displayed. For local jail custody, staff or a records response may be able to address whether a person is in custody, when the booking occurred, the arresting agency, booking charges, bond or hold status, and release or transfer status. The court docket may show filed charges, case type, bond minutes, hearings, warrants, pleas, dismissal, sentencing, or disposition.
Booking charges and filed charges can differ. A booking charge is the arrest or intake label. A filed charge is what the prosecutor places in court. A person may be booked and released before a case is filed, or a case may appear after the jail custody question is already stale.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest, including identity processing and property handling.
- Filed charge
- The offense formally filed in court by the prosecutor.
- Bond
- A release condition set by a court, which may be cash, surety, personal recognizance, or no bond.
- Detainer
- A request from another agency to hold or notify before release.
Woodward County Jail vs Prison
The county jail is not the same thing as a state prison. Woodward County Jail covers local detention after arrest, short county commitments, and people waiting for court or transfer. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections offender lookup covers sentenced state offenders and some supervision records. A person arrested in Woodward County may not appear in ODOC until after conviction, sentencing, and transfer to state custody.
| Record Type | Woodward County Jail | Oklahoma DOC |
|---|---|---|
| Who is covered | Local pretrial detainees and short county sentences | Sentenced state offenders and supervision records |
| Operator | Woodward County Sheriff's Office | Oklahoma Department of Corrections |
| Main lookup | Jail phone, sheriff counter, records request | ODOC public offender lookup |
| Best use | Current local custody and booking status | State prison facility, sentence, or supervision status |
State and Federal Inmate Search
State, federal, and immigration searches answer different Woodward County inmate population questions. ODOC is the state-prison route. Oklahoma VINE is a free custody-status and criminal-case notification service. The BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to the present, with a release-date caveat. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is the immigration detainee route.
None of these locators replaces the Woodward County Jail phone line for a new local arrest. They become more useful when a person was sentenced, transferred, federally charged, or placed in immigration custody. If the record is a court case rather than a custody question, OSCN and ODCR are the better starting points.
Woodward County Detention Facilities
The active local facility map resolves to Woodward County Jail only. No separate county work-release annex, regional jail, BOP prison, or ICE detention center in Woodward County was located in official sources. The City of Woodward Police Department has a police address and dispatch number, but no separate long-term municipal jail roster was found.
The Woodward County contact page shows the sheriff, court clerk, district attorney, and district judge in one public contact table.
Those contacts support the practical route from jail custody to court records when a person moves through the local system.
- Woodward County Jail - Sheriff-run county jail for local arrests, pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, and transfer holds.
Woodward County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Woodward County inmate population? A current official jail count was not located. The dated historical figure in the research file is a 2013 jail average daily population of 104. Current county jail census and rated capacity were not published on the official pages reviewed.
How do I search the Woodward County inmate population? Start with Woodward County Jail at 580-256-3264 ext. 2 for current custody. Then use the sheriff's email or counter for records requests, OSCN or ODCR for court filings, VINE for notification, and ODOC, BOP, or ICE if the person moved out of local custody.
Does Woodward County publish a live jail roster? No official online jail roster, booking report, or public mugshot gallery was located on the official county or sheriff pages in the research file.
Can a court record show custody? A court record may show bond, warrants, hearings, and filed charges, but it is not a live housing record. A person can have a Woodward County District Court case while released, jailed, transferred, or no longer in custody.