Osage County Inmate Population
The Osage County inmate population is split between local jail custody and state prison custody. The Osage County Jail in Pawhuska is the primary local facility. It is run by the Osage County Sheriff's Office and holds adults booked after arrests by deputies, city police, and other agencies that lodge people in the county jail. The public roster is current-custody focused. It is the first place to check for pretrial detainees, people serving short local sentences, warrant arrests, and holds for other Oklahoma agencies.
Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy is a separate state prison run by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. It is not a county booking facility, and it does not use the sheriff's jail roster. A person usually reaches that prison only after conviction, sentencing, and ODOC classification. For Osage County inmate population work, that distinction matters. The jail roster explains who is in local custody now. The ODOC locator explains who has moved into sentenced state custody.
Osage County Population Statistics
Official county-level jail data located for Osage County is limited, but the researched figures are still useful when they are kept in context. The Osage County current-inmates page showed a same-day custody count of 136 people on June 25, 2026. That is a roster snapshot, not an annual average. The sheriff's homepage cites 45,818 residents from the 2020 Census and describes Osage County as Oklahoma's largest county by area, with 2,304 square miles.
State and national figures help frame the local count without turning them into Osage-specific rates. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported 664,200 people in local jails at midyear 2023 and a national jail incarceration rate of 198 per 100,000 residents. Vera's Oklahoma jail trend data reported a statewide rate increase from 260 to 506 per 100,000 residents from 2000 to 2015. Those are comparison points. They do not replace the Osage County roster count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Osage County Jail current public roster count | 136 people in custody | OCSO current-inmates page, June 25, 2026 |
| Osage County population | 45,818 residents | OCSO homepage citing 2020 Census |
| County area | 2,304 square miles | OCSO homepage citing Census Bureau data |
| Dick Conner Correctional Center population description | Nearly 1,200 men | ODOC fact sheet, August 2025 |
| County jail rated capacity | Not located in official sources | OCSO jail, records, contact, and county pages reviewed |
Osage County Inmate Trends
No official Osage County average daily population series, annual booking count, or length-of-stay dashboard was located in the research file. The strongest local trend evidence is the 2026 current roster count and the sheriff's June 2026 update about jail infrastructure. Sheriff Bart Perrier described long-term water infrastructure serving the jail and sheriff's office as critical for daily jail operations during maintenance, interruptions, or municipal water-system emergencies. That is operations context, not an overcrowding order.
The statewide trend data still helps readers avoid overreading a single Osage County inmate population snapshot. Oklahoma jail rates rose sharply in Vera's 2000 to 2015 data, and Vera reported that 64 percent of Oklahoma's 2015 jail population was pretrial. The Osage County roster does not publish race, sex, age, felony share, misdemeanor share, or pretrial status for each person in the captured list, so those statewide details should not be copied onto Osage County inmates.
| Year / Date | Count or Rate | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Oklahoma statewide | 260 per 100,000 | Vera statewide jail population rate context |
| 2015 Oklahoma statewide | 506 per 100,000 | Vera statewide rate, not an Osage County rate |
| 2020 Osage County | 45,818 residents | County population denominator cited by OCSO |
| August 2025 DCCC | Nearly 1,200 men | State prison population description for Hominy facility |
| June 25, 2026 Osage County Jail | 136 current inmates | Same-day public roster snapshot |
Osage County Jail Data Laws
Oklahoma public-record rules explain why many Osage County jail records can be inspected or copied, while also explaining why not every jail detail is posted online. The Oklahoma Open Records Act generally opens public records unless a state or federal confidentiality rule applies. Law-enforcement records have their own limits, especially when a record includes protected details, juvenile information, investigative material, medical information, or another confidential category.
The Osage County Sheriff's Office applies those rules through its Records Division and open-records request form. The form cites 51 O.S. sections 24A.1 through 24A.19 and says records are open for inspection and copying unless confidential by law. The same local form sets copy, certification, media, labor, commercial, programming, and legal-support fees. It also says fees must be paid by money order before release and that OCSO does not fax or email reports to non-governmental agencies.
Key access rules:
Oklahoma Open Records Act, Title 51 treats public records as open unless an exemption applies.
51 O.S. section 24A.8 covers law-enforcement arrest information agencies must make available if kept.
74 O.S. section 192 and Oklahoma jail standards regulate county detention operations and inspection concepts.
Oklahoma's DCRA plan describes state infrastructure for death-in-custody reporting.
Search Osage County Inmates
The sheriff's current-inmates roster is the best first search for the Osage County inmate population in local custody. The public page is a single-list roster with one filter box, not an advanced database. The captured roster invited users to type names, dates, charges, city names, or other text. Entries were sorted by booking recency and showed booking photos, booking dates and times, city or state listed as "From," charge summaries, and VINELink links.
Use the roster as a live custody screen, then confirm anything that affects travel, bond, money, or release with the jail. The public list did not show bond, housing unit, arresting agency, court date, booking number, date of birth, exact address, race, sex, height, or weight in the captured entry list. Some entries showed "AND MORE..." after several charges, which means the public list may shorten the charge set. Court records and jail records requests fill those gaps.
- Open the official current-inmates page on the sheriff's website.
- Start with the person's last name. If the list is broad, add a first name or middle name.
- Try a booking date in MM/DD/YY format, a city name, or a charge keyword when the name is unclear.
- Read the visible booking entry, including photo, booked date, from-location, charges, and VINELink link.
- If no match appears, check ODOC, BOP, ICE ODLS, OSCN, ODCR, or call the booking desk.
The roster screenshot in the manifest came from the official Osage County Jail current-inmates page and shows the live count area, search box, inmate photos, charges, and VINELink links.
That layout is why a broad keyword search can work, but it also shows why older booking records and full charge details may require another official channel.
Osage County Roster Fields
The search form is simple. It lets the reader filter visible roster text instead of choosing a separate last-name, first-name, or booking-number field. That design is useful when a name spelling is uncertain, but it also means a nonmatch does not prove the person was never booked. The person may have been released, transferred, listed under a different spelling, held by another agency, or not yet entered on the public page.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type anything: names, dates (MM/DD/YY), charges, city names etc. | Text filter | Optional or unspecified | Use name, date, charge term, city, or other visible roster text. |
| VINELink | Outbound link per inmate | Not applicable | Used for custody-status notification and follow-up. |
| Site search | General site search | Optional | Not the jail roster filter. |
Osage County Inmate Records
Osage County inmate records on the public roster are list-style booking entries. They give a fast custody answer and first-level booking facts, but they are not the full jail file. For full reports, older booking material, or records not shown online, use the Records Division process. For filed charges, use OSCN or ODCR after the District Attorney files the case in Osage County District Court.
| Visible Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Full name in uppercase, often with middle name or initial. |
| Mugshot | Public booking photo beside the entry when available. |
| Booked | Date and time of jail booking. |
| From | City or state listed with the booking entry. |
| Charges | Plain-text charge list, sometimes shortened with "AND MORE..." |
| VINELink | Link to Oklahoma VINE custody-notification follow-up. |
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency that may keep a person in custody after local bond is handled.
- Classification
- A jail decision about security, medical, and housing needs after intake.
- Filed charge
- The charge accepted or filed in court, which may differ from the jail booking charge.
- Disposition
- The court result, such as dismissal, plea, acquittal, or conviction.
County Jail vs State Prison
The Osage County inmate population search changes once a person leaves county jail. Current local custody belongs on the sheriff's roster. Sentenced state custody belongs in the OK Offender Lookup. Federal sentenced custody belongs in the BOP inmate locator. Immigration custody belongs in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. Oklahoma VINE can help with custody notification, but it is not a full case record.
| System | Who It Covers | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Pretrial detainees, local sentences, warrant arrests, holds | Osage County Sheriff's current-inmates roster |
| State prison | Sentenced Oklahoma prisoners and some fugitives | Oklahoma Department of Corrections Offender Lookup |
| Federal prison | Federal inmates from 1982 to present | Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator |
| Immigration detention | ICE detainees | ICE ODLS by A-number or biographical search |
Osage County Detention Facilities
Two confirmed detention facilities serve Osage County search needs. They are different systems, so the same inmate lookup method will not work for both. The county jail handles local custody after arrest. Dick Conner Correctional Center handles sentenced state prisoners assigned by ODOC after conviction and classification.
- Osage County Jail holds adults arrested in Osage County, pretrial detainees, local-sentence inmates, warrant arrests, and other-agency holds.
- Dick Conner Correctional Center is an ODOC medium-security prison with a minimum unit for sentenced adult men.
Past Osage County Inmate Records
Released inmates may not remain visible on the current roster, and the captured public page did not show a release archive. For past Osage County inmate records, older booking files, incident reports, or mugshots not visible online, use the OCSO Records Division and the official open-records request form. Include the person's full name, approximate arrest or booking date, case number if known, and the exact record sought.
OCSO's published fee schedule lists standard copies at 25 cents per page, certified copies at one dollar per page, actual cost for other media, and possible hourly charges for commercial, disruptive, programming, or legal-support work. Those charges matter most for broad or older requests. The form says payment must be by money order payable to OCSO before documents are provided.
Osage County Inmate FAQ
How large is the Osage County inmate population? The official roster showed 136 people in the county jail on June 25, 2026. That is a same-day count, not an annual average.
Where is the first Osage County inmate search? Start with the sheriff's current-inmates roster for local jail custody. Then check ODOC, BOP, ICE, or court records if the person is not listed.
Does the Osage County roster show mugshots? Yes, visible entries showed public booking photos when available. Older or missing booking photos go through the Records Division request process.