Sequoyah County Jail Overview
Sequoyah County Jail / Sequoyah County Justice Center is operated by the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office. It is the county's main intake and detention point for adults arrested in Sequoyah County. The jail handles pretrial detainees, people serving short local sentences, bond revocation cases, holds, and people waiting for transfer. The sheriff's roster and profile pages use jail-style booking numbers, inmate IDs, booking dates, charges, and a public profile for each current booking.
No separate current county annex, work-release building, state prison, federal Bureau of Prisons institution, or ICE detention center was located inside Sequoyah County in the official sources reviewed. That makes the jail the local roster starting point. A sentenced state prisoner should be searched through Oklahoma Department of Corrections after transfer. A federal or immigration detainee may move into a different custody system and may not remain visible on the county jail roster.
Sequoyah County Jail Population
The county site did not publish a current rated bed capacity, housing-unit count, construction year, or square footage for Sequoyah County Jail. Two dated population points are available from the research. The official live roster feed inspected on June 25, 2026 returned 71 current bookings. The Prison Policy Initiative's 2020 correctional-population table, using the 2013 BJS Census of Jail Facilities, reported a 98 average daily population for Sequoyah County Jail. These figures should be treated as different measures, not as a direct trend line.
Public profiles show sex, race, age, residing city, inmate ID, booking date, classification, charges, and a mugshot or no-image placeholder when available. The sample profile inspected in the research displayed a classification value of Maximum security, confirming that classification data can be part of the public profile.
Search Sequoyah County Jail Inmates
Use the official Sequoyah County inmate search for current jail custody. The roster is free, requires no login, updates hourly according to the sheriff FAQ, and sorts people by booking date. A name filter can narrow the current roster, but the page can also be browsed by recent bookings. Each card opens a profile with the inmate details available to the public.
- Open the sheriff inmate-search page and review the VINE notice if notification matters.
- Use Search by Name to filter the roster, or browse the booking cards by date.
- Open the profile tied to the booking card, photo, or name.
- Check the name, age, city, inmate ID, booking date, classification, and charges before taking action.
- If no result appears, check Oklahoma VINE, call the jail, or make a records request for older or released custody records.
The sample inmate profile captured in the research shows the layout used for public jail profiles.
The profile view is the better source for charges and identifiers because summary roster cards do not show every field.
Sequoyah County Jail Address and Contact
Public business for the jail routes through the Sheriff's Office and jail phone lines. The sheriff contact page lists the Sheriff's Office and jail at the same South Oak Street address. Records requests are handled by the Sheriff's Records Division, with in-person open-records request hours published as Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 3 PM. Booking and release timing can change quickly, so custody-sensitive questions should be verified with the jail before travel, bond action, or a money deposit.
Sequoyah County Jail / Sequoyah County Justice Center
119 South Oak Street
Sallisaw, OK 74955
Jail: (918) 776-9028
Main: (918) 775-1214
Dispatch: (918) 775-9155
Visit Sequoyah County Jail Inmates
Sequoyah County Jail video visitation uses City Tele Coin. The sheriff visitation page says inmates have access seven days a week from 8:00 AM to 10:30 PM. Visitors report to the lobby to register and must present a valid passport or government-issued picture ID. Only one adult visitor is allowed at a time. Juveniles must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or custodian and may not be left unattended in the lobby or visitation area.
| Rule | Sequoyah County Jail Detail |
|---|---|
| Video visitation vendor | City Tele Coin |
| Availability | 7 days a week, 8:00 AM to 10:30 PM |
| Visit length | 15 minutes each visit |
| Visitor ID | Valid passport or U.S./state government picture ID |
| Adults | One adult visitor at a time |
| Prohibited items | Food, beverages, bags, purses, cell phones, cameras, drugs, weapons, tobacco, alcohol, and contraband |
Visitors are subject to search, proper attire is required, and non-cooperation or rule violations can lead to denied or revoked visits.
Mail, Phone, and Money at Sequoyah County Jail
General mail is opened and inspected for contraband and may be read for security threats. Legal and privileged mail is handled separately. Outgoing mail must use the Sequoyah County Jail return address and state the inmate sender's name. Photos must be non-sexual, unframed, no larger than 4 by 6, and not instant-camera photos. Softcover books must come directly from a publisher or bookstore, and inmates may possess three books at a time.
| Service | Provider / Rule |
|---|---|
| Phone and video | City Tele Coin; hotline listed by sheriff as (318) 746-1114 |
| Commissary | Benchmark Commissary Services / JailATM |
| Web deposits | JailATM debit or credit card deposits |
| Order deadline | Commissary orders must be completed by Friday before 4:00 PM |
| Money orders | Not accepted |
| Release funds | Funds may be obtained only by the inmate; weekend release funds are available Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM |
The sheriff's commissary page identifies Benchmark and JailATM as the local money and commissary channels.
Money and commissary services depend on current custody status, so confirm that the person remains at Sequoyah County Jail before sending funds.
Booking and Intake at Sequoyah County Jail
Oklahoma jail standards require written procedures for reception, orientation, and release. Admission includes verification of arrest or commitment papers, positive identification of the arresting or committing officer, a search, medical or mental-health intake screening, facility orientation, property inventory, and classification for housing. Newly admitted inmates must be allowed at least two local or collect calls during admission or after a reasonable time unless phones are available without restriction.
The public Sequoyah County Jail profile is the outward-facing record of that intake process. It shows the booking event and current custody information that can be released online, while internal medical screening, property inventory, housing assignment, and staff records are not part of the public profile. Some records may be available only by authorized release, court order, subpoena, or a redacted open-records response.
Sequoyah County Jail Records Requests
The official Sheriff's Records Division page says the division maintains office records and handles open-records requests. In-person requests are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 3 PM. Crime victims may receive one free incident report copy with acceptable identity verification. Additional copies may be subject to established fees, and some reports may be emailed while others require subpoena.
Note: A current roster result can change within hours, so verify custody with the jail before traveling, paying, or scheduling.
Sequoyah Jail vs State and Federal Custody
Sequoyah County Jail is the local county jail, not a state prison. Sentenced felony prisoners ordinarily move to ODOC and should be searched through OK Offender Lookup. Federal sentenced prisoners use the BOP inmate locator. Immigration custody uses ICE ODLS. Oklahoma VINE can be used for custody-status notification and release or transfer alerts when the person has a VINE record.
| Person's Status | Where to Search |
|---|---|
| Booked into Sequoyah County Jail | Sheriff inmate search |
| Released or transferred from county jail | Oklahoma VINE, jail phone, or records request |
| Sentenced to Oklahoma state prison | OK Offender Lookup |
| Federal prisoner | BOP inmate locator or U.S. Marshals district contact for pretrial questions |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System |
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