The Beaver County Inmate Population
The Beaver County inmate population is centered on the Beaver County Sheriff's Office and Beaver County Jail. The county's official sheriff page says the sheriff has power and authority to operate the county jail, apprehend and secure people charged with felonies or breaches of the peace, serve warrants and district-court process, and preserve the peace. Scott Mitchell is listed as the current Beaver County sheriff, in office since 2025. For jail population purposes, that means the local count is a sheriff-run county jail count, not an Oklahoma Department of Corrections prison count.
The active, page-worthy detention facility found for Beaver County is Beaver County Jail in Beaver. Research did not locate a current county jail dashboard, booking census, official rated-capacity page, or current average daily population report. The best local public record path therefore separates what is known from what is missing. Historical correctional population tables list Beaver County Jail counts, while current custody checks rely on the jail phone, in-person contact, written open-records requests, Tiger Commissary's limited inmate selector, ODCR or OSCN court records, Oklahoma VINE, ODOC, BOP, and ICE depending on the person's custody path.
Beaver County Inmate Population Statistics
Current Beaver County Jail capacity, current average daily population, annual bookings, average length of stay, and demographic splits were not published in the official county materials reviewed. The available data points are still useful if they are read as limited, sourced snapshots. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts gives the county resident population and land area. The Prisoners of the Census correctional population table lists a historical Beaver County Jail local count. State and national context comes from Vera, Prison Policy Initiative, and Bureau of Justice Statistics, not from a Beaver County jail dashboard.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver County population estimate | 4,882 | Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 estimate |
| Beaver County population estimate | 5,025 | Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2024 estimate |
| Beaver County 2020 Census population | 5,049 | Census QuickFacts / 2020 Census |
| County land area | About 1,815 square miles | Census QuickFacts geography data |
| Historical Beaver County Jail local count | 26 | Prisoners of the Census table, 12/31/2013 |
| Older Beaver County Jail local count | 11 | Prisoners of the Census vintage table, 3/31/2006 |
| Oklahoma statewide jail pretrial share | 67% | Vera Oklahoma trends |
| National jail population | 664,200 | BJS Jail Inmates in 2023, midyear 2023 |
Beaver County Inmate Population Trends
The Beaver County inmate population trend cannot be read from a current county dashboard because the county does not publish one. The two jail-count points found in correctional population tables show local counts of 11 in 2006 and 26 in 2013. Those are historical count snapshots, not a current bed rating, not an average daily population, and not proof of overcrowding. They do show why current local confirmation matters in a small county: a few arrests, holds, releases, or transports can change the apparent jail population quickly.
| Year / Date | Beaver County Figure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 3/31/2006 | 11 local jail inmates | Historical correctional population table |
| 12/31/2013 | 26 local jail inmates | Prisoners of the Census correctional table |
| 2020 Census | 5,049 county residents | County denominator for local context |
| 2025 estimate | 4,882 county residents | Census QuickFacts estimate |
| 2026 research review | Current ADP not published | Request current counts from the sheriff if needed |
Beaver County Jail Population Makeup
Beaver County does not publish a jail demographic table by sex, age, race, charge level, bond status, pretrial status, sentence status, or hold type. That missing detail should not be filled with statewide averages. Oklahoma statewide sources help explain broad jail pressure, but they do not identify the people held in Beaver County Jail on a given day. The local jail population is best described by custody function: adult arrestees, pretrial detainees, people serving short local sentences, people awaiting court transport, and people who may be held while another warrant, detainer, or agency request is sorted out.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before the court case is resolved, often while bond or a hold is pending.
- Sentenced local inmate
- A person serving a short jail sentence or waiting for transport after sentencing.
- Detainer
- A request or hold from another agency, such as another county, ODOC, ICE, or federal authorities.
- DOC custody
- State prison or supervision custody handled by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, separate from the county jail.
Beaver County Jail Capacity
Current official capacity for Beaver County Jail was not located on the Beaver County site. Third-party jail listings often state a bed number, but the research instructions require sourced official or high-authority facts, so those figures are not treated as the county's current capacity. Historical ODOC and correctional datasets mention Beaver CWC and Beaver County Jail at or near the same Beaver address, which can confuse older web pages. Current ODOC public facility navigation did not confirm Beaver Community Work Center as active, so current state-sentenced custody should be checked through ODOC statewide lookup instead of an old Beaver CWC reference.
No official Beaver County Jail overcrowding order, consent decree, current jail construction bond, federal civil-rights investigation, or jail closure notice was found in the reviewed official sources. A current capacity question is best handled as an open-records request to the sheriff asking for rated capacity, daily count for a specific date, average daily population by year, annual bookings, releases, transfers, and any demographic table the office maintains.
Laws for Beaver County Jail Records
Oklahoma law supplies the framework for Beaver County inmate population access even when the county site does not publish a full roster. The Open Records Act governs public access to non-confidential public records. County-jail statutes place the jail under the sheriff's charge and require prisoner care under Oklahoma jail standards. These laws do not mean every detail is posted online. They do mean a requester can ask the Beaver County Sheriff's Office for records the office keeps, subject to exemptions, redactions, and lawful fees.
Key statutes:
51 O.S. Sections 24A.1-24A.29 set Oklahoma's public-records framework for public bodies.
51 O.S. Section 24A.8 covers law-enforcement records, including arrestee descriptions and arrest facts if kept.
57 O.S. Section 47 places the county jail and people confined there in the sheriff's charge.
57 O.S. Section 52 covers the sheriff's duty to provide necessities and medical care when required.
Search Beaver County Inmates
Beaver County does not publish a full official web jail roster on the county website. The most direct current-custody channel is the sheriff/jail phone line. The most useful Beaver-specific online tool found is Tiger Commissary's Beaver County Jail service page, which supports Web Deposits and Order Commissary. Tiger can help select an inmate for a transaction, but it is not a full roster because it does not show charges, bond, booking date, booking photo, housing, or release status.
- Call Beaver County Jail or the sheriff's office first for urgent current custody, bond, release, or transport questions.
- Use Tiger only to see whether the person can be selected for Beaver County Jail deposits or commissary.
- Search ODCR or OSCN after charges are filed in Beaver County District Court.
- Use Oklahoma VINE for custody-status notifications when release or transfer alerts matter.
- Use ODOC OK Offender Lookup after state sentencing, and BOP or ICE only for federal or immigration custody.
Beaver County Roster Search Fields
The Tiger inmate selector is narrow but locally specific. After Beaver County Jail is selected in Tiger, the user may choose Web Deposits or Order Commissary, then search/select an inmate. Tiger says to use the inmate's last name or click the first letter of the last name. During the research inspection, some alphabet letters were linked and others were not. That letter behavior is dynamic, so it should never be treated as a stable jail count.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Optional / unspecified | Maximum length 50; Tiger instruction says to use the last name when searching. |
| First-letter filters | Clickable alphabet links | Optional | A-Z appears; only letters with available records are linked at a given time. |
| Search | Button | Optional | Search button uses the Tiger page's postback process. |
| Facility | Hidden / query value | Required by URL | Facility values identify Beaver County Jail, Beaver, Oklahoma, facility ID 109. |
The Tiger inmate selector screenshot source shows why the tool is useful but limited.
The selector can support a deposit or commissary transaction, but custody facts still need sheriff confirmation when the question is jail status, release, bond, charges, or court transport.
Beaver County Inmate Record Fields
A Beaver County online inmate record is not available as a full county roster profile. The local field inventory comes from Tiger's transaction selector, plus the facts a caller or requester may need from the sheriff. Tiger result rows show name fields and a masked ID. They do not replace the jail's booking sheet or the court clerk's criminal case record.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Select Inmate | Link to continue with a deposit or commissary order for the selected person. |
| First / Middle / Last | Name fields in the Tiger selector. |
| Id | Masked partial inmate or customer ID, such as XXX####. |
| Booking date | Not shown in Tiger; ask the jail or check court filings after a case opens. |
| Charges and bond | Not shown in Tiger; check the sheriff, ODCR, OSCN, or the court clerk. |
| Mugshot / housing / status | Not shown in Tiger; request jail records if public access is needed. |
Past Beaver County Inmate Records
Released or older Beaver County inmate records may not appear in Tiger at all. Tiger is built for current deposits and commissary selection, not historical jail research. For a past booking, send a written open-records request to the Beaver County Sheriff's Office. Include the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest or booking date if known, charge or case number if available, requested record type, preferred format, and requester contact information. Ask for an inspection or copies of records already kept by the office rather than asking the office to create a new report.
Court records are the other path for older case facts. The court record may show filed charges, case number, docket events, warrants, bond entries, dispositions, payments, and future settings. It may not show current jail housing. If a person was sentenced to state custody, ODOC may become the right locator, but ODOC offender information states that county-jail-to-DOC transfer can normally take 6-9 months after sentencing before transport into ODOC custody.
Beaver County Jail vs State Prison
Many lookup errors come from searching the wrong system. Beaver County Jail is the local custody point for arrests, pretrial detention, short local sentences, and court transport. ODOC is the statewide system for sentenced state prisoners and supervision. BOP handles federal prisoners. ICE ODLS handles people in current ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours. No active state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility was confirmed physically inside Beaver County.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Beaver County sheriff/jail and Tiger for limited selection | Local custody, booking, bond, release, short sentence, or transport status. |
| State prison | Oklahoma Department of Corrections OK Offender Lookup | Sentenced state offender or ODOC supervision record. |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present, not routine county jail bookings. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Current ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours. |
Beaver County Detention Facility
The Beaver County inmate population currently resolves to one confirmed active local detention facility. Historical materials mention Beaver Community Work Center, but current ODOC public facility navigation did not confirm it as active. State-sentenced people from Beaver County should be searched in ODOC's statewide locator rather than an old Beaver CWC reference.
- Beaver County Jail - local adult county jail operated by the Beaver County Sheriff's Office for arrestees, pretrial detainees, short local sentences, and court transport.
Beaver County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Beaver County inmate population?
The current official Beaver County Jail average daily population was not published in county sources reviewed. Historical correctional population tables list 11 local jail inmates in 2006 and 26 in 2013, but those are old point-in-time counts. For a current number, request the jail count or ADP from the Beaver County Sheriff's Office.
Does Beaver County have an online jail roster?
No full official Beaver County web roster was found on the county website. Tiger Commissary has a limited inmate selector for deposits and commissary, but it does not show booking dates, charges, bond, mugshots, housing, or release status. Current custody should be confirmed with the sheriff or jail.
Where are Beaver County court charges found?
After a Beaver County arrest, court charges are searched through ODCR, OSCN, or the Beaver County Court Clerk. The court case may lag the booking. Filed charges may also differ from the initial arrest allegation.
What if the person was sentenced to prison?
Use ODOC OK Offender Lookup for sentenced state prisoners. A sentenced person may remain in county jail before ODOC transport, so both the sheriff and ODOC may need to be checked during the transfer window.