Search Garfield County Recent Bookings

Garfield County recent bookings are handled at the Garfield County Detention Facility in Enid, Oklahoma. The jail sits at 1020 South 10th Street and serves all of Garfield County, including Enid, Covington, Garber, Drummond, Waukomis, and the rest of the county's towns. Since January 2021, the Garfield County Criminal Justice Trust Authority has run day-to-day operations at the facility. This page walks through how to look up a recent booking in Garfield County, what you can expect from jail records, and where to find more help if the local roster does not have what you need.

Garfield County Jail Roster and Booking Records

The Garfield County Detention Facility is at 1020 South 10th Street in Enid. The detention line is 580-548-2479. The sheriff's office main line is 580-237-0244. You can find info about the Garfield County Sheriff's Office at garfieldok.com/sheriff. That site has details on jail operations, contact numbers, and general information about the sheriff's department.

Garfield County went through a shift in how the jail runs. As of January 2021, the Garfield County Criminal Justice Trust Authority took over management of the detention facility. This trust authority model is not rare in Oklahoma. Several counties use trust structures to fund and run their jails. What this means for the public is that the trust authority now handles intake, booking, and day-to-day custody operations. The sheriff's office still has law enforcement duties, but jail management falls under the trust. If you call 580-548-2479 for booking info, you are reaching the detention staff under this trust authority.

For court case records tied to a Garfield County arrest, use OSCN.net. The Oklahoma State Courts Network covers all district court filings in Garfield County. You can search by name or case number. Cases show up within a few days of the district attorney filing charges.

OSCN at oscn.net covers Garfield County district court case filings. This includes charge details and docket entries for people booked at the Enid detention facility.

Checking Garfield County Booking Status

Call the detention facility at 580-548-2479 to ask about a recent booking. Have the full legal name ready. A date of birth helps too. Staff can tell you if the person is in custody, what charges are on file, and whether bond has been set. They can also say if a transfer has taken place.

Garfield County is a mid-size county. Enid is the big hub. Most arrests in the county come from Enid or the surrounding area. The facility handles both city and county bookings. If the Enid Police Department makes an arrest, that person goes to the same Garfield County Detention Facility. Same for the sheriff's deputies or any other law enforcement in the county. One jail serves all of them.

Phone staff cannot give legal advice. For questions about a case, talk to a lawyer or call the Garfield County District Court clerk. The sheriff's office at 580-237-0244 can take calls about warrants or general law enforcement questions that fall outside the jail's scope.

What Garfield County Booking Records Show

Oklahoma law requires jails to keep public records of all bookings. Title 51 O.S. Section 24A.8 lays out what must go into a jail register. That includes the name, the date and reason for commitment, the authority that ordered it, whether the charge is criminal, a physical description, and the discharge date and method.

In practice, a Garfield County booking record will also list the booking number, the arresting agency, the specific charge codes, bond amount, and any holds from other agencies. Booking records capture a snapshot at the time of arrest. Charges can change later. The district attorney may add counts, drop some, or amend the filing entirely. So the booking record is a starting point. For up-to-date case info, check OSCN.net or call the court clerk.

Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, anyone can ask for booking records. There is no requirement that you be a relative or have a legal interest. Send a written request to the detention facility or call 580-548-2479 to ask how they handle records requests. Copy fees may apply, but access itself is free by law.

VINE Alerts for Garfield County Inmates

VINE is a free tool that tracks custody status. You can look up anyone in the Garfield County Detention Facility through vinelink.vineapps.com or by calling 877-654-8463. The system runs all day and all night. Garfield County is part of the Oklahoma VINE network, so bookings and releases at the Enid facility show up in the system.

Once you find the person, sign up for alerts. VINE will call or email you when something changes. Releases, transfers, court movements. It all gets tracked. This is a big help for crime victims who need to know when someone gets out. Family members use it too, though for a different reason. Either way, VINE removes the need to keep calling the jail.

VINE at vinelink.vineapps.com lets you track custody changes for people booked at the Garfield County Detention Facility in Enid.

State and Federal Lookup Tools for Garfield County

If a person booked in Garfield County ends up in state prison, use the ODOC Offender Lookup to find them. This database covers all current and past state inmates. Search by name, DOC number, or county. The ODOC portal at oklahoma.gov is another way to reach the same data.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation runs the state criminal history system. Their CHIRP database provides name-based searches across all Oklahoma arrest records. For sex offender checks, the registry at sors.doc.ok.gov covers registered offenders in Garfield County and statewide.

Federal inmates are searchable through the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator. If someone was arrested in Garfield County on federal charges or transferred to federal custody, the BOP database will have them. This covers all federal facilities across the country. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has a full guide on Oklahoma open records law if you need to understand your rights when requesting records from Garfield County or any other agency.

Garfield County Communities and Booking Info

Garfield County has several towns and cities. Enid is the county seat and the largest city by far. All arrests in Garfield County funnel into the same detention facility on South 10th Street in Enid. This applies whether the arrest happens in Enid proper or in one of the smaller communities spread across the county.

Other communities in Garfield County include Breckinridge, Carrier, Covington, Douglas, Drummond, Fairmont, Garber, Hillsdale, Hunter, Kremlin, Lahoma, North Enid, and Waukomis. None of these smaller towns have their own jail. Law enforcement in those areas brings people to the Garfield County facility. If you are looking for someone arrested in any of these communities, the Garfield County Detention Facility at 580-548-2479 is where to check. The Oklahoma Archives can also help with older records from the Garfield County area.

Nearby Oklahoma Counties

These counties border Garfield County. If you need to search nearby jails, use these links.