The Kay County Inmate Population
The Kay County inmate population is centered on Kay County Detention Center in Newkirk. It is the main county jail, the sheriff and detention facility address point, and an ICE-listed detention site. Kay County research did not locate a second county work-release annex, county medical annex, state prison, or federal Bureau of Prisons institution inside the county. That means the local inmate population is mostly counted through the detention center and related Justice Facilities Authority records, while state-prison and federal-prison searches happen in separate systems.
The people counted in Kay County custody can come from sheriff arrests, city police arrests, Oklahoma Highway Patrol cases, municipal warrants, court holds, contract housing, and immigration detention. Ponca City is the most visible city source in the research because its municipal court explains that failure to appear or pay can lead to a warrant and city jail custody before a person is moved through the local detention chain. Once a felony sentence sends a person to state prison, the person is no longer part of a Kay County jail search even if the case started in Kay County.
The Kay County Sheriff's Office contact page lists the detention facility number that starts most local custody checks.
The screenshot matters because no official online Kay County jail roster was found, so the public contact route is part of the lookup record.
Kay County Inmate Population Statistics
Kay County has several dated population and capacity sources rather than a live public dashboard. Vera's jail construction dataset records a new-jail project that raised capacity from 108 beds to 322 beds. Kay County Justice Facilities Authority minutes from October 8, 2021 reported an average daily count of 234 and a high count of 275. Vera's county trend data also gives a 2019 total jail population of 254, with 185 people in pretrial custody, 69 in sentenced custody, and 1,407 annual jail admits.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| New jail capacity before project | 108 beds | Vera jail construction dataset, 2008 project |
| New jail capacity after project | 322 beds | Vera jail construction dataset, 2008 project |
| Total jail population | 254 | Vera county dataset, 2019 |
| Pretrial custody | 185 | Vera county dataset, 2019 |
| Annual admits | 1,407 | Vera county dataset, 2019 |
| Average daily count | 234 | Kay County JFA minutes, 2021 |
Kay County Inmate Population Trends
The Kay County inmate population changed sharply around the modern jail era. Vera trend rows show a rise from 133 in 2010 to 254 in 2019, with unusual low rows in 2016 and 2017 that should not be explained without a source. Later rows are thinner. The 2021 local minutes give a reliable meeting-record count, while 2023 Vera data gives a sparse total but lacks many breakdown fields.
| Year | Population / ADP-like Measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 133 | Vera row during the old-to-new facility period. |
| 2015 | 235.5 | Vera row also lists 195.09 in pretrial custody. |
| 2019 | 254 | Vera row lists 185 pretrial and 69 sentenced custody. |
| 2021 | 234 avg / 275 high | Kay County JFA director report in official minutes. |
| 2023 | 313 | Vera sparse total row with many blank breakdown fields. |
Who Counts in Kay County Jail
The best detailed demographic row in the research is the 2019 Vera Kay County row. It should be read as a dated dataset, not a current roster. That row lists 189 males and 31 females in the jail population fields, along with race and ethnicity counts. It also shows the split between pretrial and sentenced custody, which is key for any inmate population reading because pretrial detainees are being held before final case disposition while sentenced jail inmates are serving a local term or waiting for transfer.
- Pretrial and sentenced custody: Vera listed 185 pretrial and 69 sentenced jail custody in 2019.
- Sex fields: Vera listed 189 male and 31 female jail population counts in the 2019 row.
- Race fields: The same row included White, Native, Black, Latinx, other race, and AAPI fields.
- Federal and contract custody: Kay County later has a confirmed ICE facility listing, so federal or immigration status must be checked separately.
Note: The demographic figures are dataset fields from 2019 and should not be treated as a current jail roster count.
Kay County Jail Capacity
Capacity is not just a bed count. Kay County's new-jail project raised the reported capacity to 322 beds in Vera's construction file, but one Vera county row lists a 2019 rated capacity of 361. The safer presentation is to name the source each time. The facility may also have practical limits from staffing, classification, medical space, segregation space, ICE standards, and contract-bed rules. A count below the headline capacity does not prove every unit has open beds.
Justice Facilities Authority material adds local context. February 2025 minutes named KCDC operational reports, including Jail/Inmate Daily Report, KCDC Housing Stats, Monthly Food Service Report, Monthly Health Services Report, and a Loss of Revenue Report tied to not being able to house contract beds. Those titles show that population is managed as both a jail-operations issue and a public-finance issue in Kay County.
Kay County Inmate Record Laws
Oklahoma law supplies the public-record frame for Kay County inmate population data, booking records, and related jail-operation records. The rules do not make every detail public. Juvenile records, sealed or expunged records, medical information, victim details, security material, and active investigative information can be withheld or redacted. For a current custody check, the direct jail line is usually faster than a formal records request, but the Open Records Act still matters for historical reports and copies.
Key Statutes:
Oklahoma Open Records Act, 51 O.S. Section 24A.1 et seq. governs access to public-body records unless an exception applies.
51 O.S. Section 24A.5 says public records are open for inspection and copying during regular business hours, subject to exemptions.
51 O.S. Section 24A.8 is the law-enforcement-records framework for booking, arrest, and investigative material.
OSDH Title 310 Chapter 670 provides operating standards for city and county detention facilities.
Kay County State Prison Counts
No Oklahoma Department of Corrections prison was found in Kay County on the ODOC facilities page. A person arrested in Kay County who is sentenced to state prison leaves the county jail lookup path and enters ODOC custody. The ODOC offender lookup is the statewide search route for sentenced prisoners, not a list of people waiting in Kay County Detention Center before trial.
Oklahoma's broader custody numbers help place Kay County in context. Vera's state dataset lists Oklahoma total jail population and rated capacity fields for 2023, and the Prison Policy Initiative Oklahoma profile reports a high statewide incarceration rate across all systems. Those statewide numbers should not be substituted for a local Kay County count, but they explain why county jail, state prison, federal prison, and immigration detention must be separated in any search.
Search Kay County Inmate Population
No official Kay County public inmate-search form, booking report, or sheriff-hosted mugshot gallery was located on the county website during research. That gap changes the lookup order. A current local custody search starts with the Kay County Detention Facility line, then moves to court, VINE, state, federal, and immigration tools depending on the case. This is especially important because the same Kay County facility is also an ICE detention location.
- Call Kay County Detention Facility at 580-362-3393 with the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency.
- Search ODCR for Kay County felony, misdemeanor, probable-cause, traffic, or warrant cases after charges are filed.
- Use Oklahoma VINE for custody and release notifications when the person is in a covered custody system.
- Search ODOC if the person has been sentenced to Oklahoma state prison.
- Use BOP for federal sentenced inmates and ICE for current immigration detention.
Kay County Current Custody Lookup
Because no official Kay County roster form was located, the roster search-field table is short and negative by design. That is a research finding, not an omission. Readers should not assume private jail-roster sites are official Kay County sources. If a person was arrested in Ponca City, the municipal court and police channels may also matter, especially for warrants or city-court failures to appear.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | Not located | Not located | No official Kay County public inmate-search form was found. |
The sheriff's directory page confirms the detention contact point in county materials.
The directory supports the phone-first custody workflow used when an official public roster is unavailable.
Kay County Inmate Record Fields
Kay County did not provide a public roster profile for inspection, so public-facing field claims must stay limited. Internal jail records may contain booking date, charges, bond, arresting agency, housing, holds, and release status, but those exact fields were not observed in an official public interface. Court dockets and state or federal locators show different record types.
| Field | Kay County Public Status |
|---|---|
| Name | Not observed in an official Kay County public roster. |
| Booking number | Not observed online; ask the detention center if needed. |
| Charges | Not observed in a public jail profile; formal charges can be checked through ODCR or OSCN. |
| Bond | Call the jail or court clerk and check the court docket after filing. |
| Mugshot | No official sheriff mugshot gallery or public booking-photo roster was located. |
| Release status | Use the jail phone line and Oklahoma VINE where available. |
Kay County Jail vs Prison
The search tool depends on where the person is held. Kay County Detention Center covers local jail custody and also has an ICE contract role. ODOC covers state sentenced prisoners. BOP covers federal sentenced prisoners from 1982 forward. ICE covers current immigration detainees and some people in CBP custody for more than 48 hours. A court docket can prove that a case exists, but it does not prove current custody by itself.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Kay County jail | Detention phone line and local records request | Pretrial detainees, county sentences, municipal transfers, holds. |
| Oklahoma state prison | Oklahoma Department of Corrections locator | Sentenced state prisoners after transfer from county jail. |
| Federal prison | Federal Bureau of Prisons locator | Federal sentenced custody, separate from Kay County jail. |
| ICE detention | ICE detainee locator and facility phone route | Current immigration detention, including Kay County Detention Center when applicable. |
Kay County Detention Facility
The facility map resolves to one publishable detention facility page for Kay County. Ponca City has municipal court and warrant material, but no separate official city jail page with bed count, roster, booking profiles, visitation, or commissary was located. The county jail page should therefore carry the facility detail while the court and records pages cover municipal warrant and police-record routes.
- Kay County Detention Center holds local pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, municipal transfers, contract detainees, and ICE detainees.
Kay County Inmate FAQ
Is there an official Kay County jail roster?
No official Kay County Sheriff online jail roster, inmate search page, recent-bookings report, or mugshot gallery was located in the research. Use the detention facility phone line first, then check court, VINE, ODOC, BOP, or ICE systems as needed.
How large is the Kay County inmate population?
The dated sources differ by year and method. Vera lists 254 total jail population in 2019, while Kay County JFA minutes reported a 2021 average daily count of 234 and high count of 275.
Are ICE detainees part of Kay County searches?
They can be. ICE identifies Kay County Detention Center as a detention facility, so a person in immigration custody may require the ICE locator, ICE DRIL, and the facility phone route rather than a county roster.
Where do Kay County court charges appear?
Kay County Court Clerk material points criminal case tracking to ODCR. The court record starts after the prosecutor files charges, so the docket may lag behind booking.
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