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Cimarron County Jail Roster Overview

The Cimarron County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail and publishes the inmate roster. Sheriff Mark Swinton was sworn into office on January 7, 2025, after serving as Undersheriff. His office handles booking, custody, visitation, and inmate records for the county. The online roster is a current-custody list. It shows in-custody inmates, the booking date, the charges, and additional booking information, and it is sorted by the date each person was booked. You can search the list by name when you are looking for one specific person.

The Sheriff's Office home page is the starting point for the jail, the inmate search, and the tip line. You can open it at the Cimarron County Sheriff's Office website to reach every inmate service in one place.

That home page links out to the roster, VINE, commissary, visitation, and inmate mail and phone pages, so most jail questions can be answered without a phone call. The roster only covers people the county jail holds at that moment. It does not list people held in federal custody, those already transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to serve a sentence, or anyone who has bonded out or been released. For a person who may have left local custody, the roster points users to a statewide notification tool instead.

How to Use the Cimarron County Inmate Roster

The roster is free and needs no account. Open it directly through the Cimarron County inmate search page and work through the list by booking date or by name. A short, ordered routine keeps the search quick.

1. Open the inmate search page on the Sheriff's Office site.
2. Type the person's name into the name search to narrow the list.
3. Review the in-custody results, which are grouped by booking date.
4. Check the booking date and charges shown for the matching person.
5. If no result appears, use the VINE link to check whether the person was released or transferred.

The inmate search page itself shows a live count of how many people the jail holds. When nobody matches, the page returns a short notice that the person may not be in custody or that the system may be updating. That message is normal for a small rural jail, where the population can be very low or even zero on a given day. A blank result is not proof that someone was never booked. It only means they are not held in the county jail at that moment.

The screenshot above shows the layout of the county inmate search, including the name field and the link out to VINE for released or transferred inmates. Use that VINE link whenever the local list cannot confirm a person's status.

Cimarron County Jail Roster Search Fields

The roster is simple by design. There is no advanced form with dozens of filters. The page accepts a name and sorts everyone in custody by the date they were booked, then offers a path out to the statewide VINE system. The fields below reflect what the public page actually presents.

Keep name searches loose. A nickname, a middle name, or a small spelling change can hide a real match. If the full name returns nothing, try the last name on its own. When the list is short, it is often faster to scan every current booking than to guess at the exact spelling the jail used at intake.

What a Cimarron County Inmate Record Shows

The county roster is built around a few core facts, not a full booking sheet. During inspection no live inmate was in custody, so the public page could not be sampled with real data. Based on the page's own description, a Cimarron County inmate record should present the fields below and little more.

Important: The county roster is not a mugshot site. Do not expect a booking photo, a bond amount, a housing pod, or a release date on the public page. For those details, call the jail or use VINE.

To dig deeper into the charges behind a booking, the court case file is the better source. The formal allegations move through the District Court, and you can read more about them on the Cimarron County arrest records and court charges page. The jail roster shows who is held today, while the court record shows how each charge is resolved.

Cimarron County Jail and Sheriff's Office

Cimarron County operates one detention facility, run by the Sheriff's Office at the county justice center. The office and the jail share an address in Boise City, the county seat. Sheriff Mark Swinton leads the agency, and his official biography covers his path from local policing to Undersheriff and then to elected sheriff. You can read it on the Sheriff Mark Swinton biography page.

The bio page also confirms that the same office address and phone line handle inmate questions, records requests, and jail operations. Because the county is small and rural, one number reaches both the Sheriff's Office and the jail. Use the contact card below to confirm an inmate's status by phone, ask about a booking, or arrange a visit.

Note: Cimarron County is the only Oklahoma county that borders four states, so callers and visitors often travel long rural distances to reach the Boise City jail.

Statewide and Released Inmate Searches

The county roster only answers one question: who is in the local jail right now. For sentenced offenders and for people who have left county custody, the search shifts to state systems. Two tools cover most of those cases.

People who have been sentenced to prison are tracked by the state, not the county. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections offender lookup searches inmates in DOC custody and those under state supervision. The DOC warns that its public data is abbreviated and is not an exact explanation of an offense, a sentence, or time left to serve. Treat it as a pointer, and contact the DOC for certified documentation.

For custody alerts, Oklahoma uses VINE. The Oklahoma VINE service lets victims and the public search custody status by phone or online and register for free notification when that status changes. You can also reach VINE by phone at 877-654-8463. VINE is the right tool when the county roster shows no result and you need to learn whether someone was released, bonded out, or moved to another facility.

• County jail roster: current in-custody inmates at the Cimarron County jail.
• Oklahoma DOC lookup: sentenced state offenders and supervised individuals.
• Oklahoma VINE: release and transfer alerts plus custody status by phone.
• Sheriff's Office phone: a direct call when an online tool is unclear.

Booking Process in Cimarron County

Booking begins after an arrest by the Sheriff's Office, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, or another agency working in the county. The person is brought to the justice center at 409 N Logan, where intake staff record identity, the arresting agency, and the charges. Once that intake is complete, the booking appears on the public roster, grouped by booking date with everyone else held that day.

From there, the case moves into the District Court. A judge sets the terms of any bond and schedules a first appearance. The county jail roster itself does not list bond amounts, court dates, or release terms, so those questions go to the court rather than the jail. For bond and case status, the Cimarron County Court Clerk answers at (580) 544-2221, and the live docket tracks each criminal filing as it progresses.

Note: A booking on the roster reflects an arrest and charges, not a conviction, and charges can be amended, reduced, or dropped as a case moves through court.

Cimarron County Jail Visitation Rules

Visits at the Cimarron County jail are no-contact and run by appointment only. An inmate must be in good standing to receive visits, and every visitor needs valid identification. The full rules, including the dress code, are posted on the jail visitation page. The schedule itself is short and fixed.

Because Cimarron County borders four states and covers a wide rural area, the jail recognizes that some families drive a very long way. The policy specifically allows people traveling extreme distances to request a visit outside the standard Tuesday and Thursday windows. That request is an accommodation, not a guarantee, so call ahead to arrange it.

Several rules apply once you arrive. Only one registered adult may visit at a time. Children may visit with a registered adult when they are the inmate's children, grandchildren, or sibling children under 18, and they must be supervised. No cell phones, cameras, bags, purses, or backpacks are allowed inside. Tobacco, food, gum, and drinks stay out of the lobby and visitation area. Every visitor is subject to a search and a warrant check, and anyone suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be turned away.

How to Contact a Cimarron County Inmate

Mail, phone, text, and video are the main ways to reach someone in the Cimarron County jail. The Sheriff's Office posts the address format and the vendor instructions on the inmate phone and mail page. Follow them closely, because mail that breaks the rules is rejected.

Mail goes to the Cimarron County Justice Center, with the inmate's name on the envelope, at 409 N Logan, Boise City, OK 73933. Every piece must show the full first and last name and correct address for both the sender and the inmate. The jail bans a long list of items, including lipstick, lip gloss, scents, metallic stickers, photos larger than 4 by 6 inches, Polaroids, staples, paper clips, lamination, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and printed social media pages. Blank paper, envelopes, and stamps are only allowed through the commissary.

Calls, text, and video run through Reliance Phone Services. Family and friends choose "CIMARRON COUNTY JAIL" from the vendor's dropdown, fund an inmate wallet or buy a phone card, verify the inmate's name, create an account, and enter payment. Reliance support answers at (800) 896-3201. Three-way calling and call forwarding are forbidden and can cut off an inmate's phone access.

Cimarron County Jail Commissary and Funds

Inmates buy snacks, hygiene items, and writing supplies through the jail commissary, and the county uses Tiger Commissary for that service. Family and friends can place orders online. The ordering steps and weekly deadlines are explained on the jail commissary page.

The process is straightforward. A supporter searches by the inmate's last name, adds items to a cart, and checks out. Timing matters more than anything else here. Orders must be placed by Sunday at 4:30 p.m. to make that week's cycle, and the items are distributed to inmates on Wednesdays. An order that misses the Sunday cutoff waits for the next week. Because blank paper, envelopes, and stamps are sold through commissary, this is also how an inmate gets the supplies needed to write home.

Requesting Cimarron County Jail Records

Sometimes a roster entry is not enough, and you need a formal record from the Sheriff's Office. The agency keeps that process simple but in person. The steps and the pickup rule are posted on the Sheriff's Office records request page.

To start, call the main line at (580) 544-2020 during normal business hours and ask for a records request form. The office can send the form by email or fax. Completed records, though, must be picked up in person at 409 N Logan in Boise City. That pickup rule is firm, so plan a trip to the justice center or arrange for someone local to collect the documents. For warrant questions that the roster cannot answer, the same phone line is the right contact, and the active-warrant details for the county are covered on the Cimarron County warrant search page.