Crook County Inmate Population Overview
The Crook County inmate population is housed locally at Crook County Jail in Prineville. The official facility map for this project found no separate city jail roster, work-release annex, regional jail, Oregon DOC prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility physically located in Crook County. That makes Crook County Jail the local center for booking, current custody, local sentenced custody, visitation, mail, deposits, and jail records.
The jail population is not a single legal category. Crook County's official jail description says the facility mainly houses pre-sentenced detainees, convicted persons sentenced to local supervisory authority, and people serving parole or probation sanctions. A pre-sentenced detainee is a person held before conviction or before final sentencing. A supervisory authority sentence is local custody or sanction time, not a state prison sentence.
Once a Crook County case results in state prison custody, the person leaves the county jail track and should be searched through the Oregon Department of Corrections. Federal sentenced custody is searched through the Bureau of Prisons. Immigration custody is searched through ICE.
Crook County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest current local number is the official jail capacity. The county jail page says Crook County Jail is an 86-bed facility, opened in its current building on August 5, 2019. Official Crook County pages reviewed did not publish a current average daily population, annual bookings count, average length of stay, or aggregate demographic table. The absence of those figures is important because the page should not convert a point-in-time roster query into an annual population measure.
| Measure | Figure | Source and Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current jail rated capacity | 86 beds | Crook County Jail official page, inspected June 25, 2026 |
| Corrections staffing | 26 corrections personnel | Crook County Jail official page, inspected June 25, 2026 |
| Jail commander | Lt. Andrew Rasmussen | Crook County Jail official page, inspected June 25, 2026 |
| Current in-custody roster count at inspection | 0 candidates returned | Jail Viewer status query, inspected June 25, 2026; not a certified ADP |
| Historical local jail population or ADP | 15 | Prison Policy Initiative table using Census of Jail Facilities 2013 |
| County population context | 25,562 | Sheriff OpenGov FY 21/22 budget page citing 2021 U.S. Census data |
Crook County Inmate Population Trends
Crook County's clearest jail-population trend is a facility-capacity change rather than a complete multi-year inmate count. The 2013 local jail ADP figure of 15 belongs to the older jail era. Local reporting from 2016 described the former jail as 4 cells and 16 beds. The current 86-bed jail opened in 2019, so comparisons across those points should be framed as a change in infrastructure, not as proof of a current population increase or decrease.
| Year or Date | Population or Capacity Figure | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 / 12-31-2013 | 15 local jail ADP or population | Historical BJS/Census of Jails-derived figure for the old jail era. |
| 2016 reporting | 4 cells / 16 beds | Historical context for the former jail, not current capacity. |
| August 5, 2019 | New jail opened | Official jail page says the current facility opened on this date. |
| 2021 budget context | 25,562 county population | County service-area context, not an inmate count. |
| 2026 inspection | 86 beds; roster query returned 0 candidates | Capacity is official; roster query is only a point-in-time result. |
Crook County Inmate Population Makeup
The county does not publish a current aggregate demographic report for jail inmates by race, sex, age, charge level, pretrial status, or sentencing status in the official pages reviewed. The public roster result grid is designed to show race and sex for individual search results, but that is not the same as a demographic table for the full Crook County inmate population. The local custody categories are the best supported population breakdown.
- Pre-sentenced detainees: people held before conviction or before final sentencing.
- Local sentenced custody: people convicted and sentenced to local supervisory authority.
- Parole or probation sanctions: people held on supervision-related sanctions.
- Transferred state custody: people sentenced to Oregon prison custody, searched through ODOC instead of the county roster.
Because the roster returned zero current candidates during inspection, no individual public profile could be opened to verify additional public fields such as bond, housing, or profile-level charge layout.
Crook County Jail Capacity Law
Oregon law gives the local jail population context that Crook County readers need. ORS chapter 169 covers local and regional correctional facilities. It includes county duties to provide or maintain correctional facilities, inspection rules, maximum facility population and jail emergency provisions, and standards for local correctional facilities. These statutes matter when a county publishes capacity, inspection, or emergency-population information.
Key Statutes:
ORS 192.311 to 192.478 governs Oregon public records, with exemptions that can restrict some jail, juvenile, investigation, and security details.
ORS 169.042 to 169.046 addresses maximum jail population and county jail population emergency procedures.
ORS 169.076 sets local correctional facility standards for safety, security, written policies, and emergency medical or dental care.
ORS 146.090 requires investigation of deaths that occur while a person is incarcerated in jail or correctional custody.
Search Crook County Inmate Population
The official local search channel is the Crook County Jail Viewer. The county jail page links it as Crook County Inmate Inquiry. The application identifies itself as EIS JMS Web Jail Viewer, and the About page names Executive Information Services, Inc. The system is free and does not require a login. It covers people booked into the Crook County Sheriff's Office jail, which is the local roster track for current and recent county custody.
- Open the Jail Viewer warning page and continue to the booking search query.
- Search by last name, first name, booking dates, release dates, or custody status.
- Use the percent sign as a wildcard when the name spelling is uncertain.
- Leave status at IN CUSTODY for current custody or switch to ALL for broader results.
- When no result appears, call the jail and check court, ODOC, VISOR, BOP, or ICE as appropriate.
The Crook County Booking Search Query form shows the search fields used for the local jail roster.
The roster search is the fastest public path for county jail custody, but it should be paired with court and records checks when final status matters.
Crook County Roster Search Fields
The Crook County inmate population search form supports names, booking dates, release dates, and status. Search instructions on the roster page say a user may search by any single field or combination of fields. They also say the percent wildcard can be used anywhere in a name, with examples such as M% or sm%th.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Optional or unspecified | Maximum length 20; percent wildcard allowed. |
| First Name | Text | Optional or unspecified | Maximum length 20; wildcard allowed. |
| Booking From Date | Date field | Optional or unspecified | Uses mm/dd/yy date validation. |
| Booking To Date | Date field | Optional or unspecified | Use with a known booking range. |
| Release From Date | Date field | Optional or unspecified | Use for released custody searches. |
| Release To Date | Date field | Optional or unspecified | Use with release date range. |
| Status | Dropdown | Optional or unspecified | ALL, IN CUSTODY, OUT OF CUSTODY. |
Crook County Inmate Record Fields
The Jail Viewer warning says configured public information may include person descriptive information, mugshot images, and offenses charged by the arresting agency. The result grid confirms several searchable and sortable fields. The research inspection returned zero candidates, so no complete live profile could be opened. That means bond, housing, warrant number, and court-date fields should not be claimed unless the jail later shows a sample profile.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking # | Jail-assigned booking event number when a row exists. |
| Name fields | First, middle, and last name in result columns. |
| DOB, race, sex | Descriptive result-table fields. |
| Booking date | Date tied to jail intake. |
| Release date | Release date when listed. |
| Scheduled release date | Projected local release field in the result grid. |
| Mugshot and offenses | Warning says these may be included when configured. |
Crook County Jail vs State Prison
A Crook County inmate population search can fail because the person is in the wrong system for the search being used. County jail custody is local. Oregon Department of Corrections custody is statewide sentenced prison custody. Federal and immigration detention are separate systems. A person can also move between systems after court action, sentencing, release, transfer, or a hold.
| System | Who It Covers | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| Crook County Jail | Local pretrial, local sentenced, and sanction custody | Crook County Jail Viewer or jail phone line |
| Oregon DOC | Sentenced state prison custody and some supervision records | Oregon Offender Search |
| VISOR | Custody or supervision search and notifications | Oregon VISOR |
| Federal BOP | Federal inmates from 1982 to present | BOP Inmate Locator |
| ICE | Immigration detention status and facility location | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
Crook County Jail Records Requests
When a roster result is missing or too thin, the Sheriff's Records Division is the local fallback for sheriff-held records. The records page says the division processes and maintains crime reports, incident reports, warrants, citations, and related law-enforcement records. Requests should be submitted in writing or in person to the Records Unit at 308 NE 2nd Street in Prineville, or by fax to 541-416-0353.
| Request Type | Fee Listed by Sheriff's Form |
|---|---|
| Criminal case or incident report up to 10 pages | $10 per report |
| Adult Jail Request research fee | $25 per hour |
| Electronic media | $10 per USB or disk |
| Administrative redactions | $65 per hour |
Records may be withheld or delayed for juvenile matters, active investigations, facility security, sheriff personnel safety, or other protected information. Court records after an arrest should be requested from Crook County Circuit Court, not from the sheriff.
Crook County Detention Facility
The facility map resolves one Crook County detention facility for this build: Crook County Jail. It is operated by the Sheriff's Office Corrections Division and is the correct local page for custody confirmation, visitation, mail, deposits, and jail records. No official source found a separate Prineville municipal jail roster, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility in Crook County.
- Crook County Jail holds local pre-sentenced detainees, local sentenced custody, and parole or probation sanctions.
Crook County Jail Local Context
Crook County is a rural Central Oregon county with Prineville as the county seat. The Sheriff's OpenGov budget material says the Sheriff's Office is responsible for almost 3,000 square miles, 472 miles of county roads, and about 275 miles of state highway. That service area helps explain why a single county jail can sit at the center of many public-safety functions: patrol arrests, warrants, civil process, courthouse security, parole and probation sanctions, and jail operations.
The jail, sheriff, DA, and court are close to each other in Prineville but use different addresses and suites. The Sheriff's Office administrative address is 260 NW 2nd Street, Suite 100. The District Attorney is at 260 NW 2nd Street, Suite 200. Circuit Court is at 260 NW 2nd Street, Suite 300. The jail is at 308 NE 2nd Street. A person seeking a jail visit, a sheriff's record, a DA record, or a court copy should use the correct counter.
Crook County Inmate Population FAQ
Does Crook County publish a current jail population count? The official jail page publishes capacity, but the research did not find a current official average daily population or annual bookings count.
Why did the roster return zero current candidates during inspection? That was a point-in-time public portal result, not a certified count. It should not be used as annual or average population data.
Where are sentenced Oregon prison inmates searched? Use Oregon Offender Search for state prison custody. The county roster is for people booked into the Crook County Sheriff's Office jail.
Does the roster prove guilt? No. The Jail Viewer warning says listed people have been arrested but not necessarily found guilty. Court records show final case disposition.
Who should be called when the roster fails? Call Crook County Jail at 541-416-3620, then check sheriff records, court records, ODOC, VISOR, BOP, or ICE depending on the facts.
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