About the Delaware County Jail
Delaware County Jail is a county detention center in Jay, Oklahoma, operated by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office. Ray Thomas is the Sheriff, and Dakota Matlock is the Jail Administrator.
The facility address is 327 S. 5th Street, Jay, OK 74346. An OKCounties directory listing uses 322 S. 5th Street, so anyone traveling to the jail should confirm the street number if that difference affects navigation.
For non-emergency administration, use Option 1 on the main Sheriff's Office line listed below. The Jail Desk is (918) 253-4530, and 24/7 jail assistance is available at (918) 253-4531.
- Facility
- Delaware County Jail
- Address
- 327 S. 5th Street, Jay, OK 74346
- Mailing Address
- Delaware Co Sheriff Office, P.O. Box 476, Jay, OK 74346
- Main Phone
- (918) 253-2700
- Operated By
- Delaware County Sheriff's Office
How the Delaware County Inmate Search Works
The roster at the top of this page is the Delaware County inmate search tool and is synced directly from official booking data. Users can search by name and review full name, booking date and time, booking image or photo placeholder, and charges. The most recent bookings appear first.
The roster reflects current custody and booking status. An arrest, booking, hold, or listed charge does not establish guilt or a conviction. If someone no longer appears in current custody results, the person may have been released or transferred, or the roster may be undergoing a batch update. Confirm time-sensitive custody, bond, transfer, or release information with the jail before acting on it.
The jail roster is not a court-record search. Delaware County state-court case information is maintained separately through the Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN). A change in jail custody status does not by itself change the status of a court case.
Posting Bond at Delaware County Jail
The court sets the bond amount, bond type, and release conditions. Bond paperwork and related legal filings are approved through the Delaware County District Court Clerk, while Delaware County Jail detention personnel carry out the physical release after the required authorization is complete.
Before attempting to post bond, confirm the person's full name, current custody status, active case number, bond amount, and bond type.
Call the jail at (918) 253-4531 to confirm accepted bond payment methods before coming to the facility.
Call the jail at (918) 253-4531 to confirm where the bond must be posted before traveling to the facility or courthouse.
Professional surety bondsmen must be licensed by the Oklahoma Insurance Department and registered on the Court Clerk's approved list. Bond filings must be complete, properly notarized, and include active case numbers. Bondsmen are responsible for preparing their bond documents.
Personal Recognizance, also called OR or Own Recognizance, release is authorized and used in Oklahoma. Judicial release orders may include special conditions such as location restrictions or store exclusions.
Appearance bond filings carry a $25.00 Jail Fund Fee and a $2.50 Board of Jail assessment fee.
On Demand Court Records (ODCR) is available for online payment of court-ordered fines, fees, and post-conviction assessments. These court payments are separate from posting bond for release from jail.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Online inmate money deposits are handled through Prodigy Solutions using credit or debit cards. The Delaware County Jail lobby also has a kiosk that accepts cash, credit cards, and debit cards. Inmate account deposits are separate from bond payments and court-ordered fines or fees.
Commissary is managed through Prodigy Solutions. The weekly ordering deadline is Friday morning before 9:00 AM, and items sold through commissary cannot be mailed into the jail from outside. Family members may purchase paper and stamps through Tiger Commissary.
Inmate Communication
Call the jail at (918) 253-4530 to confirm the current phone service provider and account setup instructions.
Call the jail at (918) 253-4530 to confirm current inmate phone rules and whether inmates can receive messages or only place outgoing calls.
Physical mail is processed at Delaware County Jail rather than at an offsite digital mail-scanning center.
Allowed mail includes:
- Written letters sent through USPS.
- Unframed photographs no larger than 4 by 6 inches that are not instant-camera photos.
- Softcover books sent directly from a publisher or bookstore, with a maximum holding limit of three.
- Periodicals approved in advance through an Inmate Request Form. Jail staff remove staples.
Do not send:
- Cash.
- Stamps or writing paper from home.
- Framed photographs.
- Instant-camera photographs.
- Photographs larger than 4 by 6 inches.
- Sexual photographs.
- Contraband.
- Escape or riot plans.
- Coded material.
- Explosives information.
- Unapproved periodicals.
Legal mail follows a separate procedure. Outgoing legal mail is sealed by the inmate. Incoming legal mail is opened and inspected for contraband in the inmate's presence and is not read or censored by jail staff.
Visitation at Delaware County Jail
Delaware County Jail offers onsite lobby video visits and remote offsite video visits through Prodigy Inmate Visitation. Visitors must register, obtain photo approval, and schedule visits at least 24 hours in advance.
Visitor rules include:
- Onsite lobby visits are limited to 15 minutes.
- Remote video visits are limited to 20 minutes.
- Only one adult visitor is allowed per onsite session.
- Adult visitors must have a valid U.S. passport or state- or government-issued photo ID.
- Minors must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or custodian and may not be left unattended.
- Proper attire is required.
Call the jail at (918) 253-4531 before planning a visit to confirm current visiting days and hours.
Delaware County Court Information
The District Court of Delaware County is Oklahoma's trial court of general jurisdiction for the county and is part of the 13th District Court Judicial District. Delaware County is also within the Northeast Oklahoma Judicial Administrative District, which is a separate administrative designation.
- Court
- District Court of Delaware County
- Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 407, Jay, OK 74346-0407
- District Court Judicial District
- 13th Judicial District
The Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN) is the primary online court-record resource for Delaware County. Users can search by case number or party name and use judge/docket searches. The Delaware County database includes criminal, civil, protective-order, small-claims, civil-judgment, and traffic case types.
Case information can include filing details, parties, charges or counts, scheduled hearings and events, and available document scans. Public court-calendar information is also available through docket and case-event entries.
OSCN online docket information is not the official court record, and expunged or sealed records are restricted under Oklahoma law. The official hearing notice, summons, docket entry, or court order controls the date, time, location, division, judge, and appearance requirements for a proceeding.
ODCR is not the primary Delaware County court-case repository. Its role here is online payment of court-ordered fines, fees, and post-conviction assessments.