Washita County Jail Overview
Washita County Jail is a county-jail facility operated by the Washita County Sheriff's Office in New Cordell. It is not a state prison. It is the local booking and custody site for Washita County arrestees, pretrial detainees, and local sentenced jail inmates where a jail sentence applies. Research also found many active roster entries tied to out-of-county housing, especially Comanche County hold or overflow language. A person on the Washita County Jail roster may be physically held there even when the court case or hold comes from another county.
The public roster fields point to broad jail classification rather than public housing-unit details. Observed classification values included minimum security, medium security, maximum security, and other county inmate. The roster included male and female inmates. No public pod, tank, cell, or floor list was found in the sheriff records reviewed. That makes the official roster useful for identity, custody, booking, charge, and classification checks, but not for locating a person inside a housing unit.
Washita County Jail Contact
The jail is co-located with the sheriff's office. The visible official address is the best address to use for jail, records, bond, and visitation routing. Research notes that some map or schema references may resolve the street as North or Northeast McClary, so visitors should confirm the entrance before traveling for a narrow visit window, bond issue, or records matter.
Washita County Jail
400 N McClary St
New Cordell, OK 73632
580-832-2413
Jail line
Washita County Sheriff's Office
400 N McClary St
New Cordell, OK 73632
580-832-2370
Administration Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM; dispatch 24/7
Washita Jail Population
Current rated capacity was not published on the sheriff pages reviewed. The strongest sourced figures are a live roster count, a Census-linked historical count, and Vera Incarceration Trends values. The live count should be read with care because the active roster inspected on June 25, 2026 included many out-of-county housing and overflow entries. It is a count of active booking records in the roster system, not a certified average daily population report.
| Measure | Figure | Source Context |
|---|---|---|
| Live active booking records | 127 | Official roster API inspected June 25, 2026, including out-of-county housing entries. |
| Historical local prisoners | 55 | Prisoners of the Census/Census 2020 correctional population table using 12/31/2013 jail data. |
| Vera jail population | 45 | Vera Incarceration Trends county CSV for 2024. |
| Vera jail population | 31 | Vera county CSV for 2023. |
| Current rated capacity | Not published | No current sheriff capacity page was located. |
Search Washita County Jail Roster
The correct jail lookup path is the official Washita County inmate search. It is a current in-custody roster, sorted by booking date, with a name filter. Use it for Washita County Jail detainees, including people booked locally and people housed at the jail for another county. For a deeper roster field explanation, the Washita County inmate records page covers the sample record layout.
- Open the official inmate search on the Washita County Sheriff's Office site.
- Scan the newest bookings or use the name filter when looking for a specific person.
- Confirm the booking number, booking date, full name, charges, classification, and photo status.
- Read charge text closely for "hold," "housing," or out-of-county language.
- If the person is not listed, check VINELink or call the jail because release or transfer may have occurred.
Sentenced Oklahoma state prisoners are searched through OK Offender Lookup, not the county roster. Federal sentenced prisoners use the BOP inmate locator. Immigration custody uses the ICE detainee locator or VINE where the custody event is available. No active Washita sheriff mobile app was found in the official research.
Washita Jail Visitation
The official Washita County Jail visitation page identifies City Tele Coin as the visitation provider and sets a narrow non-contact visit schedule. Visits are tied to a visitor list completed by the inmate. The jail checks records and warrants, and only approved visitors may visit. Additions or changes require Jail Administrator approval.
The visitation page is important because the visit window is short, weekly, and approval based. Call the jail before travel if a visitor has a recent custody history, is coming from out of state, or needs a clergy appointment.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Non-contact visit | Monday, 8:00 AM-11:00 AM | One 10-minute visit per approved visitor per week. |
| Non-contact visit | Friday, 8:00 AM-11:00 AM | Six visitors may be on the list; three approved visitors allowed each visit day. |
| Special out-of-state visit | Outside normal hours only by permission | One-time visit requires Jail Administrator approval before arrival. |
| Clergy visit | By appointment | Credentials required. |
| Recently released visitor | Not eligible for 30 days | Applies to anyone recently held in Washita County Jail custody. |
Washita Jail Mail Money
The official Washita County Jail mail page gives the mail address format and inspection rules. Mail should include the inmate's full name, including middle name, followed by Washita County Jail, 400 North McClary, Cordell, OK 73632. Mail is delivered Monday through Saturday except holidays. Incoming and outgoing mail is opened and checked for contraband, while legal, court, and elected-official mail is opened in the inmate's presence.
The mail rules also limit packages and publications. Packages are not mailed except for legal materials sent from inmates to attorneys, courts, or elected officials. Envelope exteriors may not include drawings or extra writing beyond the addressee and return address. Magazines and newspapers are prohibited, crossword puzzle books must come through commissary, and paperbacks are handled through the library or become jail property if sent in.
The official Washita County Jail commissary page identifies City Tele Coin for commissary services and links to commissarydeposit.com for web deposits or orders. No fee schedule was posted in the researched sheriff page, so fee claims should be confirmed with the jail or vendor before money is sent.
The commissary page is deadline driven. Orders must be submitted by Monday afternoon for Thursday distribution, and cash deposits have an earlier Monday deadline.
| Service | Provider or Method | Deadline or Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Commissary orders | City Tele Coin | Due Monday by 4:30 PM; distributed Thursday. |
| Cash deposits | Jail commissary process | Due Monday by 2:00 PM for Thursday distribution. |
| Web deposits or orders | commissarydeposit.com through the official page | Fee schedule not posted on sheriff page. |
| Money orders, bank checks, cashier checks | Accepted for deposit | Deposited into the inmate commissary account. |
| Personal or traveler's checks | Not accepted | Returned to sender. |
Washita Jail Bonds Holds
Bond questions should be tied to the jail, the court, and the originating county when a hold is involved. The official Washita bondsmen page warns that incomplete or improperly notarized bonds will not be accepted and that bonds need case numbers once cases have been filed. The roster research did not find separate public bond amount fields in the inspected API, so bond amount and eligibility may require a jail or court call.
Out-of-county housing matters need extra care. If charge text says "HOLD FOR COMANCHE COUNTY," "HOUSING FOR COMANCHE COUNTY," or similar language, Washita County Jail may be the physical housing site while another county controls the court case, warrant, or release decision. In that setting, confirm the Washita custody status and then contact the originating county or court for case-specific bond instructions.
- Hold
- A notice from another agency or court that may keep a person in custody.
- Detainer
- A custody request or notice from another jurisdiction, often tied to another case or sentence.
- Surety bond
- A bond posted through a licensed bondsman under court and jail paperwork rules.
- No-bond status
- A custody status that does not allow ordinary release by bond at that time.
Washita Records Mugshots
The Washita County Jail roster supports booking photos through its photo field, but some current entries can show a no-image fallback. Booking photos are tied to current custody records, and no retention period was posted. If a photo or booking record is not visible online, use the sheriff's records request page or call the sheriff's office. Give the person's full name, booking number if known, booking date, and the requested record type.
For a full treatment of photo access, public-record limits, and records clearing after a dismissal or expungement, use the Washita County jail mugshots page. For court charges, use OSCN or ODCR rather than the jail roster because the formal court case can differ from arrest or booking charge text.
Note: Confirm custody, visitor approval, and bond status with the jail before travel, payment, or a records counter visit.
Directions to Washita Jail
Visitors should use 400 N McClary St, New Cordell, OK 73632, and confirm the correct entrance with the sheriff's office before arriving for visitation, bond paperwork, or records. The jail is in New Cordell, the county seat, north of the downtown and courthouse area. From OK-152 or Main Street, route toward McClary Street and follow local signs to the sheriff's office rather than using a courthouse address for jail business.
People driving from Burns Flat, Dill City, Sentinel, Foss, Rocky, or other rural Washita County towns should plan around the narrow visit schedule. Most routes use two-lane state or county roads, and public transit details were not found in the official jail materials. Visitor parking and ADA entrance details were also not posted in the pages reviewed, so call the jail for parking and accessibility questions before travel.