Tulsa Municipal Jail Inmate Search

Tulsa Municipal Jail Overview

Tulsa Municipal Jail, also described by the city as the City of Tulsa Jail Facility, is in the Tulsa Police Courts Building at 600 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103. It is operated under city management by the Tulsa Police Department, with detention officers from G4S Security and a Tulsa Police Sergeant. The jail is a municipal short-term detention facility, not the Tulsa County jail and not an Oklahoma Department of Corrections prison.

The city page lists a 30-bed capacity, divided into 25 male beds and 5 female beds. The facility includes intake, holding cells, attorney visitation rooms, male and female cell blocks, and separate common areas. The city says it operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. That round-the-clock operation matters for booking and release questions, but the facility's scale is much smaller than David L. Moss.

Tulsa's municipal jail is for people booked on city charges or city warrants. Research examples include public intoxication, driving with suspended or revoked license, shoplifting, and similar municipal matters. People who have only state charges or state warrants are taken to David L. Moss. Mixed city and state charges may start at the municipal jail unless the state charge is a dangerous felony, then the person may be transferred or handled through the county path as needed.

Tulsa Municipal Jail Capacity and Population

The city page gives the current municipal facility capacity as 30 beds, with 25 beds for men and 5 for women. Tulsa Municipal Jail can hold city prisoners for up to 10 days under state standards. Because of that limit and the small bed count, a person may leave the municipal directory quickly through release, transfer, sentence completion, or overflow placement.

The city has used outside custody space when its municipal bed count is not enough. The research file notes Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority as an overflow option and for occasional municipal sentences longer than 10 days. A 2021 city-county agreement also allowed David L. Moss to accept municipal overflow when the 30 city beds are full. That is why someone who starts as a city prisoner may later appear on the Tulsa County 365Labs roster.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Tulsa Municipal Jail

Use the City of Tulsa Inmate Information Center for Tulsa Municipal Jail custody. It is separate from the Tulsa County 365Labs roster. The city directory has first name, last name, booking date from and to, current-inmate, past-90-days, and blotter-style filters. The city warns that the website is informational only and instructs users to call the Municipal Courts Bonds Office at 918-596-9253 to confirm proper charges and bond amounts.

1. Open the City of Tulsa Inmate Information Center from the city's municipal jail or inmate information pages.
2. Search by last name and first name, or narrow by booking date if the arrest date is known.
3. Choose current inmate for people believed to be held now, or use the past-90-days option for recent municipal custody.
4. Review the detail, ID number, name, gender, booking date, current-inmate status, and print option shown by the city directory.
5. Call Tulsa Municipal Jail at 918-596-2347 for custody questions and call the Municipal Courts Bonds Office at 918-596-9253 before relying on a bond amount.
6. If the person is not in the city directory, check the Tulsa County 365Labs roster for David L. Moss or call the city to ask whether the person was transferred.

Tulsa Municipal Jail Address and Contact

The municipal jail phone is the first contact point for city custody. Bond confirmation is handled through the Municipal Courts Bonds Office, and municipal court records have a separate phone line. Public defenders are listed by the city as another useful contact for people dealing with municipal charges.

Visiting Someone at Tulsa Municipal Jail

The city page documents attorney visitation rooms but does not publish a public family visitation schedule for the municipal jail. Because the facility is a short-term city lockup with limited beds, family members should not assume that David L. Moss visitation rules apply there. Call Tulsa Municipal Jail before traveling, especially if the person may have bonded out, moved to David L. Moss, or been sent to an overflow facility.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Tulsa Municipal Jail

The city municipal jail page gives phone information but does not publish the same kind of mail, commissary, or money-deposit detail that TCSO publishes for David L. Moss. NCIC Inmate Communications provides prepaid calling for Tulsa Municipal Jail. The city directs users to set up service at account.ncic.com or call 1-800-943-2189. Inmates receive telephone access after booking, and phones are located in housing areas.

Booking and Intake at Tulsa Municipal Jail

Tulsa Municipal Jail handles people booked on city charges or city warrants. The building includes intake and holding cells, which supports short-term municipal processing. City-only examples in the research include public intoxication, driving with a suspended or revoked license, shoplifting, and similar municipal matters. State-only charges go to David L. Moss instead of the city jail, and mixed city-state cases may shift between systems depending on charge type and custody needs.

Overflow is a major local detail. A 2021 City of Tulsa article explained that Tulsa Police would transport municipal prisoners to David L. Moss when the municipal jail reached capacity under a city-county overflow agreement. The research also notes Okmulgee County Criminal Justice Authority as an overflow or longer municipal sentence option. If a city search fails after a recent arrest, check the county roster and call the municipal jail rather than assuming the person was released.

About Tulsa Municipal Jail

Tulsa Municipal Jail sits in the same downtown civic area as the Tulsa County courthouse and David L. Moss, but its job is narrower. It supports city court custody, city warrants, and municipal jail sentences within state limits. Its public directory is useful for current and recent city custody, but it does not replace the county roster, OSCN court dockets, ODOC lookup, BOP locator, or ICE ODLS. Readers should separate the charge system from the building: city charges start with the city directory, state charges start with David L. Moss, and sentenced prison custody moves to state or federal locators.