The Mission of The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is to serve our community by providing superior public safety and service, in an ethical and fiscally responsible manner, while preserving the rights of all individuals.

The Values of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
Members of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office are committed to the following values:

Servant Leadership - a leader, who selflessly serves others by example, works to provide necessary resources and assists others to develop their skills and abilities.

Discretion - We expect our employees to enforce the spirit of the law, to be flexible in finding solutions to problems and to use common sense, good judgment and compassion, keeping in mind what is the best outcome for the community.

Loyalty - We display loyalty to the Sheriff’s Office, each other, the community and trust that each member supports and is dedicated to the Mission and Values of the Sheriff’s office.

Sense of Humor - We recognize that humor, employed in a timely and appropriate manner, is vital to the well being of our agency and its members.

Integrity - We value honesty and high ethical standards. We will do what is right in difficult situations, despite pressure to do otherwise.

Teamwork - We are a team, with each member pulling a share of the load and working to achieve team goals.

Quality Service - We recognize that the citizens are our customers and although we cannot please everyone we are committed to excellence and we will do our best to provide unbiased quality service.

Professionalism - We are committed to the highest level of competence and professional conduct.

We strive to keep all citizens of the community safe, and positively impact those who are held or who must serve sanctions in our facility. The goals that we work toward are:

Circumstances may change without notice due to changes in the law, emergencies, and rules of the Deschutes County Adult Jail.

This website is intended to comply with the public information act and is provided to make information available to the public. This information should not be used in any manner to injure, harass, or commit a criminal act against any person or family member of a person named in the jail facility. Any such action could subject you to criminal prosecution. All persons charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. If errors are noted in any inmate record the Deschutes County Adult Jail will make every attempt to verify and correct the error as soon as we are made aware of it.