Oxford County Jail sits at 26 Western Avenue in South Paris, Maine, run by the Oxford County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office states directly on its own website that the jail has operated as a 72-hour holding facility for the past decade, not a full-service jail. People who need to stay longer than 72 hours are boarded at other Maine county jails further from home, which the Sheriff's Office itself notes has made visiting and legal access harder for families. This guide covers how to confirm custody status, phone calls through Securus, sending money, and mail rules, all based on what's published by the Oxford County Sheriff's Office and Oxford County.
City
South Paris
County
Oxford County
State
ME
Facility Type
County jail
Gender
Male and Female
Capacity
The Oxford County Sheriff's Office does not publish a specific bed count on its official website. It describes the jail as a 72-hour holding facility, not a full-service jail.
Custody Levels
Short-term holding only. The Sheriff's Office states the jail has operated as a 72-hour holding facility for the past decade, with people needing longer stays boarded at other Maine county jails.
Operator
Oxford County Sheriff's Office
Address
26 Western Avenue, South Paris, ME 04281
Phone
(207) 743-9554 ext. 2003
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View ArticleOxford County Jail has no published online inmate list. Call Corrections at (207) 743-9554 ext. 2003 to confirm custody status, since most stays past 72 hours mean a transfer to another county jail.
See the full breakdownThe Sheriff's Office doesn't publish visiting hours, dress code, or ID rules online. Call ahead, and confirm whether your family member is still at Oxford County Jail or has transferred elsewhere.
See the full breakdownJPay, a Securus company, lists Oxford County Jail as a served facility. Call (207) 743-9554 ext. 2003 to confirm the current deposit process and fees before sending money.
See the full breakdownSecurus Technologies appears to run the phone system. Set up an account at securustech.net or 1-800-844-6591, and confirm directly with the jail since this isn't published on the Sheriff's Office's own website.
See the full breakdownMail goes to 26 Western Avenue, South Paris, ME 04281. Specific rules on paper color, photo limits, and packages aren't published, so call (207) 743-9554 ext. 2003 before sending anything beyond a standard letter.
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Call the jail's Corrections line directly at (207) 743-9554 ext. 2003. The Oxford County Sheriff's Office does not publish an online inmate roster, so a phone call is the only confirmed way to check custody status.
Inmate SearchOxford County Jail is a county-run facility at 26 Western Avenue in South Paris, Maine, operated by the Oxford County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office states on its own website that the jail has functioned as a 72-hour holding facility for the past decade, meaning most people held past that window are transferred to another Maine county jail to serve out pretrial detention or a sentence.
AboutAccording to the Sheriff's Office's own website, Oxford County restructured the jail to a 72-hour hold to save money after the state's regional Board of Corrections was dissolved. This forced the county to contract with other county jails to house people for longer stays, since it lost the funding structure that supported full-service operations.
AboutThe Sheriff's Office doesn't publish specific visiting hours or rules on its own website. Call (207) 743-9554 ext. 2003 to confirm current visiting rules, and to check whether your family member is still there or has already been transferred to another facility for a longer stay.
VisitationJPay, part of Securus Technologies, lists Oxford County Jail as a served facility on its own site. The Sheriff's Office doesn't publish its own deposit page, so call (207) 743-9554 ext. 2003 to confirm the current method and any fees.
Send MoneyOutside sources and JPay's own facility listing point to Securus Technologies. Call 1-800-844-6591 or visit securustech.net, and confirm with the jail directly since the Sheriff's Office doesn't publish this on its own website.
Phone CallsWe checked specifically for a facility-specific inmate or family handbook PDF and did not find one published on the Oxford County Sheriff's Office website or the county's own website.
AboutWe checked specifically and did not find a downloadable visitor application or registration form published by the Oxford County Sheriff's Office. Call (207) 743-9554 ext. 2003 to ask what's currently required.
Visitation26 Western Avenue, South Paris, ME 04281. The Corrections line is (207) 743-9554 ext. 2003.
AboutAccording to Sun Journal news reporting from late 2025 and mid-2026, Oxford County is exploring a shared regional jail with Androscoggin and Franklin counties, aimed at addressing overcrowding and rising boarding costs across all three counties. As of that reporting, Oxford's commissioners had set aside study funding but had not formally endorsed the project. This is a proposal under study, not a built facility.
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