Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Greenlee County, Arizona, has about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greenlee County is held at the county jail, run by the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Greenlee County public records, Greenlee County arrest records, Greenlee County warrants, Greenlee County criminal records, Greenlee County court records, Arizona arrest records and Arizona inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Greenlee County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Greenlee County is held at the county jail, run by the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office at greenlee.az.gov/cat_doc/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Greenlee County, Arizona), phone (928) 865-2072, Monday-Thursday 7am - 5pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (928) 865-2072.
The Greenlee County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 24 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 30 beds, and it ran at 80 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Greenlee County has about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Greenlee County Jail
The Greenlee County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Clifton make the arrests that end in a booking in Greenlee County.
The Greenlee County Sheriff's Office reported 83 arrests to the FBI for 2021. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Greenlee County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Greenlee County serves the sentence in a facility of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, whose inmate locator is at corrections.az.gov/inmate-data-search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Greenlee County?
Ask the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office at (928) 865-2072; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at greenlee.az.gov/cat_doc/sheriff.
How many people are in the Greenlee County jail?
About 24 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 30 beds.
What is the phone number for the Greenlee County jail?
(928) 865-2072, the number on the page of the Greenlee County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Greenlee County go?
To a facility of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry; its inmate locator is at corrections.az.gov/inmate-data-search.
Is this the official Greenlee County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.