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 October 2, 2026.
Glenn County, California, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Glenn County is held at the county jail, run by the Glenn 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: Glenn County public records, Glenn County arrest records, Glenn County warrants, Glenn County criminal records, Glenn County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Glenn County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Glenn County is held at the county jail, run by the Glenn County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Glenn County Sheriff's Office at countyofglenn.net/government/departments/sheriff/jail/arrest-reports (page title: Arrest Reports | County of Glenn), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Glenn County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 52 people, down from about 100 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 144 beds, and it ran at 45 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Glenn County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Glenn County Jail
The Glenn County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Orland make the arrests that end in a booking in Glenn County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Glenn County: Union Pacific Railroad in Glenn County (other agency); the Highway Patrol's Willows Area Office (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Orland's 255 for 2023 and the Glenn County Sheriff's Office's 246 for 2024.
The Glenn County Sheriff's Office reported 246 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Glenn 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 Glenn County serves the sentence in a facility of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, whose inmate locator is at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Glenn County?
Ask the Glenn County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at countyofglenn.net.
How many people are in the Glenn County jail?
About 52 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 144 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Glenn County go?
To a facility of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; its inmate locator is at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Is this the official Glenn 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.