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 25, 2026.
Ocala, Florida, in Marion County, has about 70,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ocala is held at the county jail, run by the Marion 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Ocala
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ocala is held at the county jail, run by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Marion County Sheriff's Office at marionso.com/inmate-booking (page title: INMATE BOOKING | Marion County Sheriff's Office), phone (352) 732-8181, 692 NW 30th Ave, Ocala, FL 34475, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Marion County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 1,380 people on an average day, down from about 1,480 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,924 beds, and it ran at 89 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Marion County has about 429,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 32 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Marion County Jail
The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ocala (filed by the FBI as Ocala Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Ocala.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies, one state police unit and one other agency in Marion County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Marion County Sheriff's Office's 9,588 for 2025, Ocala's 4,364 for 2025 and Belleview's 258 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13,952 arrests to the FBI that year. 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 Ocala arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Florida Department of Corrections lists its inmates at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Ocala?
Look on the custody page of the Marion County Sheriff's Office at marionso.com/inmate-booking, or call (352) 732-8181. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Marion County jail?
About 1,380 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 1,924 beds.
What is the phone number for the Marion County jail?
(352) 732-8181, the number on the page of the Marion County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Marion County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Ocala website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.