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 9, 2026.
Madison County, Florida, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Madison County is held at the county jail, run by the Madison 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: Madison County public records, Madison County arrest records, Madison County warrants, Madison County criminal records, Madison County court records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Madison County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Madison County is held at the county jail, run by the Madison County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Madison County Sheriff's Office at madisonflsheriff.org/contact-us (page title: Contact Us | Madison County Sheriff), phone (850) 973-4151, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 (850) 973-4151.
The Madison County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 26 people on an average day, down from about 72 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 124 beds, and it ran at 58 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Madison County has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 14 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Madison County Jail
The Madison County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Madison make the arrests that end in a booking in Madison County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Madison County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported 406 arrests to the FBI for 2023. 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 Madison 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 Madison County serves the sentence in a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Madison County?
Ask the Madison County Sheriff's Office at (850) 973-4151; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at madisonflsheriff.org/contact-us.
How many people are in the Madison County jail?
About 26 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 124 beds.
What is the phone number for the Madison County jail?
(850) 973-4151, the number on the page of the Madison County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Madison County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Madison 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.