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.
Gibson County, Indiana, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gibson County is held at the county jail, run by the Gibson 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: Gibson County public records, Gibson County arrest records, Gibson County warrants, Gibson County criminal records, Gibson County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Gibson County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gibson County is held at the county jail, run by the Gibson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Gibson County Sheriff's Office at gibsoncountysheriff.com/jail (page title: Jail | Gibson County Sheriff), phone 866-340-7879, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 866-340-7879.
The Gibson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 92 people, down from about 130 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 120 beds, and it ran at 112 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Gibson County has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Gibson County Jail
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Princeton and Oakland City make the arrests that end in a booking in Gibson County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Oakland City's 1,152 for 2025, Princeton's 1,152 for 2025 and the Gibson County Sheriff's Office's 94 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Gibson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,398 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 Gibson County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Indiana Department of Correction lists its inmates at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov/idoc-ofs-1.0.2/ofs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Gibson County?
Ask the Gibson County Sheriff's Office at 866-340-7879; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gibsoncountysheriff.com/jail.
How many people are in the Gibson County jail?
About 92 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 120 beds.
What is the phone number for the Gibson County jail?
866-340-7879, the number on the page of the Gibson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Gibson County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Gibson 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.