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.
Montgomery County, Indiana, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Montgomery County is held at the county jail, run by the Montgomery 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: Montgomery County public records, Montgomery County arrest records, Montgomery County warrants, Montgomery County criminal records, Montgomery County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Montgomery County
The county jail, run by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Montgomery County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at montgomerycosheriffin.gov/jailtracker (page title: Find an Inmate | Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Montgomery County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 150 people, down from about 200 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 224 beds, and it ran at 91 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Montgomery County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 40 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Montgomery County Jail
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Crawfordsville make the arrests that end in a booking in Montgomery County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Crawfordsville's 558 for 2023 and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's 423 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 1,359 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County?
Look on the custody page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at montgomerycosheriffin.gov/jailtracker. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Montgomery County jail?
About 150 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 224 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Montgomery County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Montgomery 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.