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.
North Adams, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in North Adams is held at the county jail, run by the Berkshire 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 North Adams
The county jail, run by the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office -, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in North Adams, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office - at bcsoma.org (page title: Berkshire County Sheriff's Office -), phone (413) 443-7220, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 (413) 443-7220.
The Berkshire County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 180 people, down from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 478 beds, and it ran at 39 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Berkshire County has about 129,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 14 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Berkshire County Jail
The Berkshire County Sheriff's Office - and the agency that reports for North Adams (filed by the FBI as North Adams Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around North Adams.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Berkshire County: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (campus police); the Berkshire County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Sheffield's 1,188 for 2025, Richmond's 1,188 for 2025 and Pittsfield's 910 for 2025.
Together, the 18 agencies in Berkshire County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,310 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 North Adams arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Massachusetts Department of Correction lists its inmates at mass.gov/how-to/find-someone-housed-in-a-massachusetts-prison.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in North Adams?
Ask the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office - at (413) 443-7220; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bcsoma.org.
How many people are in the Berkshire County jail?
About 180 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 478 beds.
What is the phone number for the Berkshire County jail?
(413) 443-7220, the number on the page of the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office - SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Berkshire County go?
To a facility of the Massachusetts Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at mass.gov.
Is this the official North Adams 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.