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 on September 23, 2026.
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, has about 165,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hampshire County is held at the county jail, run by the Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home, 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: Hampshire County public records, Hampshire County arrest records, Hampshire County warrants, Hampshire County criminal records, Hampshire County court records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Hampshire County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hampshire County is held at the county jail, run by the Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home at hampshiresheriffs.com (page title: Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home), Monday: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Hampshire County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 120 people, down from about 210 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 287 beds, and it ran at 73 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hampshire County has about 165,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 7 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hampshire County Jail
The Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home and the agencies that report for Amherst Town, Northampton and Easthampton make the arrests that end in a booking in Hampshire County.
The FBI's agency list also places four campus police departments and one state police unit in Hampshire County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Cummington's 1,188 for 2025, Amherst Town's 639 for 2025 and Northampton's 566 for 2025.
Together, the 17 agencies in Hampshire County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,454 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 Hampshire 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 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 Hampshire County?
Ask the Hampshire County Sheriffs Office Home; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hampshiresheriffs.com.
How many people are in the Hampshire County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 287 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hampshire County go?
To a facility of the Massachusetts Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at mass.gov.
Is this the official Hampshire 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.