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.
Bowie, Maryland, in Prince George's County, has about 58,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bowie is held at the county jail, run by the Prince George's County Police Department, 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 and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Bowie
The county jail, run by the Prince George's County Police Department, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Bowie, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Prince George's County Police Department at princegeorgescountymd.gov/staff-directory/public-safety/corrections... (page title: Inmate Locator | Prince George's County), phone 301-952-7164, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Prince George's County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 1,020 people, up from about 890 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 1,525 beds, and it ran at 65 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Prince George's County has about 967,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Prince George's County Jail
The Prince George's County Police Department and the agency that reports for Bowie (filed by the FBI as Bowie Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Bowie.
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments, one other agency and one state police unit in Prince George's County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Prince George's County Police Department's 4,152 for 2025, Laurel's 445 for 2025 and Hyattsville's 341 for 2025.
Together, the 24 agencies in Prince George's County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,192 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 Bowie arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bowie?
Look on the custody page of the Prince George's County Police Department at princegeorgescountymd.gov, or call 301-952-7164. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Prince George's County jail?
About 1,020 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 1,525 beds.
What is the phone number for the Prince George's County jail?
301-952-7164, the number on the page of the Prince George's County Police Department SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Bowie 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.