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.
Denton, Maryland, in Caroline County, has about 5,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Denton is held at the county jail, run by the Caroline 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 and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Denton
The county jail, run by the Caroline County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Denton, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Caroline County Sheriff's Office at carolinesheriff.net (page title: Caroline County Sheriffs), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Caroline County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 45 people, down from about 52 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 134 beds, and it ran at 39 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Caroline County has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Caroline County Jail
The Caroline County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Denton (filed by the FBI as Denton Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Denton.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Caroline County: the Caroline County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Caroline County Sheriff's Office's 516 for 2025, Denton's 100 for 2025 and Greensboro's 13 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Caroline County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 629 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 Denton arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Denton?
Ask the Caroline County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at carolinesheriff.net.
How many people are in the Caroline County jail?
About 45 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 134 beds.
Is this the official Denton 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.