Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 October 11, 2026.
Easton, Maryland, in Talbot County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Easton is held at the county jail, run by the Talbot 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 Easton
The county jail, run by the Talbot County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Easton, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Talbot County Sheriff's Office at talbotcountymd.gov/corrections (page title: Corrections | Talbot County, Maryland), phone 410-770-8120, 115 W. Dover Street Easton, MD 21601, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 410-770-8120.
The Talbot County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 67 people, down from about 71 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 148 beds, and it ran at 48 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Talbot County has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Talbot County Jail
The Talbot County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Easton (filed by the FBI as Easton Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Easton.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Talbot County: the Talbot County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Easton's 344 for 2025, the Talbot County Sheriff's Office's 192 for 2025 and St. Michaels's 7 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Talbot County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 544 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 Easton arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Easton?
Ask the Talbot County Sheriff's Office at 410-770-8120; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at talbotcountymd.gov/corrections.
How many people are in the Talbot County jail?
About 67 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 148 beds.
What is the phone number for the Talbot County jail?
410-770-8120, the number on the page of the Talbot County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Is this the official Easton 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.