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.
Garrett County, Maryland, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Garrett County is held at the county jail, run by the Garrett 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.
Related guides: Garrett County public records, Garrett County arrest records, Garrett County warrants, Garrett County criminal records, Garrett County court records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Garrett County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Garrett County is held at the county jail, run by the Garrett County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Garrett County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.garrettcountymd.gov (page title: Garrett County Sheriff's Office | Sheriff's Office of Garrett County, Maryland), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Garrett County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 34 people, down from about 54 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 64 beds, and it ran at 84 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Garrett County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Garrett County Jail
The Garrett County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Oakland make the arrests that end in a booking in Garrett County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Garrett County: the Garrett County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Garrett County Sheriff's Office's 610 for 2025 and Oakland's 134 for 2022.
The Garrett County Sheriff's Office reported 610 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Garrett County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Garrett County?
Ask the Garrett County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff.garrettcountymd.gov.
How many people are in the Garrett County jail?
About 34 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 64 beds.
Is this the official Garrett 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.