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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Auburn, Maine, in Androscoggin County, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Auburn is held at the county jail, run by the Androscoggin 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, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Auburn
The county jail, run by the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Auburn, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office at androscoggincountymaine.gov/171/Booking-Bail-Information (page title: Booking & Bail Information | Androscoggin County, ME), phone 207-753-2500, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Androscoggin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 170 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 160 beds, and it ran at 106 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Androscoggin County has about 115,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Androscoggin County Jail
The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Auburn (filed by the FBI as Auburn Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Auburn.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lewiston's 1,915 for 2025, Auburn's 1,154 for 2025 and the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office's 419 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Androscoggin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,905 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 Auburn arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Androscoggin County serves the sentence in a facility of the Maine Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at apps1.web.maine.gov/online/correctionssearch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Auburn?
Look on the custody page of the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office at androscoggincountymaine.gov, or call 207-753-2500. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Androscoggin County jail?
About 170 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 160 beds.
What is the phone number for the Androscoggin County jail?
207-753-2500, the number on the page of the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Androscoggin County go?
To a facility of the Maine Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at apps1.web.maine.gov/online/correctionssearch.
Is this the official Auburn 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.