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.
Hancock County, Maine, has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hancock County is held at the county jail, run by the Hancock 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 Hancock County
The county jail, run by the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Hancock County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hancock County Sheriff's Office at hancockcountymaine.gov/hancock-county-sheriff-s-office (page title: Hancock County Sheriff's Office | Hancock County, Maine), phone (207) 667-7575, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 (207) 667-7575.
The Hancock County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 61 people, up from about 56 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 58 beds, and it ran at 105 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hancock County has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hancock County Jail
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ellsworth make the arrests that end in a booking in Hancock County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Ellsworth's 272 for 2025, Bar Harbor's 194 for 2025 and the Hancock County Sheriff's Office's 184 for 2025.
Together, the seven agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 779 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 Hancock County 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County?
Ask the Hancock County Sheriff's Office at (207) 667-7575; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hancockcountymaine.gov.
How many people are in the Hancock County jail?
About 61 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 58 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hancock County jail?
(207) 667-7575, the number on the page of the Hancock County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hancock 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 Hancock 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.