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.
Muskegon Heights, Michigan, in Muskegon County, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Muskegon Heights is held at the county jail, run by the Muskegon 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 Muskegon Heights
The county jail, run by the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Muskegon Heights, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office at co.muskegon.mi.us/420/Locate-an-Inmate (page title: Locate an Inmate | Muskegon County, MI), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Muskegon County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 330 people, down from about 540 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 542 beds, and it ran at 60 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Muskegon County has about 177,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Muskegon County Jail
The Muskegon County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Muskegon Heights (filed by the FBI as Muskegon Heights Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Muskegon Heights.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Muskegon County: the Muskegon County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Muskegon's 1,708 for 2025, Norton Shores's 646 for 2025 and Muskegon Heights's 621 for 2025.
Together, the eight agencies in Muskegon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,991 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 Muskegon Heights 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 Muskegon County serves the sentence in a facility of the Michigan Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Muskegon Heights?
Look on the custody page of the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office at co.muskegon.mi.us/420/Locate-an-Inmate. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Muskegon County jail?
About 330 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 542 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Muskegon County go?
To a facility of the Michigan Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Is this the official Muskegon Heights 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.