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 on September 23, 2026.
Gladwin County, Michigan, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gladwin County is held at the county jail, run by the Gladwin 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.
Related guides: Gladwin County public records, Gladwin County arrest records, Gladwin County warrants, Gladwin County criminal records, Gladwin County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Gladwin County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gladwin County is held at the county jail, run by the Gladwin County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Gladwin County Sheriff's Office at gladwincounty-mi.gov/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Gladwin County), phone 989.426.9284, 501 West Cedar Avenue, Gladwin, MI 48624, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 989.426.9284.
The Gladwin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 63 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 84 beds, and it ran at 75 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Gladwin County has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Gladwin County Jail
The Gladwin County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Gladwin and Beaverton make the arrests that end in a booking in Gladwin County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Gladwin County: the Gladwin County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Gladwin County Sheriff's Office's 314 for 2025, Gladwin's 237 for 2025 and Beaverton's 45 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Gladwin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 596 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 Gladwin County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Michigan Department of Corrections lists its inmates at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Gladwin County?
Ask the Gladwin County Sheriff's Office at 989.426.9284; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gladwincounty-mi.gov.
How many people are in the Gladwin County jail?
About 63 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 84 beds.
What is the phone number for the Gladwin County jail?
989.426.9284, the number on the page of the Gladwin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Gladwin 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 Gladwin 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.