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 October 4, 2026.
Huron County, Michigan, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Huron County is held at the county jail, run by the Huron 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: Huron County public records, Huron County arrest records, Huron County warrants, Huron County criminal records, Huron County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Huron County
The county jail, run by the Huron County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Huron County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Huron County Sheriff's Office at co.huron.mi.us/sheriffs-jail-info (page title: Jail Info | huroncounty), phone (989)269-6424, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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)269-6424.
The Huron County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 38 people, down from about 55 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 70 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Huron County has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Huron County Jail
The Huron County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bad Axe, Sebewaing, Harbor Beach, Pigeon, Ubly, Elkton and four more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Huron County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Huron County: the Huron County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Huron County Sheriff's Office's 135 for 2025, Bad Axe's 57 for 2025 and Harbor Beach's 22 for 2025.
Together, the 11 agencies in Huron County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 238 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 Huron 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 Huron County?
Ask the Huron County Sheriff's Office at (989)269-6424; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.huron.mi.us/sheriffs-jail-info.
How many people are in the Huron County jail?
About 38 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 70 beds.
What is the phone number for the Huron County jail?
(989)269-6424, the number on the page of the Huron County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Huron 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 Huron 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.