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.
Lenawee County, Michigan, has about 98,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lenawee County is held at the county jail, run by the Lenawee 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 Lenawee County
The county jail, run by the Lenawee County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lenawee County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lenawee County Sheriff's Office at lenawee.mi.us/316/Corrections-Division (page title: Corrections Division | Lenawee County, MI), phone 517-265-4400, 549 N Winter St Adrian, MI 49221, 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 517-265-4400.
The Lenawee County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 180 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 287 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lenawee County has about 98,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lenawee County Jail
The Lenawee County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Adrian, Adrian (township), Tecumseh, Blissfield, Clinton, Hudson and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Lenawee County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Lenawee County: the Lenawee County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Adrian's 931 for 2025, the Lenawee County Sheriff's Office's 642 for 2025 and Madison Township's 122 for 2025.
Together, the 11 agencies in Lenawee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,963 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 Lenawee 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 Lenawee County?
Ask the Lenawee County Sheriff's Office at 517-265-4400; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lenawee.mi.us/316/Corrections-Division.
How many people are in the Lenawee County jail?
About 180 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 287 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lenawee County jail?
517-265-4400, the number on the page of the Lenawee County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lenawee 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 Lenawee 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.