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.
Manistee County, Michigan, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Manistee County is held at the county jail, run by the Manistee 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: Manistee County public records, Manistee County arrest records, Manistee County warrants, Manistee County criminal records, Manistee County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Manistee County
The county jail, run by the Manistee County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Manistee County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Manistee County Sheriff's Office at manisteecountymi.gov/168/Jail (page title: Jail | Manistee County, MI), phone 231-723-8435, 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 231-723-8435.
The Manistee County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 26 people, down from about 36 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Manistee County has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Manistee County Jail
The Manistee County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Manistee make the arrests that end in a booking in Manistee County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Manistee County: the Manistee County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Manistee County Sheriff's Office's 262 for 2025 and Manistee's 164 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Manistee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 426 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 Manistee 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 Manistee 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 Manistee County?
Ask the Manistee County Sheriff's Office at 231-723-8435; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at manisteecountymi.gov/168/Jail.
How many people are in the Manistee County jail?
About 26 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Manistee County jail?
231-723-8435, the number on the page of the Manistee County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Manistee 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 Manistee 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.