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 24, 2026.
Midland County, Michigan, has about 84,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Midland County is held at the county jail, run by the Midland 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: Midland County public records, Midland County arrest records, Midland County warrants, Midland County criminal records, Midland County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Midland County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Midland County is held at the county jail, run by the Midland County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Midland County Sheriff's Office at co.midland.mi.us/index.php?section=jail&cas_cscid=56&casid=335 (page title: County of Midland, MI | USA), 2727 Rodd Street Midland, MI 48640, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Midland County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 170 people, down from about 220 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 274 beds, and it ran at 63 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Midland County has about 84,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 21 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Midland County Jail
The Midland County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Midland and Coleman make the arrests that end in a booking in Midland County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Midland County: the Midland County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Midland County Sheriff's Office's 301 for 2025, Midland's 253 for 2025 and Coleman's 12 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Midland County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 554 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 Midland 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 Midland 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 Midland County?
Ask the Midland County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.midland.mi.us.
How many people are in the Midland County jail?
About 170 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 274 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Midland 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 Midland 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.