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 30, 2026.
Missaukee County, Michigan, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Missaukee County is held at the county jail, run by the Missaukee 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: Missaukee County public records, Missaukee County arrest records, Missaukee County warrants, Missaukee County criminal records, Missaukee County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Missaukee County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Missaukee County is held at the county jail, run by the Missaukee County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Missaukee County Sheriff's Office at missaukee.org/departments/sheriff/inmate_information.php (page title: Welcome to Missaukee County, MI), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Missaukee County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 26 people, down from about 34 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 40 beds, and it ran at 85 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Missaukee County has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Missaukee County Jail
The Missaukee County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Missaukee County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Missaukee County: the Missaukee County State Police (state police).
The Missaukee County Sheriff's Office reported 500 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Missaukee 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 Missaukee 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 Missaukee County?
Look on the custody page of the Missaukee County Sheriff's Office at missaukee.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Missaukee County jail?
About 26 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 40 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Missaukee 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 Missaukee 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.