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.
Newaygo County, Michigan, has about 52,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Newaygo County is held at the county jail, run by the Newaygo 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: Newaygo County public records, Newaygo County arrest records, Newaygo County warrants, Newaygo County criminal records, Newaygo County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Newaygo County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Newaygo County is held at the county jail, run by the Newaygo County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Newaygo County Sheriff's Office at newaygocountymi.gov/departments/county-sherrif/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Newaygo County), phone (231) 689-7303, 1035 E James Street, PO Box 845 White Cloud, MI 49349, Monday - Friday, 8am-12pm, 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) 689-7303.
The Newaygo County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 270 people, down from about 330 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 342 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Newaygo County has about 52,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 52 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Newaygo County Jail
The Newaygo County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Fremont, Newaygo, White Cloud and Grant make the arrests that end in a booking in Newaygo County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Newaygo County: the Newaygo County State Police (state police).
The Hesperia Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Newaygo County, so its arrests are not broken out for Newaygo County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Newaygo County Sheriff's Office's 834 for 2020, Fremont's 226 for 2024 and Newaygo's 68 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Newaygo County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 305 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 Newaygo 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 Newaygo 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 Newaygo County?
Ask the Newaygo County Sheriff's Office at (231) 689-7303; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at newaygocountymi.gov.
How many people are in the Newaygo County jail?
About 270 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 342 beds.
What is the phone number for the Newaygo County jail?
(231) 689-7303, the number on the page of the Newaygo County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Newaygo 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 Newaygo 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.