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.
Osceola County, Michigan, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Osceola County is held at the county jail, run by the Osceola 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: Osceola County public records, Osceola County arrest records, Osceola County warrants, Osceola County criminal records, Osceola County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Osceola County
The county jail, run by the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Osceola County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Osceola County Sheriff's Office at osceola-county.org/residents/county_departments/sheriff_1/index.php (page title: Sheriff s Department), phone (231) 832-2288, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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) 832-2288.
The Osceola County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 44 people, down from about 53 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 77 beds, and it ran at 69 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Osceola County has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Osceola County Jail
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Reed City and Evart make the arrests that end in a booking in Osceola County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Osceola County: the Osceola County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Osceola County Sheriff's Office's 359 for 2025, Reed City's 110 for 2025 and Evart's 17 for 2022.
Together, the two agencies in Osceola County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 469 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 Osceola 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 Osceola County?
Ask the Osceola County Sheriff's Office at (231) 832-2288; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at osceola-county.org.
How many people are in the Osceola County jail?
About 44 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 77 beds.
What is the phone number for the Osceola County jail?
(231) 832-2288, the number on the page of the Osceola County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Osceola 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 Osceola 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.