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.
Roscommon County, Michigan, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Roscommon County is held at the county jail, run by the Roscommon 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: Roscommon County public records, Roscommon County arrest records, Roscommon County warrants, Roscommon County criminal records, Roscommon County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Roscommon County
The county jail, run by the Roscommon County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Roscommon County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Roscommon County Sheriff's Office at roscommoncounty.net/199/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Roscommon County, MI), phone (989) 275-5101, 111 S. Second St Roscommon, MI 48653, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, 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 (989) 275-5101.
The Roscommon County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 46 people, down from about 80 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 96 beds, and it ran at 83 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Roscommon County has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Roscommon County Jail
The Roscommon County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Roscommon County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Roscommon County: the Roscommon County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Roscommon County Sheriff's Office's 222 for 2025, Richfield Township's 38 for 2025 and Gerrish Township's 18 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Roscommon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 293 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 Roscommon 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 Roscommon County?
Ask the Roscommon County Sheriff's Office at (989) 275-5101; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at roscommoncounty.net/199/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Roscommon County jail?
About 46 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 96 beds.
What is the phone number for the Roscommon County jail?
(989) 275-5101, the number on the page of the Roscommon County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Roscommon 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 Roscommon 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.