Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Havre, Montana, in Hill County, has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Havre is held at the county jail, run by the Hill 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Havre
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Havre is held at the county jail, run by the Hill County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hill County Sheriff's Office at hillcounty.us/departments/sheriff_coroner.php (page title: Hill County, MT), phone (406) 265-2512, Mon- Fri, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 (406) 265-2512.
The Hill County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 39 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 79 beds, and it ran at 49 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hill County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hill County Jail
The Hill County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Havre (filed by the FBI as Havre Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Havre.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Havre's 698 for 2025 and the Hill County Sheriff's Office's 150 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Hill County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 848 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 Havre 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 Hill County serves the sentence in a facility of the Montana Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at offendersearch.mt.gov/conweb.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Havre?
Ask the Hill County Sheriff's Office at (406) 265-2512; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hillcounty.us/departments/sheriff_coroner.php.
How many people are in the Hill County jail?
About 39 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 79 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hill County jail?
(406) 265-2512, the number on the page of the Hill County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hill County go?
To a facility of the Montana Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at offendersearch.mt.gov/conweb.
Is this the official Havre website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.