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 24, 2026.
Meagher County, Montana, has about 2,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Meagher County is held at the county jail, run by the Meagher 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 Meagher County
The county jail, run by the Meagher County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Meagher County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Meagher County Sheriff's Office at meagherco.com/sheriff-s-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Meagher County, MT), phone 406-547-3397, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 406-547-3397.
The Meagher County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 7 people, down from about 9 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 10 beds, and it ran at 92 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Meagher County has about 2,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 36 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Meagher County Jail
The Meagher County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Meagher County.
The Meagher County Sheriff's Office reported 10 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 Meagher 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 Meagher 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 Meagher County?
Ask the Meagher County Sheriff's Office at 406-547-3397; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at meagherco.com/sheriff-s-office.
How many people are in the Meagher County jail?
About 7 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 10 beds.
What is the phone number for the Meagher County jail?
406-547-3397, the number on the page of the Meagher County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Meagher County go?
To a facility of the Montana Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at offendersearch.mt.gov/conweb.
Is this the official Meagher 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.