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 October 4, 2026.
Marietta, Ohio, in Washington County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Marietta is held at the county jail, run by the Washington 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 Marietta
The county jail, run by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Marietta, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office at washingtoncountysheriff.org/corrections (page title: Corrections | Ensure Community Safety | Washington County Sheriff's Office-Ohio), phone 866-345-1884, 205 Putnam Street, Marietta, OH 45750, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 866-345-1884.
The Washington County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 94 people, down from about 110 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 94 beds, and it ran at 113 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Washington County has about 58,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Washington County Jail
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Marietta (filed by the FBI as Marietta Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Marietta.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Washington County: Marietta College (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Washington County Sheriff's Office's 380 for 2025, Marietta's 188 for 2025 and Belpre's 46 for 2024.
Together, the four agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 669 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 Marietta 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 Washington County serves the sentence in a facility of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, whose inmate locator is at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Marietta?
Ask the Washington County Sheriff's Office at 866-345-1884; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at washingtoncountysheriff.org/corrections.
How many people are in the Washington County jail?
About 94 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 94 beds.
What is the phone number for the Washington County jail?
866-345-1884, the number on the page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Washington County go?
To a facility of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; its inmate locator is at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
Is this the official Marietta 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.