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 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Wadsworth, Ohio, in Medina County, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wadsworth is held at the county jail, run by the Medina 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 Wadsworth
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wadsworth is held at the county jail, run by the Medina County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Medina County Sheriff's Office at medinaco.org/venue/sheriffs-office-555-independence-dr-medina-multi... (page title: Sheriff's Office (555 Independence Dr., Medina) Multi-purpose Room | Medina County, Ohio), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Medina County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 210 people, down from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 256 beds, and it ran at 83 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Medina County has about 185,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Medina County Jail
The Medina County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Wadsworth (filed by the FBI as Wadsworth Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Wadsworth.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Medina County: the Medina County Park District and Medina County Drug Task Force (other agency).
The Creston Police Department and the Rittman Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Medina County, so their arrests are not broken out for Medina County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Westfield Center's 1,152 for 2025, Wadsworth's 436 for 2025 and Medina's 417 for 2025.
Together, the nine agencies in Medina County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,912 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 Wadsworth arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction lists its inmates at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Wadsworth?
Ask the Medina County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at medinaco.org.
How many people are in the Medina County jail?
About 210 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 256 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Medina 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 Wadsworth 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.