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 9, 2026.
Adams County, Ohio, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Adams County is held at the county jail, run by the Adams 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: Adams County public records, Adams County arrest records, Adams County warrants, Adams County criminal records, Adams County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Adams County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Adams County is held at the county jail, run by the Adams County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Adams County Sheriff's Office at adamscosheriff.org/inmate-roster (page title: Inmate Roster Portal | Adams County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Adams County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 48 people, down from about 59 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 38 beds, and it ran at 155 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Adams County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Adams County Jail
The Adams County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for West Union, Manchester, Peebles, Winchester and Seaman make the arrests that end in a booking in Adams County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Adams County Sheriff's Office's 29 for 2025 and West Union's 3 for 2019.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Adams 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 Adams 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 Adams County?
Look on the custody page of the Adams County Sheriff's Office at adamscosheriff.org/inmate-roster. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Adams County jail?
About 48 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 38 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Adams 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 Adams 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.