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 23, 2026.
Harrison County, Ohio, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Harrison County is held at the county jail, run by the Harrison 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: Harrison County public records, Harrison County arrest records, Harrison County warrants, Harrison County criminal records, Harrison County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Harrison County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Harrison County is held at the county jail, run by the Harrison County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Harrison County Sheriff's Office at harrisoncountyohio.gov/current-inmates (page title: Current Inmates), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Harrison County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 18 people, up from about 8 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 8 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Harrison County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Harrison County Jail
The Harrison County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Cadiz and Jewett make the arrests that end in a booking in Harrison County.
The Adena Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Harrison County, so its arrests are not broken out for Harrison County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Harrison County Sheriff's Office's 90 for 2025 and Cadiz's 22 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Harrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 112 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 Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County?
Look on the custody page of the Harrison County Sheriff's Office at harrisoncountyohio.gov/current-inmates. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Harrison County jail?
About 18 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 8 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Harrison 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 Harrison 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.