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 September 30, 2026.
Madison County, Ohio, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Madison County is held at the county jail, run by the Madison 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: Madison County public records, Madison County arrest records, Madison County warrants, Madison County criminal records, Madison County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Madison County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Madison County is held at the county jail, run by the Madison County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Madison County Sheriff's Office at madisonsheriff.org/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Madison County Sheriff's Office OH), 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 Madison County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 43 people, down from about 59 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 48 beds, and it ran at 89 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Madison County has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Madison County Jail
The Madison County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for London, West Jefferson and Plain City make the arrests that end in a booking in Madison County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were London's 204 for 2024, the Madison County Sheriff's Office's 200 for 2025 and Plain City's 40 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 275 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 Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison County?
Look on the custody page of the Madison County Sheriff's Office at madisonsheriff.org/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Madison County jail?
About 43 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 48 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Madison 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 Madison 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.