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.
Morrow County, Ohio, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Morrow County is held at the county jail, run by the Morrow 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: Morrow County public records, Morrow County arrest records, Morrow County warrants, Morrow County criminal records, Morrow County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Morrow County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Morrow County is held at the county jail, run by the Morrow County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Morrow County Sheriff's Office at morrowcountysheriff.com/correctional-facility (page title: Correctional Facility | Morrow County Sheriff Office), phone 002-345-6789, wed 7 days a week and times: 8am - 11am, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 002-345-6789.
The Morrow County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 110 people, down from about 140 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 126 beds, and it ran at 107 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Morrow County has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Morrow County Jail
The Morrow County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Mount Gilead and Cardington make the arrests that end in a booking in Morrow County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Morrow County Sheriff's Office's 48 for 2024, Mount Gilead's 27 for 2024 and Cardington's 1 for 2019.
Together, the two agencies in Morrow County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 75 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 Morrow County 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 Morrow County?
Ask the Morrow County Sheriff's Office at 002-345-6789; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at morrowcountysheriff.com/correctional-facility.
How many people are in the Morrow County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 126 beds.
What is the phone number for the Morrow County jail?
002-345-6789, the number on the page of the Morrow County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Morrow 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 Morrow 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.