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 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Ashland, Oregon, in Jackson County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ashland is held at the county jail, run by the Jackson 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 Ashland
The county jail, run by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Ashland, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office at jacksoncountyso.com/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Jackson County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Jackson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 330 people, down from about 350 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 346 beds, and it ran at 97 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jackson County has about 221,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jackson County Jail
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ashland (filed by the FBI as Ashland Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Ashland.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Jackson County: the Jackson County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Jackson County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Medford's 10,822 for 2025, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office's 3,508 for 2025 and Butte Falls's 1,171 for 2025.
Together, the nine agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17,596 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 Ashland 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 Jackson County serves the sentence in a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at oregon.gov/doc/victim-services/pages/offender-search.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Ashland?
Look on the custody page of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office at jacksoncountyso.com/inmate-search, or call 877-654-8463. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Jackson County jail?
About 330 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 346 beds.
What is the phone number for the Jackson County jail?
877-654-8463, the number on the page of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jackson County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Ashland 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.