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 24, 2026.
Josephine County, Oregon, has about 88,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Josephine County is held at the county jail, run by the Josephine 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: Josephine County public records, Josephine County arrest records, Josephine County warrants, Josephine County criminal records, Josephine County court records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Josephine County
The county jail, run by the Josephine County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Josephine County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Josephine County Sheriff's Office at josephinecounty.gov/government/sheriff/jail/index.php (page title: Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Josephine County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 160 people, down from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 183 beds, and it ran at 85 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Josephine County has about 88,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 18 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Josephine County Jail
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Grants Pass make the arrests that end in a booking in Josephine County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Josephine County: the Josephine County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Josephine County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Grants Pass's 1,559 for 2025 and the Josephine County Sheriff's Office's 458 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Josephine County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,017 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 Josephine 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 Oregon Department of Corrections lists its inmates at oregon.gov/doc/victim-services/pages/offender-search.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Josephine County?
Ask the Josephine County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at josephinecounty.gov.
How many people are in the Josephine County jail?
About 160 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 183 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Josephine County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Josephine 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.