Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 October 11, 2026.
Linn County, Oregon, has about 132,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Linn County is held at the county jail, run by the Linn 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: Linn County public records, Linn County arrest records, Linn County warrants, Linn County criminal records, Linn County court records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Linn County
The county jail, run by the Linn County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Linn County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Linn County Sheriff's Office at linncountyor.gov/commissioners/page/linn-county-commissioners-agree... (page title: Linn County Commissioners agree to house Benton County inmates | Linn County, OR), phone (541) 967-3911, 300 SW 4th Ave, PO Box 100, Albany, OR 97321, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 (541) 967-3911.
The Linn County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 170 people, down from about 200 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 231 beds, and it ran at 73 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Linn County has about 132,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 13 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Linn County Jail
The Linn County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Albany, Lebanon and Sweet Home make the arrests that end in a booking in Linn County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Linn County: the Linn County State Police (state police); the Linn County Liquor Commission (state agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Albany's 1,619 for 2024, the Linn County Sheriff's Office's 872 for 2025 and Lebanon's 417 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Linn County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,496 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 Linn 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 Linn County?
Ask the Linn County Sheriff's Office at (541) 967-3911; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at linncountyor.gov.
How many people are in the Linn County jail?
About 170 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 231 beds.
What is the phone number for the Linn County jail?
(541) 967-3911, the number on the page of the Linn County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Linn County go?
To a facility of the Oregon Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at oregon.gov.
Is this the official Linn 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.