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 30, 2026.
Davison County, South Dakota, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Davison County is held at the county jail, run by the Davison 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: Davison County public records, Davison County arrest records, Davison County warrants, Davison County criminal records, Davison County court records, South Dakota arrest records and South Dakota inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Davison County
The county jail, run by the Davison County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Davison County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Davison County Sheriff's Office at davisoncounty.org/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office), phone (605) 995-8630, 1015 S Miller Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 (605) 995-8630.
The Davison County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 1 people, down from about 43 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 68 beds, and it ran at 63 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Davison County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 0.5 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Davison County Jail
The Davison County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Mitchell make the arrests that end in a booking in Davison County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Mitchell's 722 for 2025 and the Davison County Sheriff's Office's 233 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Davison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 955 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 Davison 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 South Dakota Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/offender-locator.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Davison County?
Ask the Davison County Sheriff's Office at (605) 995-8630; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at davisoncounty.org/departments/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Davison County jail?
About 1 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 68 beds.
What is the phone number for the Davison County jail?
(605) 995-8630, the number on the page of the Davison County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Davison County go?
To a facility of the South Dakota Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.sd.gov/adult-corrections/offender-locator.
Is this the official Davison 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.