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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Medina, Tennessee, in Gibson County, has about 5,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Medina is held at the county jail, run by the Gibson 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 Medina
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Medina is held at the county jail, run by the Gibson County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Gibson County Sheriff's Office at gibsoncountysheriff.com/jail (page title: Jail | Gibson County Sheriff), phone 866-340-7879, 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 866-340-7879.
The Gibson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 250 people, down from about 290 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 329 beds, and it ran at 76 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Gibson County has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 48 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Gibson County Jail
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Medina (filed by the FBI as Medina Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Medina.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Gibson County Sheriff's Office's 894 for 2025, Milan's 482 for 2025 and Humboldt's 248 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Gibson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,798 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 Medina arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Tennessee Department of Correction lists its inmates at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Medina?
Ask the Gibson County Sheriff's Office at 866-340-7879; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gibsoncountysheriff.com/jail.
How many people are in the Gibson County jail?
About 250 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 329 beds.
What is the phone number for the Gibson County jail?
866-340-7879, the number on the page of the Gibson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Gibson County go?
To a facility of the Tennessee Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Is this the official Medina 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.