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 October 9, 2026.
Green County, Wisconsin, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Green County is held at the county jail, run by the Green 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: Green County public records, Green County arrest records, Green County warrants, Green County criminal records, Green County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Green County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Green County is held at the county jail, run by the Green County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Green County Sheriff's Office at greencountywi.org/198/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Green County, WI), phone 608-328-9400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 608-328-9400.
The Green County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 44 people, up from about 42 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 68 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Green County has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Green County Jail
The Green County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Monroe, Brodhead, New Glarus, Monticello and Albany make the arrests that end in a booking in Green County.
The Belleville Police Department and the Brooklyn Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Green County, so their arrests are not broken out for Green County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Green County Sheriff's Office's 332 for 2025, Monroe's 161 for 2025 and Brodhead's 105 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Green County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 647 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 Green County 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 Green County serves the sentence in a facility of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Green County?
Ask the Green County Sheriff's Office at 608-328-9400; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at greencountywi.org/198/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Green County jail?
About 44 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 68 beds.
What is the phone number for the Green County jail?
608-328-9400, the number on the page of the Green County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Green County go?
To a facility of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Is this the official Green 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.