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 24, 2026.
Shawano County, Wisconsin, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Shawano County is held at the county jail, run by the Shawano 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: Shawano County public records, Shawano County arrest records, Shawano County warrants, Shawano County criminal records, Shawano County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Shawano County
The county jail, run by the Shawano County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Shawano County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Shawano County Sheriff's Office at co.shawano.wi.us/departments/sheriff/jail-wrc (page title: Shawano County | Departments | Sheriff | Jail | WRC), phone (715) 526-7950, 405 N. Main St. Shawano, WI 54166, 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 (715) 526-7950.
The Shawano County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 140 people, down from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 299 beds, and it ran at 46 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Shawano County has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Shawano County Jail
The Shawano County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Shawano make the arrests that end in a booking in Shawano County.
The Pulaski Police Department and the Marion Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Shawano County, so their arrests are not broken out for Shawano County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Shawano County Sheriff's Office's 1,086 for 2025 and Shawano's 844 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Shawano County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,930 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 Shawano 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 Shawano 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 Shawano County?
Ask the Shawano County Sheriff's Office at (715) 526-7950; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.shawano.wi.us/departments/sheriff/jail-wrc.
How many people are in the Shawano County jail?
About 140 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 299 beds.
What is the phone number for the Shawano County jail?
(715) 526-7950, the number on the page of the Shawano County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Shawano 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 Shawano 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.