Garrett County Inmate Population Overview
The local Garrett County inmate population is held at one county jail, the Garrett County Detention Center. The facility is a division of the Garrett County Sheriff's Office, and the research record names Sheriff Bryson Meyers as the county sheriff. The jail holds people on bond, people held without bond, people serving court-imposed local sentences, and people waiting to transfer to another jurisdiction. That mix matters. A person can appear in a county arrest log, a court case, the state DPSCS locator, or a federal database depending on where the case stands.
Garrett County does not publish a full searchable current-inmate roster in the official pages reviewed. The official county lookup is an Arrest Log with recent names, dates, archive months, and public status labels. It is useful, but it is not the same as a live jail census. Current custody still needs confirmation from the Detention Center when the arrest log is thin, delayed, or unclear.
Garrett County Inmate Population Statistics
The most useful Garrett County inmate population figures come from two different source types. The sheriff's detention-center page describes the building and bed layout, while the Vera incarceration trends dataset gives year-by-year jail population fields. These sources do not use the same capacity field in every year, so the figures should be read by source and date rather than forced into one number.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Total jail population | 34 | Vera incarceration trends, Garrett County, 2024 |
| Pretrial custody | 23 | Vera incarceration trends, 2024 |
| Sentenced custody | 11 | Vera incarceration trends, 2024 |
| Total jail admits | 33 | Vera incarceration trends, 2024 |
| Jail population rate | 196.65 per 100,000 adults age 15-64 | Vera incarceration trends, 2024 |
| Facility capacity description | 72 general-population beds and 4 holding cells | Garrett County Sheriff's Office detention page, inspected June 17, 2026 |
Garrett County Inmate Population Trends
Vera's Garrett County series shows a smaller 2024 jail population than several pre-2020 and early-2020 values in the research extract. The same dataset also shows a rated-capacity field that changes sharply in some years. The safe reading is that the inmate population trend can be compared year to year, while the capacity column needs a caution because the sheriff's current facility description uses a different bed count.
| Year | Total Jail Population | Pretrial | Sentenced | Rated Capacity Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 33 |
| 2023 | 45.75 | 24.75 | 21 | 129 |
| 2022 | 58 | 13 | 45 | 28 |
| 2019 | 54 | 30 | 24 | 64 |
| 2018 | 62 | 37.96 | 24.04 | 64 |
| 2015 | 49 | 30 | 19 | 64 |
Note: The current sheriff page lists 72 beds and 4 holding cells, while Vera's rated-capacity field varies by year.
Garrett County Jail Population Makeup
The Garrett County inmate population is not one legal category. Vera's 2024 data separates pretrial custody from sentenced custody, with 23 people listed as pretrial and 11 as sentenced in the extracted row. The official jail page describes the same practical split in plain local terms: a person may be held on bond, held without bond, serving a court sentence, or waiting for transfer to another jurisdiction. Each status can change the correct lookup path.
- Pretrial custody: A person is held before final case disposition, often after bond or no-bond review.
- Sentenced local custody: A person may serve a court sentence at the county jail when the sentence and classification permit it.
- Transfer holds: Another agency or jurisdiction can control the next move even when a Garrett court event changes.
- State custody: Maryland sentenced prisoners move to the DPSCS system and should be searched in the state locator.
Garrett County Jail Capacity
The detention-center page lists seven housing units, 72 general-population beds, and four holding cells. It also says the jail is audited under Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards processes. That matters because jail capacity is not only a bed count. It is tied to classification, safety, sanitation, staffing, and standards that govern local correctional facilities in Maryland.
The research did not locate a current official Garrett County overcrowding order, consent decree, major jail-construction plan, or conditions litigation tied to the Detention Center. The official local alternatives that do appear in the source file are community service, home detention, and pretrial services. Those programs can affect the Garrett County inmate population by giving courts supervised options other than a jail bed for eligible people.
Garrett County Inmate Access Laws
Maryland law gives the public a broad path to inspect government records, but jail information is still filtered through safety, security, privacy, juvenile, sealed-record, and expungement rules. The jail helpful-information page says public information about incarcerated individuals is available subject to facility safety, security, and applicable state law. The best Garrett County inmate population request is narrow and sent to the office that actually holds the record.
Key Maryland laws:
Md. General Provisions Section 4-103 states the policy favoring public access to information about government affairs and official acts.
Md. General Provisions Section 4-201 describes inspection of public records by the custodian at reasonable times unless another law applies.
Md. Correctional Services Section 8-103 covers minimum mandatory standards for state and local correctional facilities.
Md. Correctional Services Section 8-110 requires annual Commission on Correctional Standards reporting to state officials and local governments.
Search Garrett County Inmates
Garrett County inmate lookup starts with the official arrest log because the sheriff's site did not show a conventional live roster search in the reviewed material. The arrest log can identify recent public entries and month archives, but it may not confirm who is physically in the jail at the moment. A status label such as pending, released, or sentenced should be treated as a cue, not as a full custody record.
The Garrett County Arrest Log is the best first online stop for recent arrest information. The Maryland DPSCS incarcerated-individual locator is the right tool after a state sentence and transfer. Federal custody requires the BOP inmate locator, while immigration custody uses ICE ODLS.
- Check the official Garrett County arrest log and its month archive for a recent public entry.
- Open the detail page when available and compare the name, date, image, and public status.
- Call the Garrett County Detention Center if the person may be in current custody but the log is unclear.
- Search Maryland Judiciary Case Search when the arrest has moved into filed court charges.
- Use DPSCS, BOP, ICE, or VINELink when the person is outside local county jail custody.
Garrett County Arrest Log Fields
The county's arrest-log body does not show a last-name search form, booking-number field, housing filter, release-date filter, or facility dropdown. It is a public list and archive. The inspected June 2026 detail record showed the public basics but not the deeper booking fields that readers often expect from large roster systems.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recent arrest name link | Link list | N/A | List shows name, date, and status, then opens a detail page. |
| Arrest History year | Archive navigation | Optional browse | Inspected page showed years including 2026, 2025, and 2024. |
| Arrest History month | Archive navigation | Optional browse | Month links appear under each year. |
| Search box | Not present | N/A | No roster-specific search field was visible on the arrest-log body. |
| Status | Displayed text | N/A | Observed examples include PENDING, RELEASED, and SENTENCED. |
The official arrest-log page screenshot in the research set shows recent names, dates, public statuses, and archive links.
That layout supports browsing recent arrests, but it does not replace a phone confirmation from the jail when custody status is urgent.
Garrett County Inmate Record Details
The inspected Garrett County arrest-log sample was thin. It displayed a mugshot, name, date, and status, but did not display charge text, bond amount, booking number, date of birth, physical description, housing unit, court date, arresting agency, warrant number, release date, or case number. Readers should not expect the county log to provide a full jail booking profile.
| Field | What the Inspected Public Record Showed |
|---|---|
| Name | Full public name on list and detail page. |
| Date | Arrest or log-entry date. |
| Status | Public status label, such as pending, released, or sentenced. |
| Mugshot | Booking-style photo appeared on the inspected detail entry. |
| Charges and bond | Not visible on the inspected sample detail. |
| Housing and court date | Not visible on the inspected sample detail. |
Garrett County Custody Lookup Paths
Custody location drives the search. A Garrett County jail record is not the same as a state prison record, a federal inmate record, an immigration-detention record, or a court docket. Searching the wrong system can make a person look missing when the issue is only that the custody status changed.
| Person or Record Type | Best Starting Point | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Recent Garrett County arrest | Garrett County Arrest Log | Shows public recent arrest entries and archives. |
| Current local jail custody | Detention Center phone line | Public jail information may be available subject to safety, security, and law. |
| State-sentenced custody | Maryland DPSCS locator | Covers many people committed to the Commissioner of Correction. |
| Federal custody | BOP inmate locator | Searches federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Searches immigration detention, with JavaScript required. |
Garrett County Detention Facilities
The facility map found one local detention facility in Garrett County. No DPSCS state prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, regional jail, or municipal jail physically located in Garrett County was found in the official sources reviewed. That keeps the local map simple, but the search chain still reaches beyond the county when a case becomes state, federal, or immigration custody.
- Garrett County Detention Center is the local county jail in Oakland for pretrial detainees, bond/no-bond holds, local sentenced people, and transfer holds.
Garrett County Jail Programs
Local programs in the research help explain why the jail population is more than a static bed count. The detention-center mission mentions behavior management, education, accountability, and reintegration. Separate sheriff pages describe community service, home detention, and pretrial services. These programs are not open to every person, but they are official alternatives or supervision tools documented for Garrett County.
- Pretrial services
- Supervision and risk-information work before final case disposition, often tied to bond hearings and release conditions.
- Home detention
- A court-authorized sentence option that confines an eligible person at home, with administrator approval and monitoring.
- Community service
- A court-ordered work option described locally as an alternative for selected non-violent offenders.
Garrett County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Garrett County inmate population?
Vera's 2024 Garrett County row lists a total jail population of 34, with 23 people in pretrial custody and 11 in sentenced custody. The sheriff's current detention page describes the building in facility terms, including 72 general-population beds and four holding cells.
Does Garrett County have a full jail roster search?
The official pages reviewed did not show a conventional full current-inmate roster search. The county publishes an arrest log and recent-arrest entries, while current custody questions can require a call to the Garrett County Detention Center.
Where do state prisoners from Garrett County appear?
After state sentencing and transfer, the county arrest log is not the main lookup tool. Search the Maryland DPSCS incarcerated-individual locator for covered state custody, and use court records for case history.