Search the Brown County Inmate Population

Brown County Inmate Population

Brown County has one detention facility identified in official local sources: the Brown County Adult Detention Center, operated by the Brown County Sheriff's Office. The jail holds adult pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, people booked on warrants, and inmates waiting for state-prison transport after sentencing. It is an Ohio full-service county jail, not a state prison, federal prison, or immigration detention center.

The local count changes as arrests, bond decisions, first court appearances, releases, and transfers occur. A person arrested by a Brown County deputy, a village police department, or the Ohio State Patrol may be booked into the county jail if not cited and released. After a felony sentence to prison, the search leaves the county roster and moves to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Offender Search.

The Miami Valley Jails Brown County roster gives the current-custody view. Its provider table showed 80 people in custody on June 24, 2026, with updates every 30 minutes. ODRC's 2025 jail inspection result for the Brown County Adult Detention Center reported 77 inmates on the inspection date and 78 general housing capacity.

Brown County Population Statistics

The strongest Brown County jail population numbers come from the Miami Valley Jails provider table and ODRC annual inspection results. No official public source reviewed for this build published annual bookings, annual average daily population, length of stay, or a current aggregate demographic table. Those missing items should not be estimated from statewide trends.

Brown County Inmate Trends

The official point-in-time counts cluster in a narrow range. ODRC search results reported 83 inmates during the 2021 inspection, 79 during the 2024 inspection, and 77 during the 2025 inspection. The current-custody provider then showed 80 people in custody on June 24, 2026. That pattern is best described as a jail population running in the high 70s to low 80s, based only on the located official snapshots.

Capacity should be stated with care. The 2025 inspection result listed 78 general housing spaces, while the roster provider later showed 80 people in custody. That is above the 2025 general housing capacity figure, but capacity can change with bed availability, classification limits, and housing status. The sound conclusion is that the Brown County inmate population has been near full capacity in the official data located.

Brown County Jail Capacity

The Brown County Adult Detention Center is the only local jail counted in the Brown County facility map. It is listed at 750 Mt. Orab Pike in Georgetown, and the ODRC inspection result names Sheriff Chris Hodges for the 2025 report entry. The inspection figure of 77 inmates against 78 general housing spaces shows very little unused capacity on that date.

Historic local news from 2015 and 2016 described a prior closure and reopening tied to locks, plumbing, sewage, paint, and HVAC repairs. That history should not be treated as a current conditions finding. No Brown County jail-specific 2024-2026 consent decree, DOJ investigation, active jail-conditions litigation, or new jail construction project was located in the official and high-authority sources reviewed. Current claims should stay with ODRC inspection data and the live roster count.

Ohio Jail Population Laws

Ohio law supplies the framework behind Brown County inmate population records. Ohio Revised Code 149.43 is the public-records law for records kept by public offices, subject to statutory exceptions. Ohio Revised Code Chapter 341 places the county jail under the sheriff's charge and connects local confinement to Ohio jail standards. Ohio Revised Code 5120.10 authorizes ODRC's jail-standard role.

Brown County State Prison Search

No ODRC state prison was identified as physically located in Brown County. That does not mean Brown County defendants never enter the state prison population. After sentencing to Ohio prison, a person may stay in the county jail until transport, then appear in ODRC records rather than the county roster. The sheriff's inmate-information page supports that transfer path because it explains that property must be picked up within five days after an inmate is transported to prison.

ODRC Offender Search covers people currently incarcerated in an Ohio prison, currently under department supervision, judicially released, released, or listed as parole violators at large. It can search by name, offender number, county of commitment, residential county for supervision cases, status, and parole-hearing date. For Brown County, the county of commitment field is the key local filter after a felony prison sentence.

Search Brown County Inmates

The official current-custody search is the Brown County, Ohio, Sheriff - Persons Currently In Custody roster on the Miami Valley Jails platform. The sheriff's site links to that portal as the current inmate roster and inmate search. The visible provider row identifies BROW-JAIL and BROWN COUNTY JAIL, lists the jail phone as (937) 378-4435, and states that information is updated every 30 minutes.

Use the roster for people currently held at the Brown County Adult Detention Center. It does not show people housed in other jails, sentenced state prisoners, federal prisoners, or ICE detainees. The current list is behind a human verification gate, and the page states that automated programs do not have permission to access it.

1. Open the sheriff site and choose Current Inmate Roster, or go directly to the Miami Valley Jails Brown County portal.
2. Confirm the provider table says BROW-JAIL BROWN COUNTY JAIL so the search is for Brown County, Ohio.
3. Check the visible count and last-update time before relying on the search result.
4. Complete the CAPTCHA manually and allow session cookies for *.miamivalleyjails.org if the page loops.
5. Use the A-Z last-name index or visible sorting controls after the human check.
6. If the person is missing, call the jail, check Ohio VINE, and use ODRC, BOP, or ICE locators when transfer is possible.

The roster provider screenshot from Miami Valley Jails shows the Brown County Jail provider summary, update interval, and CAPTCHA notice that controls access to the current list.

That provider table is useful because it confirms the jail code, phone, update cycle, and current-custody limitation before any name search begins.

Brown County Roster Fields

The public pre-CAPTCHA view exposes search and navigation labels rather than a full inmate profile. For that reason, Brown County roster copy should not promise a specific booking-number, charge, bond, or housing field unless a user confirms it manually after passing the human check. The verified fields are the provider summary fields and the search controls listed below.

Brown County Inmate Records

The county roster's visible fields confirm current custody at the provider level. The research did not inspect a full Brown County inmate profile because the live list is CAPTCHA-gated and blocks automated access. For certified fields, older jail records, or a missing entry, use the jail phone or a public-records request under Ohio law.

County Jail vs Prison

Brown County jail custody is not the same as Ohio prison custody. The county roster is the best fit for a recent arrest, local sentence, warrant hold, or inmate waiting for a local court step. ODRC is the best fit after a state-prison sentence, state supervision, judicial release, or parole-violator status.

Federal and ICE Search

No federal Bureau of Prisons facility, ICE detention center, or U.S. Marshals contract detention site was identified inside Brown County. Still, those systems matter when a person has a separate federal case, an immigration custody issue, or a transfer that does not appear on the local roster. Use the BOP inmate locator for federal prisoners from 1982 to present and the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for adults in ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours.

The Ohio VINE portal is another access channel for custody-status searches and notifications. VINE does not replace the jail phone for urgent confirmation, but it can help track custody changes. Brown County research found no official Brown County, Ohio sheriff mobile app, so no app-only roster or warrant search should be promoted.

Brown County Detention Facility

The facility map for Brown County is compact. The only detention facility identified in the source set is the sheriff-run Adult Detention Center. Village police departments in Aberdeen, Fayetteville, Georgetown, Hamersville, Higginsport, Mount Orab, Ripley, Russellville, Sardinia, and Lake Waynoka Security are law-enforcement agencies, not separate public jail facilities in the mapped sources.

• Brown County Adult Detention Center - county jail for adult pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, warrant holds, and inmates awaiting state-prison transfer.

Brown County Inmate FAQ

How large is the Brown County inmate population? The live roster provider showed 80 people in custody on June 24, 2026. ODRC's 2025 inspection result reported 77 inmates on the inspection date and 78 general housing capacity.

How often does the Brown County roster update? The Miami Valley Jails provider table listed a 30-minute update interval. New arrests still may not appear until transport, booking, intake, and data entry are complete.

Can released inmates be searched on the same roster? The provider page describes current custody in the listed jail. For older booking records, jail logs, mugshots, or non-online records, contact the sheriff's office or make an Ohio public-records request.

What if the person is not in the county roster? Call the Brown County jail at (937) 378-4435, then check ODRC for sentenced Ohio prisoners, Ohio VINE for notifications, BOP for federal prisoners, and ICE for immigration detention.