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 25, 2026.
Avenal, California, in Kings County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Avenal is held at the county jail, run by the Kings 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 Avenal
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Avenal is held at the county jail, run by the Kings County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Kings County Sheriff's Office at countyofkingsca.gov/departments/public-safety/sheriff/booking-inmat... (page title: Booking/Inmate Information | Kings County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Kings County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 370 people, down from about 590 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 637 beds, and it ran at 71 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Kings County has about 155,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Kings County Jail
The Kings County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Avenal (filed by the FBI as Avenal Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Avenal.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Kings County: Union Pacific Railroad in Kings County (other agency); the Highway Patrol's Hanford Area Office (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hanford's 2,033 for 2025, Lemoore's 872 for 2025 and Corcoran's 786 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Kings County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,551 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 Avenal 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 Kings County serves the sentence in a facility of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, whose inmate locator is at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Avenal?
Look on the custody page of the Kings County Sheriff's Office at countyofkingsca.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Kings County jail?
About 370 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 637 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Kings County go?
To a facility of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; its inmate locator is at cdcr.ca.gov/search.
Is this the official Avenal 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.