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.
Brooksville, Florida, in Hernando County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brooksville is held at the county jail, run by the Hernando 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: Brooksville public records, Hernando County inmate search, Brooksville arrest records, Brooksville warrants, Brooksville criminal records, Brooksville court records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Brooksville
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Brooksville is held at the county jail, run by the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office at hernandosheriff.org/jail/applications/jailsearch (page title: Hernando County Detention), phone (352) 754-6830, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Hernando County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 1,130 people on an average day, up from about 650 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 812 beds, and it ran at 75 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hernando County has about 218,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 52 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hernando County Jail
The Hernando County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Brooksville (filed by the FBI as Brooksville Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Brooksville.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit and five state agencies in Hernando County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Hernando County Sheriff's Office's 4,535 for 2025 and Brooksville's 736 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Hernando County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,271 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 Brooksville 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 Hernando County serves the sentence in a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Brooksville?
Look on the custody page of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office at hernandosheriff.org, or call (352) 754-6830. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Hernando County jail?
About 1,130 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 812 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hernando County jail?
(352) 754-6830, the number on the page of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hernando County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Brooksville 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.