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.
Palatka, Florida, in Putnam County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Palatka is held at the county jail, run by the Putnam 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 Palatka
The county jail, run by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Palatka, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at smartweb.pcso.us/smartwebclient/jail.aspx (page title: JAIL View), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 Putnam County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 400 people on an average day, up from about 340 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 422 beds, and it ran at 86 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Putnam County has about 77,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 52 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Putnam County Jail
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Palatka (filed by the FBI as Palatka Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Palatka.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies, one state police unit and one other agency in Putnam County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Interlachen's 1,152 for 2025, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office's 1,018 for 2025 and Palatka's 473 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Putnam County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,694 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 Palatka 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 Putnam 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 Palatka?
Look on the custody page of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at smartweb.pcso.us/smartwebclient/jail.aspx. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Putnam County jail?
About 400 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 422 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Putnam County go?
To a facility of the Florida Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at fdc.myflorida.com.
Is this the official Palatka 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.