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 4, 2026.
Randolph County, Indiana, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Randolph County is held at the county jail, run by the Randolph 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: Randolph County public records, Randolph County arrest records, Randolph County warrants, Randolph County criminal records, Randolph County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Randolph County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Randolph County is held at the county jail, run by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office at randolphcountyso.org/inmates.html (page title: Redirecting…), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Randolph County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 62 people, down from about 100 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 108 beds, and it ran at 53 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Randolph County has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Randolph County Jail
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Winchester, Union City and Lynn make the arrests that end in a booking in Randolph County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lynn's 1,152 for 2025 and Winchester's 212 for 2020.
Lynn reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Randolph County 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 Randolph County serves the sentence in a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction, whose inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov/idoc-ofs-1.0.2/ofs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Randolph County?
Ask the Randolph County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at randolphcountyso.org/inmates.html.
How many people are in the Randolph County jail?
About 62 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 108 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Randolph County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Randolph County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.