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 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Frankfort, Kentucky, in Franklin County, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Frankfort is held at the county jail, run by the Franklin 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 Frankfort
The county jail, run by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Frankfort, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at franklincounty.ky.gov/jailer (page title: Jailer | Franklin County), phone (502) 875-8713, Monday-Friday 8 AM - 4:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (502) 875-8713.
The Franklin County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 410 people on an average day, up from about 310 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 301 beds, and it is running at 136 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Franklin County has about 52,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 78 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Franklin County Jail
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Frankfort (filed by the FBI as Frankfort Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Frankfort.
The FBI's agency list also places eight state agencies and one campus police department in Franklin County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Franklin County Sheriff's Office's 5,904 for 2023 and Frankfort's 1,570 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 7,701 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 Frankfort arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Kentucky Department of Corrections lists its inmates at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Frankfort?
Ask the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at (502) 875-8713; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at franklincounty.ky.gov/jailer.
How many people are in the Franklin County jail?
About 410 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 301 beds.
What is the phone number for the Franklin County jail?
(502) 875-8713, the number on the page of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Franklin County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Frankfort 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.