Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Mayfield, Kentucky, in Graves County, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Mayfield is held at the county jail, run by the Graves 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 Mayfield
The county jail, run by the Graves County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Mayfield, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Graves County Sheriff's Office at gravescountyky.gov/jail-and-restricted-custody-center (page title: Jail and Restricted Custody Center | Graves County Fiscal Court | Graves County Kentucky), phone 270-247-3626, 1102 Paris Rd. Suite 2 Mayfield, KY 42066, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 270-247-3626.
The Graves County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 35 people on an average day, down from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 80 beds, and it is running at 44 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Graves County has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 10 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Graves County Jail
The Graves County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Mayfield (filed by the FBI as Mayfield Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Mayfield.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Graves County: Graves County Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Graves County Sheriff's Office's 537 for 2025 and Mayfield's 449 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Graves County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 986 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 Mayfield 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 Graves County serves the sentence in a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Mayfield?
Ask the Graves County Sheriff's Office at 270-247-3626; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gravescountyky.gov.
How many people are in the Graves County jail?
About 35 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 80 beds.
What is the phone number for the Graves County jail?
270-247-3626, the number on the page of the Graves County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Graves County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Mayfield 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.