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 September 30, 2026.
Maysville, Kentucky, in Mason County, has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Maysville is held at the county jail, run by the Mason 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 Maysville
The county jail, run by the Mason County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Maysville, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Mason County Sheriff's Office at masoncountydetention.com/mason_inmatelist.html (page title: Mason County Detention Center), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Mason County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 150 people on an average day, up from about 76 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 131 beds, and it is running at 114 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Mason County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 88 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Mason County Jail
The Mason County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Maysville (filed by the FBI as Maysville Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Maysville.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Maysville's 444 for 2025 and the Mason County Sheriff's Office's 309 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Mason County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 753 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 Maysville 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 Maysville?
Look on the custody page of the Mason County Sheriff's Office at masoncountydetention.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Mason County jail?
About 150 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 131 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Mason County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Maysville 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.