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 9, 2026.
Richmond, Kentucky, in Madison County, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richmond is held at the county jail, run by the Madison 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: Richmond public records, Madison County inmate search, Richmond arrest records, Richmond warrants, Richmond criminal records, Richmond court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Richmond
The county jail, run by the Madison County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Richmond, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Madison County Sheriff's Office at sheriffrandytucker.com/madison-county-detention-center (page title: Madison County Detention Center | Madison County Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Madison County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 260 people on an average day, down from about 380 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 184 beds, and it is running at 141 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Madison County has about 100,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Madison County Jail
The Madison County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Richmond (filed by the FBI as Richmond Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Richmond.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Madison County: Eastern Kentucky University (campus police); Madison County Public Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Richmond's 2,252 for 2025, the Madison County Sheriff's Office's 1,248 for 2025 and Berea's 603 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,103 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 Richmond 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 Madison 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 Richmond?
Ask the Madison County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriffrandytucker.com.
How many people are in the Madison County jail?
About 260 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 184 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Madison County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Richmond 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.