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.
Wilmore, Kentucky, in Jessamine County, has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wilmore is held at the county jail, run by the Jessamine 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 Wilmore
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wilmore is held at the county jail, run by the Jessamine County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Jessamine County Sheriff's Office at jessamineky.gov/other-elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Jessamine County, Kentucky), phone (859) 885-4139, 101 North Main Street Nicholasville, KY 40356, Monday - Friday 8AM to 4PM, 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 (859) 885-4139.
The Jessamine County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 130 people on an average day, down from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 137 beds, and it is running at 93 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jessamine County has about 56,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Jessamine County Jail
The Jessamine County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Wilmore (filed by the FBI as Wilmore Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Wilmore.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Jessamine County: R.J. Corman Railroad (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Nicholasville's 1,072 for 2025, the Jessamine County Sheriff's Office's 668 for 2025 and Wilmore's 73 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Jessamine County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,813 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 Wilmore 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 Wilmore?
Ask the Jessamine County Sheriff's Office at (859) 885-4139; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at jessamineky.gov.
How many people are in the Jessamine County jail?
About 130 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 137 beds.
What is the phone number for the Jessamine County jail?
(859) 885-4139, the number on the page of the Jessamine County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jessamine County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Wilmore 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.