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 2, 2026.
Barren County, Kentucky, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Barren County is held at the county jail, run by the Barren 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: Barren County public records, Barren County arrest records, Barren County warrants, Barren County criminal records, Barren County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Barren County
The county jail, run by the Barren County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Barren County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Barren County Sheriff's Office at barrencountysheriff.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx (page title: Barren County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Barren County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 190 people on an average day, down from about 210 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 178 beds, and it is running at 107 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Barren County has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 42 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Barren County Jail
The Barren County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Glasgow and Cave City make the arrests that end in a booking in Barren County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Barren County: Barren County Drug Task Force (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Glasgow's 1,280 for 2025, the Barren County Sheriff's Office's 284 for 2025 and Cave City's 176 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Barren County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,740 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 Barren County 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 Barren 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 Barren County?
Ask the Barren County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at barrencountysheriff.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx.
How many people are in the Barren County jail?
About 190 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 178 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Barren County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Barren County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.