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.
Boyle County, Kentucky, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Boyle County is held at the county jail, run by the Boyle 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: Boyle County public records, Boyle County arrest records, Boyle County warrants, Boyle County criminal records, Boyle County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Boyle County
The county jail, run by the Boyle County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Boyle County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Boyle County Sheriff's Office at boylecountyky.gov/189/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Boyle County, KY), phone 859-238-1123, 321 W Main Street Room 103 Danville, KY 40422, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 859-238-1123.
The Boyle County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 110 people on an average day, down from about 260 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 220 beds, and it is running at 49 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Boyle County has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Boyle County Jail
The Boyle County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Danville, Junction City and Perryville make the arrests that end in a booking in Boyle County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Danville's 650 for 2025, the Boyle County Sheriff's Office's 375 for 2025 and Perryville's 4 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Boyle County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,029 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 Boyle County 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 Boyle County?
Ask the Boyle County Sheriff's Office at 859-238-1123; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at boylecountyky.gov/189/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Boyle County jail?
About 110 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 220 beds.
What is the phone number for the Boyle County jail?
859-238-1123, the number on the page of the Boyle County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Boyle County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Boyle 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.