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.
Caldwell County, Kentucky, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Caldwell County is held at the county jail, run by the Caldwell 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: Caldwell County public records, Caldwell County arrest records, Caldwell County warrants, Caldwell County criminal records, Caldwell County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Caldwell County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Caldwell County is held at the county jail, run by the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office at caldwellcounty.ky.gov/elected-officials/Pages/sheriff.aspx (page title: Sheriff | Caldwell County), phone (270) 365-2088, 100 East Market Street 2nd Floor Princeton, KY 42445, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 (270) 365-2088.
The Caldwell County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 15 people, down from about 37 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 23 beds, and it ran at 162 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Caldwell County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Caldwell County Jail
The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Princeton make the arrests that end in a booking in Caldwell County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Princeton's 545 for 2025 and the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office's 118 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Caldwell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 663 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 Caldwell 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 Caldwell 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 Caldwell County?
Ask the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office at (270) 365-2088; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at caldwellcounty.ky.gov.
How many people are in the Caldwell County jail?
About 15 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 23 beds.
What is the phone number for the Caldwell County jail?
(270) 365-2088, the number on the page of the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Caldwell County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Caldwell 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.