Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Campbell County, Kentucky, has about 94,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Campbell County is held at the county jail, run by the Campbell 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: Campbell County public records, Campbell County arrest records, Campbell County warrants, Campbell County criminal records, Campbell County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Campbell County
The county jail, run by the Campbell County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Campbell County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Campbell County Sheriff's Office at campbellcountyky.gov/topic/index.php?topicid=424&structureid=168 (page title: Deputy Jailers | Campbell County, Kentucky), phone (859) 292-3838, 1098 Monmouth Street, Newport, KY 41071, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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) 292-3838.
The Campbell County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 400 people on an average day, down from about 690 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 685 beds, and it is running at 59 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Campbell County has about 94,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 43 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Campbell County Jail
The Campbell County Sheriff's Office, the Campbell County Police Department and the agencies that report for Fort Thomas, Newport, Alexandria, Cold Spring, Highland Heights, Dayton and three more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Campbell County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Campbell County: Northern Kentucky University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Newport's 1,435 for 2025, Fort Thomas's 334 for 2025 and the Campbell County Police Department's 277 for 2025.
Together, the 11 agencies in Campbell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,184 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 Campbell 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 Campbell 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 Campbell County?
Ask the Campbell County Sheriff's Office at (859) 292-3838; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at campbellcountyky.gov.
How many people are in the Campbell County jail?
About 400 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 685 beds.
What is the phone number for the Campbell County jail?
(859) 292-3838, the number on the page of the Campbell County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Campbell County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Campbell 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.