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.
Clark County, Kentucky, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clark County is held at the county jail, run by the Clark 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: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County warrants, Clark County criminal records, Clark County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clark County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clark County is held at the county jail, run by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Clark County Sheriff's Office at clarkcoky.com/1199/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Clark County, KY), phone 859-744-4390, 200 Maryland Avenue Winchester, KY 40391, Monday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 859-744-4390.
The Clark County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 240 people on an average day, down from about 280 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 193 beds, and it is running at 122 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clark County has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 62 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clark County Jail
The Clark County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Winchester make the arrests that end in a booking in Clark County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Clark County: Clark County School System (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Winchester's 1,867 for 2025 and the Clark County Sheriff's Office's 210 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Clark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,077 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 Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark County?
Ask the Clark County Sheriff's Office at 859-744-4390; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at clarkcoky.com/1199/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Clark County jail?
About 240 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 193 beds.
What is the phone number for the Clark County jail?
859-744-4390, the number on the page of the Clark County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clark County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Clark 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.