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 September 30, 2026.
Estill County, Kentucky, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Estill County is held at the county jail, run by the Estill 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: Estill County public records, Estill County arrest records, Estill County warrants, Estill County criminal records, Estill County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Estill County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Estill County is held at the county jail, run by the Estill County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Estill County Sheriff's Office at estillky.com/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Estill County Kentucky), phone (606) 723-2323, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, 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 (606) 723-2323.
The Estill County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 49 people, up from about 26 in 2017. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 38 beds, and it ran at 128 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Estill County has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Estill County Jail
The Estill County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Irvine and Ravenna make the arrests that end in a booking in Estill County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Estill County: Estill County Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Irvine's 414 for 2025, the Estill County Sheriff's Office's 148 for 2025 and Ravenna's 11 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Estill County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 573 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 Estill 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 Estill 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 Estill County?
Ask the Estill County Sheriff's Office at (606) 723-2323; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at estillky.com/sheriff.
How many people are in the Estill County jail?
About 49 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 38 beds.
What is the phone number for the Estill County jail?
(606) 723-2323, the number on the page of the Estill County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Estill County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Estill 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.