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 2, 2026.
Fleming County, Kentucky, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fleming County is held at the county jail, run by the Fleming 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: Fleming County public records, Fleming County arrest records, Fleming County warrants, Fleming County criminal records, Fleming County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Fleming County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fleming County is held at the county jail, run by the Fleming County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Fleming County Sheriff's Office at flemingcountyky.us/detention.asp (page title: Fleming County Fiscal Court Website), phone (606) 748-2748, 100 Court Square, Flemingsburg, KY 41041, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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) 748-2748.
The Fleming County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 47 people, down from about 67 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 37 beds, and it ran at 126 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Fleming County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Fleming County Jail
The Fleming County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Flemingsburg make the arrests that end in a booking in Fleming County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Fleming County Sheriff's Office's 203 for 2025 and Flemingsburg's 77 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Fleming County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 396 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 Fleming 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 Fleming 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 Fleming County?
Ask the Fleming County Sheriff's Office at (606) 748-2748; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at flemingcountyky.us/detention.asp.
How many people are in the Fleming County jail?
About 47 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 37 beds.
What is the phone number for the Fleming County jail?
(606) 748-2748, the number on the page of the Fleming County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Fleming County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Fleming 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.