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.
Fulton County, Kentucky, has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Fulton County is held at the county jail, run by the Fulton 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: Fulton County public records, Fulton County arrest records, Fulton County warrants, Fulton County criminal records, Fulton County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Fulton County
The county jail, run by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Fulton County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Fulton County Sheriff's Office at fultoncounty.ky.gov/elected-officials/Pages/sheriff.aspx (page title: Sheriff | Fulton County), phone (270) 236-2545, 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) 236-2545.
The Fulton County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 410 people on an average day, down from about 520 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 525 beds, and it is running at 78 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Fulton County has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 651 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Fulton County Jail
The Fulton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hickman and Fulton make the arrests that end in a booking in Fulton County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Fulton County Sheriff's Office's 143 for 2025, Fulton's 103 for 2025 and Hickman's 91 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Fulton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 337 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 Fulton 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County?
Ask the Fulton County Sheriff's Office at (270) 236-2545; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at fultoncounty.ky.gov.
How many people are in the Fulton County jail?
About 410 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 525 beds.
What is the phone number for the Fulton County jail?
(270) 236-2545, the number on the page of the Fulton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Fulton County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Fulton 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.