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.
Grant County, Kentucky, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Grant County is held at the county jail, run by the Grant 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: Grant County public records, Grant County arrest records, Grant County warrants, Grant County criminal records, Grant County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Grant County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Grant County is held at the county jail, run by the Grant County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Grant County Sheriff's Office at grantcountysheriff.net (page title: GCSO), phone (859)428-1212, Monday thru Friday 8 AM - 4 PM, 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)428-1212.
The Grant County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 300 people on an average day, up from about 270 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 348 beds, and it is running at 87 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Grant County has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 118 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Grant County Jail
The Grant County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Williamstown and Dry Ridge make the arrests that end in a booking in Grant County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Grant County Sheriff's Office's 329 for 2025, Williamstown's 111 for 2025 and Dry Ridge's 48 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Grant County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 488 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 Grant 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 Grant 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 Grant County?
Ask the Grant County Sheriff's Office at (859)428-1212; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at grantcountysheriff.net.
How many people are in the Grant County jail?
About 300 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 348 beds.
What is the phone number for the Grant County jail?
(859)428-1212, the number on the page of the Grant County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Grant County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Grant 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.