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.
Knott County, Kentucky, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Knott County is held at the county jail, run by the Knott 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Knott County
The county jail, run by the Knott County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Knott County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Knott County Sheriff's Office at knottcountysheriff.com (page title: Knott County Sheriff), phone 606-785-5354, 54 W Main Street, Hindman, KY 41822, Mon-Fri: 8:00 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 606-785-5354.
The Knott County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 65 people, down from about 84 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 34 beds, and it ran at 188 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Knott County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 48 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Knott County Jail
The Knott County Sheriff's Office, the Knott County Police Department and the agency that reports for Pippa Passes make the arrests that end in a booking in Knott County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Knott County Sheriff's Office's 97 for 2024, Pippa Passes's 0 for 2025 and the Knott County Police Department's 0 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Knott County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 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 Knott County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Kentucky Department of Corrections lists its inmates at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Knott County?
Ask the Knott County Sheriff's Office at 606-785-5354; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at knottcountysheriff.com.
How many people are in the Knott County jail?
About 65 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 34 beds.
What is the phone number for the Knott County jail?
606-785-5354, the number on the page of the Knott County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Knott County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Knott 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.