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 4, 2026.
Logan County, Kentucky, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Logan County is held at the county jail, run by the Logan 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: Logan County public records, Logan County arrest records, Logan County warrants, Logan County criminal records, Logan County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Logan County
The county jail, run by the Logan County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Logan County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Logan County Sheriff's Office at logancountyky.gov/206/Detention-Center (page title: Detention Center | Logan County, KY), phone 270-726-3696, 304 West Third Street Russellville, KY 42276, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 270-726-3696.
The Logan County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 170 people on an average day, down from about 190 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 162 beds, and it is running at 105 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Logan County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 60 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Logan County Jail
The Logan County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Russellville, Auburn, Adairville and Lewisburg make the arrests that end in a booking in Logan County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Logan County: South Central Kentucky Drug Task Force (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Logan County Sheriff's Office's 874 for 2025, Russellville's 278 for 2025 and Adairville's 98 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Logan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,262 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 Logan 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 Logan 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 Logan County?
Ask the Logan County Sheriff's Office at 270-726-3696; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at logancountyky.gov/206/Detention-Center.
How many people are in the Logan County jail?
About 170 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 162 beds.
What is the phone number for the Logan County jail?
270-726-3696, the number on the page of the Logan County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Logan County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Logan 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.