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 9, 2026.
Madison County, Kentucky, has about 100,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Madison County is held at the county jail, run by the Madison 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: Madison County public records, Madison County arrest records, Madison County warrants, Madison County criminal records, Madison County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Madison County
The county jail, run by the Madison County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Madison County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Madison County Sheriff's Office at sheriffrandytucker.com/madison-county-detention-center (page title: Madison County Detention Center | Madison County Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Madison County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 260 people on an average day, down from about 380 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 184 beds, and it is running at 141 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Madison County has about 100,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Madison County Jail
The Madison County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Richmond and Berea make the arrests that end in a booking in Madison County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Madison County: Eastern Kentucky University (campus police); Madison County Public Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Richmond's 2,252 for 2025, the Madison County Sheriff's Office's 1,248 for 2025 and Berea's 603 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,103 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 Madison 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 Madison County?
Ask the Madison County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriffrandytucker.com.
How many people are in the Madison County jail?
About 260 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 184 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Madison County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Madison 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.