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.
Magoffin County, Kentucky, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Magoffin County is held at the county jail, run by the Magoffin 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 Magoffin County
The county jail, run by the Magoffin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Magoffin County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Magoffin County Sheriff's Office at magoffincounty.ky.gov/elected-officials/sheriffs-office/Pages/Sheri... (page title: Overview | Magoffin County), phone 606-349-4403, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., 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 606-349-4403.
The Magoffin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 26 people, down from about 32 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 20 beds, and it ran at 129 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Magoffin County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Magoffin County Jail
The Magoffin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Salyersville make the arrests that end in a booking in Magoffin County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Magoffin County: Magoffin County Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Magoffin County Sheriff's Office's 361 for 2025 and Salyersville's 52 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Magoffin County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 357 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 Magoffin 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 Magoffin County?
Ask the Magoffin County Sheriff's Office at 606-349-4403; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at magoffincounty.ky.gov.
How many people are in the Magoffin County jail?
About 26 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 20 beds.
What is the phone number for the Magoffin County jail?
606-349-4403, the number on the page of the Magoffin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Magoffin County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Magoffin 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.