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.
Martin County, Kentucky, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Martin County is held at the county jail, run by the Martin 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: Martin County public records, Martin County arrest records, Martin County warrants, Martin County criminal records, Martin County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Martin County
The county jail, run by the Martin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Martin County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Martin County Sheriff's Office at martincounty.ky.gov/elected/Pages/sheriff.aspx (page title: Sheriff | Martin County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Martin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 27 people, down from about 32 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 21 beds, and it ran at 128 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Martin County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Martin County Jail
The Martin County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Martin County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Martin County: Martin County Schools (other agency).
The Martin County Sheriff's Office reported 288 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin County?
Ask the Martin County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at martincounty.ky.gov.
How many people are in the Martin County jail?
About 27 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 21 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Martin County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Martin 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.