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.
Montgomery County, Kentucky, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Montgomery County is held at the county jail, run by the Montgomery 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: Montgomery County public records, Montgomery County arrest records, Montgomery County warrants, Montgomery County criminal records, Montgomery County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Montgomery County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Montgomery County is held at the county jail, run by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/Menu (page title: Montgomery County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Montgomery County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 190 people on an average day, up from about 130 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 134 beds, and it is running at 140 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Montgomery County has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 65 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Montgomery County Jail
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Mount Sterling make the arrests that end in a booking in Montgomery County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Montgomery County: the Montgomery County School District and Gateway Area Drug Task Force (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's 887 for 2025 and Mount Sterling's 430 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,317 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County?
Ask the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/Menu.
How many people are in the Montgomery County jail?
About 190 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 134 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Montgomery County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Montgomery 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.