Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Muhlenberg County is held at the county jail, run by the Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County
The county jail, run by the Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Muhlenberg County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Office at muhlenbergcountysheriffky.com, phone 270.338.3345, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 270.338.3345.
The Muhlenberg County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 210 people on an average day, down from about 280 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 281 beds, and it is running at 76 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Muhlenberg County has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 70 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Muhlenberg County Jail
The Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Central City, Greenville and Powderly make the arrests that end in a booking in Muhlenberg County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Office's 437 for 2025, Greenville's 266 for 2025 and Central City's 197 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Muhlenberg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 902 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 Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg County?
Ask the Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Office at 270.338.3345; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at muhlenbergcountysheriffky.com.
How many people are in the Muhlenberg County jail?
About 210 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 281 beds.
What is the phone number for the Muhlenberg County jail?
270.338.3345, the number on the page of the Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Muhlenberg County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Muhlenberg 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.