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.
Russell County, Kentucky, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Russell County is held at the county jail, run by the Russell 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: Russell County public records, Russell County arrest records, Russell County warrants, Russell County criminal records, Russell County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Russell County
The county jail, run by the Russell County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Russell County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Russell County Sheriff's Office at russellcountydetention.com (page title: Welcome to the Russell County Detention Center), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Russell County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 78 people on an average day, down from about 130 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 82 beds, and it is running at 95 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Russell County has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 42 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Russell County Jail
The Russell County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Russell Springs and Jamestown make the arrests that end in a booking in Russell County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Russell County Sheriff's Office's 366 for 2025, Russell Springs's 333 for 2025 and Jamestown's 63 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Russell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 699 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 Russell 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 Russell County?
Ask the Russell County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at russellcountydetention.com.
How many people are in the Russell County jail?
About 78 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 82 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Russell County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Russell 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.