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 2, 2026.
Spencer County, Kentucky, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Spencer County is held at the county jail, run by the Spencer 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: Spencer County public records, Spencer County arrest records, Spencer County warrants, Spencer County criminal records, Spencer County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Spencer County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Spencer County is held at the county jail, run by the Spencer County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Spencer County Sheriff's Office at spencercountyclerk.com/kentucky/spencer-county (page title: Spencer County Sheriff, KY, Jail Inmate Search, Recent Arrests), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Spencer County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 62 people, down from about 68 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 69 beds, and it ran at 90 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Spencer County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Spencer County Jail
The Spencer County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Taylorsville make the arrests that end in a booking in Spencer County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Spencer County Sheriff's Office's 457 for 2025 and Taylorsville's 33 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Spencer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 490 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 Spencer 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 Spencer 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 Spencer County?
Look on the custody page of the Spencer County Sheriff's Office at spencercountyclerk.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Spencer County jail?
About 62 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 69 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Spencer County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Spencer 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.