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.
Todd County, Kentucky, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Todd County is held at the county jail, run by the Todd 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: Todd County public records, Todd County arrest records, Todd County warrants, Todd County criminal records, Todd County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Todd County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Todd County is held at the county jail, run by the Todd County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Todd County Sheriff's Office at sheriff-toddcounty.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx (page title: Todd County Sheriff), phone 270-265-9966, 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 270-265-9966.
The Todd County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 100 people on an average day, down from about 130 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 137 beds, and it is running at 75 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Todd County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 81 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Todd County Jail
The Todd County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Elkton, Guthrie and Trenton make the arrests that end in a booking in Todd County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Todd County Sheriff's Office's 213 for 2025, Guthrie's 136 for 2025 and Elkton's 104 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Todd County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 453 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 Todd 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 Todd County?
Ask the Todd County Sheriff's Office at 270-265-9966; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff-toddcounty.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx.
How many people are in the Todd County jail?
About 100 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 137 beds.
What is the phone number for the Todd County jail?
270-265-9966, the number on the page of the Todd County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Todd County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Todd 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.