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 4, 2026.
Webster County, Kentucky, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Webster County is held at the county jail, run by the Webster 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: Webster County public records, Webster County arrest records, Webster County warrants, Webster County criminal records, Webster County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Webster County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Webster County is held at the county jail, run by the Webster County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Webster County Sheriff's Office at webstercountydetention.com/Webster_Inmatelist.html (page title: Webster County Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Webster County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 160 people on an average day, down from about 260 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 266 beds, and it is running at 61 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Webster County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 125 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Webster County Jail
The Webster County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Providence, Sebree and Clay make the arrests that end in a booking in Webster County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Webster County Sheriff's Office's 360 for 2025, Providence's 58 for 2025 and Sebree's 13 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Webster County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 442 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 Webster 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 Webster County?
Look on the custody page of the Webster County Sheriff's Office at webstercountydetention.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Webster County jail?
About 160 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 266 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Webster County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Webster 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.