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.
Woodford County, Kentucky, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Woodford County is held at the county jail, run by the Woodford 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: Woodford County public records, Woodford County arrest records, Woodford County warrants, Woodford County criminal records, Woodford County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Woodford County
The county jail, run by the Woodford County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Woodford County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Woodford County Sheriff's Office at woodfordcountyky.gov/168/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Woodford County, KY), phone 859-873-3119, 103 S Main Street Room 102 Versailles, KY 40383, Monday through Thursday 8 am to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 859-873-3119.
The Woodford 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 95 beds, and it is running at 108 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Woodford County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 37 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Woodford County Jail
The Woodford County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Versailles make the arrests that end in a booking in Woodford County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Woodford County: Woodford County Public Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Versailles's 549 for 2025 and the Woodford County Sheriff's Office's 37 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Woodford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 586 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 Woodford 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 Woodford County?
Ask the Woodford County Sheriff's Office at 859-873-3119; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at woodfordcountyky.gov/168/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Woodford County jail?
About 100 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 95 beds.
What is the phone number for the Woodford County jail?
859-873-3119, the number on the page of the Woodford County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Woodford County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Woodford 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.