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 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Franklin County, North Carolina, has about 80,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Franklin County is held at the county jail, run by the Franklin 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: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County warrants, Franklin County criminal records, Franklin County court records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Franklin County
The county jail, run by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Franklin County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at fcsonc.org/detention-complex (page title: Franklin County Sheriff's Office), phone (919) 496-2186, 285 T Kemp Road Louisburg, NC 27549, 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 (919) 496-2186.
The Franklin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 170 people, up from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 172 beds, and it ran at 98 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Franklin County has about 80,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Franklin County Jail
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Louisburg, Franklinton, Youngsville and Bunn make the arrests that end in a booking in Franklin County.
The Wake Forest Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Franklin County, so its arrests are not broken out for Franklin County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lake Royale's 1,153 for 2025, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office's 676 for 2025 and Louisburg's 326 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,208 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 Franklin 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 North Carolina Department of Adult Correction lists its inmates at dac.nc.gov/dac-services/criminal-offender-searches.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Franklin County?
Ask the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at (919) 496-2186; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at fcsonc.org/detention-complex.
How many people are in the Franklin County jail?
About 170 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 172 beds.
What is the phone number for the Franklin County jail?
(919) 496-2186, the number on the page of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Franklin County go?
To a facility of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction; its inmate locator is at dac.nc.gov.
Is this the official Franklin 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.