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 September 25, 2026.
Binghamton, New York, in Broome County, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Binghamton is held at the county jail, run by the Broome 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Binghamton
The county jail, run by the Broome County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Binghamton, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Broome County Sheriff's Office at broomecountyny.gov/sheriff/corrections (page title: Corrections Division | Broome County), phone (866) 230-7761, 155 Lt. VanWinkle Drive Binghamton, NY 13905, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 (866) 230-7761.
The Broome County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 460 people on an average day, down from about 470 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 600 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Broome County has about 196,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Broome County Jail
The Broome County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Binghamton (filed by the FBI as Binghamton Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Binghamton.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Broome County: the Binghamton State University of New York Police (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Binghamton's 1,976 for 2025, Johnson City's 1,172 for 2025 and the Broome County Sheriff's Office's 722 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Broome County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,909 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 Binghamton 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 Broome County serves the sentence in a facility of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, whose inmate locator is at nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Binghamton?
Ask the Broome County Sheriff's Office at (866) 230-7761; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at broomecountyny.gov/sheriff/corrections.
How many people are in the Broome County jail?
About 460 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 600 beds.
What is the phone number for the Broome County jail?
(866) 230-7761, the number on the page of the Broome County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Broome County go?
To a facility of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision; its inmate locator is at nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov.
Is this the official Binghamton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.