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.
Corning, New York, in Steuben County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Corning is held at the county jail, run by the Steuben 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: Corning public records, Steuben County inmate search, Corning arrest records, Corning warrants, Corning police reports, Corning property records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Corning
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Corning is held at the county jail, run by the Steuben County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Steuben County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.steubencountyny.gov/inmateSearch (page title: Incarcerated Individuals Search | Steuben County Sheriff, NY), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Steuben County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 160 people on an average day, up from about 150 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 260 beds, and it ran at 59 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Steuben County has about 92,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Steuben County Jail
The Steuben County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Corning (filed by the FBI as Corning Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Corning.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Corning's 494 for 2025, Bath Village's 312 for 2025 and the Steuben County Sheriff's Office's 309 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Steuben County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 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 Corning 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 Steuben 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 Corning?
Look on the custody page of the Steuben County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.steubencountyny.gov/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Steuben County jail?
About 160 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 260 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Steuben 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 Corning 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.