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 9, 2026.
Walden, New York, in Orange County, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Walden is held at the county jail, run by the Orange 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 Walden
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Walden is held at the county jail, run by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Orange County Sheriff's Office at orangecountyny.gov/2328/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Orange County, NY), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Orange County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 380 people on an average day, down from about 610 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 802 beds, and it ran at 41 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Orange County has about 412,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Orange County Jail
The Orange County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Walden (filed by the FBI as Walden Village Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Walden.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Newburgh's 1,455 for 2025, Wallkill Town's 891 for 2025 and Newburgh (town)'s 873 for 2024.
Together, the 29 agencies in Orange County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,277 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 Walden 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 Orange 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 Walden?
Ask the Orange County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at orangecountyny.gov/2328/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Orange County jail?
About 380 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 802 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Orange 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 Walden 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.