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.
Putnam County, New York, has about 98,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Putnam County is held at the county jail, run by the Putnam 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: Putnam County public records, Putnam County arrest records, Putnam County warrants, Putnam County criminal records, Putnam County court records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Putnam County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Putnam County is held at the county jail, run by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office at putnamsheriff.com/jail-visitation-info (page title: Jail Visitation Info | Putnam County Sheriff's Office), Monday Thursday Friday 2:00 - 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Putnam County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 38 people on an average day, down from about 61 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 128 beds, and it ran at 48 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Putnam County has about 98,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 4 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Putnam County Jail
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Brewster and Cold Spring make the arrests that end in a booking in Putnam County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Putnam County Sheriff's Office's 446 for 2025, Carmel Town's 219 for 2025 and Kent Town's 105 for 2023.
Together, the four agencies in Putnam County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 672 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 Putnam County 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County?
Ask the Putnam County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at putnamsheriff.com/jail-visitation-info.
How many people are in the Putnam County jail?
About 38 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 128 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Putnam 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 Putnam 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.