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 2, 2026.
Schoharie County, New York, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Schoharie County is held at the county jail, run by the Schoharie 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 Schoharie County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Schoharie County is held at the county jail, run by the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office at schohariecounty-ny.gov/departments/sheriff/index.php (page title: County Sheriff), phone (518) 295-2295, 157 Steadman Way, Howes Cave, NY 12092, 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 (518) 295-2295.
The Schoharie County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 26 people on an average day. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Schoharie County has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 9 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Schoharie County Jail
The Schoharie County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Cobleskill and Schoharie make the arrests that end in a booking in Schoharie County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Schoharie County: the Schoharie County New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police (other agency); the Cobleskill State University of New York Police (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office's 264 for 2025, Cobleskill's 137 for 2022 and Schoharie's 3 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Schoharie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 267 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 Schoharie 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 Schoharie 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 Schoharie County?
Ask the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office at (518) 295-2295; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at schohariecounty-ny.gov.
How many people are in the Schoharie County jail?
About 26 on an average day so far in 2026.
What is the phone number for the Schoharie County jail?
(518) 295-2295, the number on the page of the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Schoharie 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 Schoharie 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.