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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 26, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
St. Albans, Vermont, in Franklin County, has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Vermont the jails are the state's, so one locator covers everyone held after an arrest in St. Albans. 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, who books people and common questions.
Related guides: St. Albans public records, Franklin County inmate search, St. Albans arrest records, St. Albans warrants, St. Albans criminal records, St. Albans court records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in St. Albans
Vermont has no county jails, so one search covers everyone held after an arrest in St. Albans: the Vermont Department of Corrections runs every jail and prison in the state and lists the people it holds, awaiting trial or serving a sentence.
The Vermont Department of Corrections's inmate locator is at vermont.gov/service/offender-locator.
Who Books People
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for St. Albans (filed by the FBI as St. Albans Police Department) make the arrests in and around St. Albans.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Franklin County: the St. Albans State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were St. Albans's 835 for 2025, Swanton's 112 for 2025 and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office's 77 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,024 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in St. Albans arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in St. Albans?
Through the Vermont Department of Corrections's inmate locator at vermont.gov/service/offender-locator; the department holds everyone in custody in Vermont.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Franklin County go?
To a facility of the Vermont Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at vermont.gov/service/offender-locator.
Is this the official St. Albans 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.