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.
Reedsburg, Wisconsin, in Sauk County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Reedsburg is held at the county jail, run by the Sauk 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 Reedsburg
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Reedsburg is held at the county jail, run by the Sauk County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sauk County Sheriff's Office at co.sauk.wi.us/sheriffsoffice/daily-inmate-counts (page title: Daily Inmate Counts | Sauk County Wisconsin Official Website), phone (608) 356-4895, 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 (608) 356-4895.
The Sauk County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 110 people, down from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 177 beds, and it ran at 64 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sauk County has about 66,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sauk County Jail
The Sauk County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Reedsburg (filed by the FBI as Reedsburg Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Reedsburg.
The Wisconsin Dells Police Department is listed by the FBI across four counties including Sauk County, so its arrests are not broken out for Sauk County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Sauk County Sheriff's Office's 1,062 for 2025, Reedsburg's 345 for 2025 and Lake Delton's 264 for 2023.
Together, the four agencies in Sauk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,704 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 Reedsburg 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 Sauk County serves the sentence in a facility of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Reedsburg?
Ask the Sauk County Sheriff's Office at (608) 356-4895; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.sauk.wi.us.
How many people are in the Sauk County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 177 beds.
What is the phone number for the Sauk County jail?
(608) 356-4895, the number on the page of the Sauk County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sauk County go?
To a facility of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Is this the official Reedsburg 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.