Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Rice Lake, Wisconsin, in Barron County, has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rice Lake is held at the county jail, run by the Barron 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 Rice Lake
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rice Lake is held at the county jail, run by the Barron County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Barron County Sheriff's Office at barroncountywi.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Department | Barron County, WI), phone (715) 537-3106, 1420 State Hwy 25 North Room 1200 Barron, WI 54812-3007, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 (715) 537-3106.
The Barron County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 110 people, down from about 120 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 192 beds, and it ran at 55 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Barron County has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Barron County Jail
The Barron County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Rice Lake (filed by the FBI as Rice Lake Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Rice Lake.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Rice Lake's 483 for 2025, the Barron County Sheriff's Office's 393 for 2025 and Barron's 100 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Barron County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,006 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 Rice Lake arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Wisconsin Department of Corrections lists its inmates at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Rice Lake?
Ask the Barron County Sheriff's Office at (715) 537-3106; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at barroncountywi.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Barron 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 192 beds.
What is the phone number for the Barron County jail?
(715) 537-3106, the number on the page of the Barron County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Barron 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 Rice Lake 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.