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.
Richfield, Wisconsin, in Washington County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richfield is held at the county jail, run by the Washington 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 Richfield
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richfield is held at the county jail, run by the Washington County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office at washingtoncountysheriffwi.org (page title: Washington County Jail Offender Locator), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Washington County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 230 people, up from about 200 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 321 beds, and it ran at 72 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Washington County has about 139,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Washington County Jail
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for West Bend, Germantown, Hartford (township), Hartford, Jackson, Slinger and two more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Richfield.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were West Bend's 1,456 for 2025, the Washington County Sheriff's Office's 738 for 2025 and Hartford's 715 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,988 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 Richfield 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 Washington 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 Richfield?
Look on the custody page of the Washington County Sheriff's Office at washingtoncountysheriffwi.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Washington County jail?
About 230 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 321 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Washington 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 Richfield 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.