Reviewed and updated October 10, 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.
Burnett County, Wisconsin, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Burnett County is held at the county jail, run by the Burnett 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 Burnett County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Burnett County is held at the county jail, run by the Burnett County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Burnett County Sheriff's Office at burnettcountywi.gov/DocumentCenter/View/341/Inmate-Roster?bidId= (page title: Inmate List | Total:57 Name Age Initial Booking ARNESON, SABRINA ROSE 41), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The Burnett County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 46 people, up from about 44 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 92 beds, and it ran at 50 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Burnett County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 27 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Burnett County Jail
The Burnett County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Grantsburg, Siren and Webster make the arrests that end in a booking in Burnett County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Burnett County Sheriff's Office's 389 for 2025, Siren's 76 for 2025 and Webster's 2 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Burnett County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 467 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 Burnett County 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 Burnett County?
Look on the custody page of the Burnett County Sheriff's Office at burnettcountywi.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Burnett County jail?
About 46 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 92 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Burnett 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 Burnett 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.