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 24, 2026.
Racine County, Wisconsin, has about 199,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Racine County is held at the county jail, run by the Racine 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 Racine County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Racine County is held at the county jail, run by the Racine County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Racine County Sheriff's Office at rcj-web.goracine.org (page title: Racine County | Inmate Locator), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Racine County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 570 people, down from about 740 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 876 beds, and it ran at 66 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Racine County has about 199,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Racine County Jail
The Racine County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Racine, Mount Pleasant, Caledonia, Burlington, Sturtevant, Waterford and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Racine County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Racine's 2,011 for 2025, the Racine County Sheriff's Office's 650 for 2025 and Mount Pleasant's 641 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Racine County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,220 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 Racine County 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 Racine 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 Racine County?
Look on the custody page of the Racine County Sheriff's Office at rcj-web.goracine.org. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Racine County jail?
About 570 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 876 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Racine 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 Racine 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.