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 30, 2026.
Taylor County, Wisconsin, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Taylor County is held at the county jail, run by the Taylor 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.
Related guides: Taylor County public records, Taylor County arrest records, Taylor County warrants, Taylor County criminal records, Taylor County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Taylor County
The county jail, run by the Taylor County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Taylor County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Taylor County Sheriff's Office at co.taylor.wi.us/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | TC), phone 715.748.2200, 224 S 2nd St, Medford, WI 54451, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 715.748.2200.
The Taylor County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 40 people, down from about 54 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 92 beds, and it ran at 44 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Taylor County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 20 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Taylor County Jail
The Taylor County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Medford, Rib Lake and Gilman make the arrests that end in a booking in Taylor County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Taylor County Sheriff's Office's 225 for 2025, Medford's 128 for 2025 and Rib Lake's 5 for 2019.
Together, the two agencies in Taylor County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 353 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 Taylor 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County?
Ask the Taylor County Sheriff's Office at 715.748.2200; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.taylor.wi.us/departments/sheriff.
How many people are in the Taylor County jail?
About 40 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 92 beds.
What is the phone number for the Taylor County jail?
715.748.2200, the number on the page of the Taylor County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Taylor 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 Taylor 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.