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 on October 2, 2026.
Albany County, Wyoming, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Albany County is held at the county jail, run by the Albany 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: Albany County public records, Albany County arrest records, Albany County warrants, Albany County police reports, Wyoming arrest records and Wyoming inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Albany County
The county jail, run by the Albany County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Albany County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Albany County Sheriff's Office at albanycountywy.gov/212/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Albany County, WY), phone 307-755-3520, 525 E Grand Avenue Suite 101 Laramie, WY 82070, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 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 307-755-3520.
The Albany County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 43 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 68 beds, and it ran at 63 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Albany County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Albany County Jail
The Albany County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Laramie make the arrests that end in a booking in Albany County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Albany County: the University of Wyoming (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Laramie's 765 for 2025 and the Albany County Sheriff's Office's 337 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Albany County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,102 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 Albany 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 Albany County serves the sentence in a facility of the Wyoming Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at wdoc-loc.wyo.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Albany County?
Ask the Albany County Sheriff's Office at 307-755-3520; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at albanycountywy.gov/212/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Albany County jail?
About 43 on an average day in 2019, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 68 beds.
What is the phone number for the Albany County jail?
307-755-3520, the number on the page of the Albany County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Albany County go?
To a facility of the Wyoming Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at wdoc-loc.wyo.gov.
Is this the official Albany 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.