The first state located west of the Appalachian Mountains to be granted statehood in the United States was Kentucky in 1792, officially known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap was blazed by one of the state’s prominent frontiersman, Daniel Boone. This made it possible for many immigrants to follow on the trail of this famous explorer. Many residents of Kentucky fought for the Union during the Civil War, even when the state favored the Confederacy. Fort Campbell and Fort Knox are American military bases that are located in the state. Kentucky is also known as the prime coal producer state and an agricultural area up to the 20th century. Bluegrass music pioneered by Bill Monroe, a native of Kentucky, and the Kentucky Derby are legendary contributions of the state.
Kentucky may hold the rank of being only 37th when it comes to area size, but it has 120 counties which gives it the third rank in the nation in number of counties. The idea behind the creation of so many counties was to make it convenient for residents who lived in areas with poorly constructed roads to travel to a county seat in the morning and be back at home before nightfall.
Kentucky has four levels of the court wherein the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals are included in the appellate courts. The trial courts include general jurisdiction by the Circuit Court and limited jurisdiction by the District Court.
Civil cases that involve sums of money that are less than $4,000, child neglect and abuse, preliminary hearings over felony cases, traffic offenses, ordinances of the county and city are under the jurisdiction of the District Court. Civil cases involving sums of more than $4,000, capital felonies and offenses, adoptions, divorces, and appeals coming from the District Court are under the jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts.
Offender Search Web Page
The purpose and specifics of the Offender Search Web Page in each state varies. Read the disclosures carefully. Updates to the database could be biweekly, monthly and daily depending on the states Corrections Department schedule. Some searches show offenders incarcerated in the entire prison system including county jails and some only state prisons. Sometimes historical offender data is available and sometimes only current inmate records are listed. Youth and adult offenders are sometimes located on separate search portals.
State Offender Search: http://kool.corrections.ky.gov/
Jails
- Adair County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Allen County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Ballard County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Barren County Correctional Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Bell County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Boone County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Bourbon County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Boyd County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Boyle County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Breckinridge County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Bullitt County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Butler County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Calloway County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Campbell County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Carroll County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Casey County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Christian County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Clark County Detention, KY Jail Inmate List
- Clay County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Crittenden County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Daviess County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Estill County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Floyd County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Franklin County Regional Jail, KY Jail Inmate List
- Fulton County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Grant County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Graves County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Grayson County Jail & Annex, KY Jail Inmate List
- Greenup County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Hardin County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Harlan County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Henderson County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Hopkins County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Jackson County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Jessamine County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Kenton County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Larue County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Laurel County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Three Forks Regional Jail, KY Jail Inmate List
- Letcher County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Lewis County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Lincoln County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Logan County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Mccracken County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Mccreary County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Madison County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Marshall County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Mason County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Meade County Detention, KY Jail Inmate List
- Monroe County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Montgomery County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Muhlenberg County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Nelson County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Ohio County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Oldham County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Kentucky County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Pike County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Powell County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Pulaski County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Rockcastle County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Rowan County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Russell County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Scott County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Shelby County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Simpson County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Todd County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Union County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Warren County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Wayne County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Webster County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Whitley County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Woodford County Detention Center, KY Jail Inmate List
- Lexington-Fayette County, KY Jail Inmate List
- Louisville Metropolitan Dept Of Corrections, KY Jail Inmate List
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY Jail Corrections
- Lexington-Fayette, KY Jail Inmates
- Bowling Green, KY Jail Inmates
- Owensboro, KY Jail Inmates
- Covington, KY Jail Inmates
Court Clerk
- Allen County, KY Court Docket
- Anderson County, KY Court Docket
- Ballard County, KY Court Docket
- Barren County, KY Court Docket
- Bath County, KY Court Docket
- Bell County, KY Court Docket
- Boone County, KY Court Docket
- Bourbon County, KY Court Docket
- Boyd County, KY Court Docket
- Bracken County, KY Court Docket
- Breathitt County, KY Court Docket
- Breckinridge County, KY Court Docket
- Caldwell County, KY Court Docket
- Calloway County, KY Court Docket
- Campbell County, KY Court Docket
- Carlisle County, KY Court Docket
- Carroll County, KY Court Docket
- Carter County, KY Court Docket
- Casey County, KY Court Docket
- Clark County, KY Court Docket
- Clay County, KY Court Docket
- Clinton County, KY Court Docket
- Crittenden County, KY Court Docket
- Edmonson County, KY Court Docket
- Elliott County, KY Court Docket
- Fayette County, KY Court Docket
- Floyd County, KY Court Docket
- Franklin County, KY Court Docket
- Fulton County, KY Court Docket
- Gallatin County, KY Court Docket
- Garrard County, KY Court Docket
- Grant County, KY Court Docket
- Grayson County, KY Court Docket
- Green County, KY Court Docket
- Hancock County, KY Court Docket
- Hardin County, KY Court Docket
- Harrison County, KY Court Docket
- Henderson County, KY Court Docket
- Henry County, KY Court Docket
- Hickman County, KY Court Docket
- Hopkins County, KY Court Docket
- Jackson County, KY Court Docket
- Jefferson County, KY Court Docket
- Kenton County, KY Court Docket
- Knott County, KY Court Docket
- Knox County, KY Court Docket
- LaRue County, KY Court Docket
- Lawrence County, KY Court Docket
- Lee County, KY Court Docket
- Leslie County, KY Court Docket
- Letcher County, KY Court Docket
- Lewis County, KY Court Docket
- Livingston County, KY Court Docket
- Logan County, KY Court Docket
- Lyon County, KY Court Docket
- McCracken County, KY Court Docket
- McLean County, KY Court Docket
- Madison County, KY Court Docket
- Magoffin County, KY Court Docket
- Marion County, KY Court Docket
- Marshall County, KY Court Docket
- Martin County, KY Court Docket
- Mason County, KY Court Docket
- Menifee County, KY Court Docket
- Mercer County, KY Court Docket
- Metcalfe County, KY Court Docket
- Monroe County , KY Court Docket
- Morgan County, KY Court Docket
- Nicholas County, KY Court Docket
- Owen County, KY Court Docket
- Owsley County, KY Court Docket
- Perry County, KY Court Docket
- Rockcastle County, KY Court Docket
- Rowan County, KY Court Docket
- Russell County, KY Court Docket
- Shelby County, KY Court Docket
- Simpson County, KY Court Docket
- Spencer County, KY Court Docket
- Taylor County, KY Court Docket
- Todd County, KY Court Docket
- Trigg County, KY Court Docket
- Trimble County, KY Court Docket
- Union County, KY Court Docket
- Washington County, KY Court Docket
- Wayne County, KY Court Docket
- Webster County, KY Court Docket
- Whitley County, KY Court Docket
- Wolfe County, KY Court Docket
- Woodford County, KY Court Docket
Correctional Facility
- Bell County Forestry Camp (BCFC), KY Inmate Search
- Blackburn Correctional Complex (BCC), KY Inmate Search
- Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC), KY Inmate Search
- Green River Correctional Complex (GRCC), KY Inmate Search
- Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women (KYCIW), KY Inmate Search
- Kentucky State Penitentiary (KSP), KY Inmate Search
- Kentucky State Reformatory (KSR), KY Inmate Search
- Little Sandy Correctional Complex (LSCC), KY Inmate Search
- Luther Luckett Correctional Complex (LLCC), KY Inmate Search
- Northpoint Training Center (NTC), KY Inmate Search
- Roederer Correctional Complex (RCC), KY Inmate Search
- Western Kentucky Correctional Complex (WKYCC)/Ross-Cash Center, KY Inmate Search