Breckinridge County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

The detention center answers at 270-756-6244. Have the person's full name and birthday ready. The jail roster may show it too. If no bond is listed, a judge may not have reviewed the pretrial report yet, so check back later.

At the circuit clerk's office in the Breckinridge County Justice Center, 111 W. 2nd St., Hardinsburg, KY 40143, phone 270-756-2239. Bond must be cash. Fines and costs can also be charged to a card with a surcharge, or be paid by money order, certified or cashier's check, or ePay. Carry photo ID.

No. In Hardinsburg the circuit clerk (270-756-2239) accepts bond money, and the Glen Nash Lane jail (270-756-6244) takes it after hours. Kentucky law bans commercial bail (KRS 431.510). Families pay the clerk directly. Posted cash is refunded at the end, minus a modest fee, for defendants with perfect attendance.

It happens inside the Hardinsburg detention center (270-756-6244) soon after booking. A Pretrial Services officer meets each new arrival, confirms their address and work, looks up past cases and scores the risk of missed court or new crime (KRS 431.515). The judge sees the score. A low-risk score favors release on a signature (KRS 431.066).

The Breckinridge circuit clerk (270-756-2239) can read you the type written on the order. There are five main kinds. A judge can order own recognizance or unsecured bail, a 10 percent cash deposit (KRS 431.530), a cash bond for every dollar, or a pledge of land worth twice the amount (KRS 431.535). A judge may also allow a relative to sign as surety without payment (KRS 431.520).

Yes. Hardinsburg judges set the number, and the clerk's office (270-756-2239) has it once entered; state limits shape it in several ways. A judge has to set an amount the defendant can realistically pay (KRS 431.525), and jail just for a violation is discouraged (KRS 431.062). On a nonviolent misdemeanor, bail can't pass the top fine plus costs. Many Class D felonies use a uniform figure (KRS 431.540), and abuse cases carry extra victim protections (KRS 431.064). Each custody day before release earns a $100 credit against bail (KRS 431.066).

The refund comes at the end of the case. With perfect attendance, the clerk keeps 10 percent ($5 minimum) and returns the rest. Dismissed and acquitted defendants pay no fee. Money may first go toward fines, costs or restitution. Call 270-756-2239 for timing.

Orders can include staying away from certain people, no drinking, drug tests, GPS or phone reporting. A violation or missed hearing can bring an arrest, and bail may be forfeited 20 days after notice (KRS 431.545). Counsel may file to loosen a term that proves unworkable.

The Breckinridge County Attorney (208 South Main Street, Hardinsburg, KY 40143 (270-756-2791)) prosecutes misdemeanors and opens felony cases. After a grand jury acts, the 46th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney in Leitchfield (125 East White Oak Street, Leitchfield, KY 42754 (270-287-0034)) takes them to trial. Defendants without money for a lawyer get the Elizabethtown Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (226 S. Mulberry St., Elizabethtown, KY 42701; 833-385-6056). Our court guide has more.

No. Call the Glen Nash Lane jail at 270-756-6244 first to learn whether a federal or immigration hold is attached. The U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 423 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301, 270-689-4400 hears federal prosecutions, and its judges alone decide release. ICE detainers may hold a person up to 48 hours past state release. The U.S. Marshals office in Owensboro is 270-852-2645, and moved prisoners can be found with the ICE online locator or BOP lookup.