The county runs its own jail, the Breckinridge County Detention Center on Glen Nash Lane in Hardinsburg. Arrests from Cloverport and Irvington end up there too. Call 270-756-6244. If a new booking isn't online yet, the sheriff at 270-756-2361 may know.

Yes. Open the jail roster, enter a last name, and compare birth dates. The roster lists only people held now. For release notices, sign up with VINELink, and find court dates on KYeCourts case portal.

Phone 270-756-6244 for the visiting schedule, registration steps, ID rules and any video visit choice. A child generally needs a parent or guardian along. Visitors are screened, so keep belongings in the car. See our visitation guide.

Start with a call to 270-756-6244: confirm the amount and that the person hasn't already left. Then bring cash and photo ID to the clerk at the justice center (270-756-2239); bond must be cash. Our bail guide and money guide have details.

Ask 270-756-6244 which deposit methods are available, along with limits and fees, and give the full legal name. Money pays for commissary and calls, though the jail may take fees out first. Read our money guide and commissary guide.

Yes, through a prepaid account; ask 270-756-6244 how. Inmates call out, and families can't call in. Recordings are kept and may be used by prosecutors, so avoid case talk. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Confirm the address and rules at 270-756-6244. Use the inmate's full legal name and include a return address. Staff inspect mail other than legal mail and send back anything not permitted. Our mail guide covers photos and more.

Call 270-756-6244 and ask for the officer in charge. Explain the concern, such as missed medicine, and give the name. The same officer can answer property questions. A lawyer from the Elizabethtown Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (226 S. Mulberry St., Elizabethtown, KY 42701; 833-385-6056) can bring medical issues to court.

Sheriff's deputies serve the warrants local judges sign, and they can check for a second one at 270-756-2361. Because this detention center also houses Hancock arrests, search beyond one county: the courts' free guest records search runs statewide and lists every open case under the name.

When a warrant is still hanging at release, the simplest fix is walking back into the Breckinridge County Detention Center alongside defense counsel. Missed dates are handled by Breckinridge's circuit clerk's office at 111 W. 2nd St., Hardinsburg, KY 40143, which can be reached at 270-756-2239.

Youths are kept apart from adults. A held juvenile gets a hearing within 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) decides placement, and District Court in Hardinsburg handles the case.

Yes, as an open record. Ask the detention center for the mugshot through a written open records request that names the booking. News media use the same process with the jail or the sheriff. For immigration photos, the ICE FOIA request page is the route. For a federal prisoner's photo, ask the U.S. Marshals.

Sometimes it does, when the U.S. Marshals pay the county to house a federal detainee. Charges filed in federal court go to the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 423 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301, 270-689-4400, which decides custody at a detention hearing. Search sentenced federal inmates in the BOP lookup. Hardinsburg families can call the U.S. Marshals Owensboro office at 270-852-2645.

Glen Nash Lane staff (270-756-6244) know whether a detainer was faxed in. ICE handles Kentucky from Louisville (502-625-6202); federal holds run through the Owensboro marshals (270-852-2645).

1. ICE sends an I-247A detainer to the jail.
2. From the moment the Breckinridge case would release them, ICE can ask the Hardinsburg jail to keep a Breckinridge prisoner up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, as 8 CFR 287.7(d) allows.
3. Within those hours, ICE has to pick the person up.
4. If no one arrives, the person is released.
5. Search the ICE online locator for people ICE takes.

Tuesdays at 9 a.m., per the justice center clerk (270-756-2239); civil follows at 1 p.m. The clerk's page warns that nothing is docketed within five business days of a hearing without leave of court, so a motion for a Wednesday must be filed the Wednesday before. The jail at 270-756-6244 had 159 people in 191 beds as of the Oct. 22, 2026 state report.

The jail processes release after bail is posted. Belongings and remaining account funds are returned after fees. Call 270-756-6244 for timing and arrange a ride ahead of time. Staff need the court's release order in hand first, which can add to the wait.

Type the name into the KOOL offender lookup to see whether the person landed in a prison or in a jail with state beds. Our Kentucky prisons page has phone numbers and addresses. A recent move can take a few days to post, so call the facility directly if the listing looks out of date.

Glen Nash Lane also takes Hancock County prisoners. Meade County books arrests into the Meade County Detention Center in Brandenburg, 270-422-2546, and Hardin County into the Hardin County Detention Center in Elizabethtown, 270-765-7717. Grayson County has the Grayson County Detention Center in Leitchfield, 270-259-3636, and Ohio County the Ohio County Detention Center in Hartford, 270-298-4455. An arrest across the Ohio River in Indiana is an Indiana case.

These Breckinridge County offices each keep their own line.

• The Cloverport Police Department takes calls through Cloverport City Hall at 270-788-6632.
• Calls for the Hardinsburg Police Department go through Hardinsburg City Hall at 270-756-2213.
• The Irvington Police Department is reached through Irvington City Hall, at 270-547-3835.
• The Breckinridge County Sheriff's Office answers at 270-756-2361.
• The Kentucky State Police Post 4 sits at 954 Cameron Ponder Dr., Elizabethtown, KY 42701; its number is 270-766-5078.

Cloverport, Hardinsburg and Irvington are the cities in Breckinridge County. Reach the Cloverport, Hardinsburg and Irvington police through their city halls at the numbers above. The sheriff and state police cover rural areas. In an emergency, call 911.