They go to the Hart County Jail in Munfordville. With no county jail in Edmonson, people arrested in Brownsville and elsewhere in the county are taken there. Call 270-524-2571 and mention Edmonson County. The sheriff (270-597-2157) can help with a very recent arrest. Edmonson County, home to about 12,749 people in the 2025 Census estimate, depends entirely on that Munfordville building. The Oct. 22, 2026, state jail report showed 81 people in the Hart jail's 97 beds and 36 more in its 83-bed restricted custody center, which houses low-risk state inmates.

Yes. Use the inmate roster, type a surname and confirm the birthday. The roster includes people from other counties, so check details carefully. VINELink sends release alerts, and KYeCourts case search has court dates.

Ask 270-524-2571 about the visiting schedule, registration, accepted ID and any video visit setup. Anyone under 18 comes with a parent or guardian. Searches happen at entry, so bring only what you need. Our visitation guide has more.

Call 270-524-2571 to confirm the amount and that the person is still held. Bond goes to the circuit clerk in Brownsville (270-597-2584), not to the jail, so ask the clerk which payment works and bring photo ID. Our bail guide and money guide explain more.

Ask 270-524-2571 which deposit methods are offered, plus limits and fees, and use the full legal name. Money covers commissary and calls, and the jail may take fees first. Deposits made for one inmate can't be moved to another. Our money guide and commissary guide help.

Yes, through a prepaid account; ask 270-524-2571 how. Calls only go out from the jail. Recordings are saved and may be heard by prosecutors, so never discuss the charges. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Call 270-524-2571 to confirm the address and rules. Use the inmate's legal name and add where the letter is from. Except for legal mail, officers open every item and return what is banned. Our mail guide covers photos and more.

Phone 270-524-2571 and request the shift supervisor. Describe what is wrong, like a skipped medicine, and name the inmate. Property questions can go to that supervisor too. A Bowling Green North Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (1001 Center St., Suite 301, Bowling Green, KY 42101; 833-254-2458) lawyer can raise health issues with the judge.

A missed hearing might be noted on KYeCourts case search. Ask the sheriff (270-597-2157). Turning yourself in with a lawyer can help when bail is set.

Youth cases go to Edmonson District Court; the Brownsville clerk (270-597-2584) has dates. Juveniles never share space with adults, and any youth held sees a judge within 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) picks the placement, and Edmonson District Court hears the case.

Yes. The booking jail answers open records requests made in writing; ask for the mugshot by name and booking date. News media make the same request to the jail or the sheriff. The ICE FOIA page handles immigration photos. Federal photos come out only when the Marshals want help locating a fugitive.

Possibly, under a Marshals bed contract. A federal case from this county is heard at the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 241 East Main Avenue, Bowling Green, KY 42101, 270-393-2500, and a detention hearing there sets custody. The BOP locator lists sentenced federal prisoners. Brownsville families can call the U.S. Marshals in Bowling Green at 270-901-2108.

Edmonson prisoners are boarded in Munfordville, so a detainer is filed with the Hart County Jail (270-524-2571). Call ICE in Louisville at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends the jail an I-247A detainer.
2. From the time the local case would free them, the jail may wait up to 48 hours beyond that release.
3. Within that window ICE has to pick the person up.
4. No pickup means the person goes home.
5. Search the ICE detainee search for people ICE detains.

Release follows once bail is paid in Brownsville and the release order reaches Munfordville. Belongings and account money come back after fees. Call 270-524-2571 for timing and plan a ride from Munfordville ahead of time. Release paperwork has to move between two counties.

Search the KOOL lookup by name to see the prison or county jail with state inmates that now holds the person. Our Kentucky prisons guide lists addresses and phone numbers. If the listing seems stale, the facility can confirm by phone.

Hart County keeps the Hart County Jail in Munfordville, 270-524-2571, the same jail that holds Edmonson's prisoners. Barren County books into the Barren County Detention Center in Glasgow, 270-651-8806, where Monroe and Metcalfe arrests are housed too. Warren County has the Warren County Regional Jail in Bowling Green, 270-843-4606. Butler County arrests go to the Butler County Jail in Morgantown, 270-526-3505, and Grayson County arrests to the Grayson County Detention Center in Leitchfield, 270-259-3636.

The County Attorney is on Washington Street in Brownsville (270-597-9609). The 8th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney in Bowling Green (270-746-7485) handles felonies for Edmonson and Warren. Appointed lawyers come from the public defender's Bowling Green North office (833-254-2458). Brownsville police (270-597-3814) and KSP Post 3 (270-782-2010) make most arrests. Our Edmonson court guide explains the hearings.

• Brownsville Police Department, reached through Brownsville City Hall: 270-597-3814
• Edmonson County Sheriff's Office: 270-597-2157
• Kentucky State Police Post 3, 3119 Nashville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101: 270-782-2010

Brownsville is the only city in Edmonson County. Calls to its police go through city hall at the number above. Outside Brownsville, the sheriff's deputies and state troopers patrol. Call 911 in an emergency.