At the Carroll County Detention Center in Carrollton, which also houses people from Henry, Owen and Trimble counties. The Gallatin County jailer's office oversees taking people to the Carroll County Detention Center. If you can't find someone, call the sheriff at 859-567-5751; a fresh arrest may still be on the road. That Carrollton jail was crowded on Oct. 22, 2026, when Kentucky Corrections counted 130 inmates in 88 beds, or 148 percent of capacity. Gallatin had roughly 8,840 residents in 2025, according to Census estimates.

Search the roster by last name and match the birth date, since four counties share the list. A recent booking might not appear yet. VINELink alerts you when custody changes, and KYeCourts public case search lists court dates in Warsaw.

Call 502-732-9499 to check visiting days, the sign-up steps, what ID to bring and whether a video option exists. Check ahead before bringing kids. Ask whether phones and purses have to stay in your vehicle. Our visitation guide covers common rules.

Get the amount from Carrollton, then bring cash and a photo ID to the clerk at the Gallatin County Courthouse, 100 Main St., Warsaw, KY 41095 (859-567-5241). Call the jail before you drive, in case pretrial staff already freed the person. Our bail guide and money guide walk through it.

Ask Carrollton at 502-732-9499 which deposit methods, limits and fees apply. List the person's legal name and birthday so the deposit isn't credited to someone else. Our money guide and commissary guide list typical choices.

Inmates call out from a prepaid account; you can't call in to them. Ask 502-732-9499 how to open and fund one. Calls are recorded, so don't talk about the case. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Call 502-732-9499 for the right address and the current rules before sending anything. Write the inmate's legal name clearly and include where you live up top. Our mail guide lists typical photo, card and package limits.

Call Carrollton at 502-732-9499, say who the inmate is, and ask to speak with the supervisor on duty. Staff can tell you how medicine is handled and when property can be released. A lawyer from the Boone Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (6159 First Financial Dr., Suite 300, Burlington, KY 41005; 833-385-6050) may help with health concerns tied to the case.

Phone the sheriff at 859-567-5751, or have a lawyer check and arrange for you to turn yourself in. Walking in on an agreed date shows good faith, and a judge may weigh it when setting bail.

Children under 18 don't go to the Carrollton adult jail. A teen held after a Gallatin arrest gets a hearing inside 48 hours, and weekends and holidays don't count toward that (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) handles placement. Family Court in Warsaw meets on alternating Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Yes. A mugshot can be requested from Carrollton with an open records request. The Gallatin sheriff or the jail will take the same request from news media. ICE photos need the ICE FOIA form. The U.S. Marshals release federal photos only for fugitives still at large.

It's possible; ask Clay Street (502-732-9499), or Covington marshals at 859-392-7918. The U.S. Marshals choose which jail holds a federal prisoner from Gallatin. Cases are filed at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 35 West Fifth Street, Covington, KY 41011, 859-392-7925, where a detention hearing settles custody. After sentencing, check the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Warsaw's federal cases go through Covington, and the Marshals office there is at 859-392-7918.

Warsaw arrests are boarded on Clay Street in Carrollton (502-732-9499), and that is where an immigration detainer would be recorded; ICE's Louisville number is 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends Form I-247A to the jail in Carrollton.
2. Once the Gallatin charge no longer keeps them in, Carrollton can keep the person up to 48 hours past release.
3. If ICE doesn't pick the person up in time, the person is let go.
4. Find them with the ICE detainee locator.

People are let out in Carrollton, not Warsaw, so line up a ride. Paperwork starts after bail is posted, and fees come out before cash and property are returned. Call 502-732-9499 to ask about timing.

People given state time are placed by Corrections, either in a prison or in a county jail under contract. Search the KOOL offender search by name, or use our Kentucky state prison guide for each prison's address and phone. A new move may not show right away.

Boone County has the Boone County Detention Center in Burlington, 859-334-2143, and Grant County the Grant County Detention Center in Williamstown, 859-824-5191. Carroll and Owen arrests both go to the Carroll County Detention Center in Carrollton, 502-732-9499, the jail Gallatin uses, which also books Henry, Owen and Trimble prisoners. Switzerland County is across the Ohio River in Indiana.

The County Attorney is on East Main in Warsaw (859-567-2200). Felonies are handled by the 54th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney in Burlington (859-586-1723), shared with Boone. The public defender's Boone County office (833-385-6050) takes appointed cases. See our Gallatin court guide.

• Warsaw Police Department, 303 E. Main St., Warsaw, KY 41095: 859-567-7021
• Gallatin County Sheriff's Office: 859-567-5751
• Kentucky State Police Post 5, 160 Citation Lane, Campbellsburg, KY 40011: 502-532-6363

Deputies and state troopers patrol outside Warsaw, including Sparta, which lies partly in Owen County, and Glencoe. In an emergency, call 911.