Metcalfe prisoners are held in Glasgow, at the Barren County Detention Center, 201 Samson Street, Glasgow, KY 42141, 270-651-8806. Metcalfe has no jail, so its deputies make the trip west after each arrest. Barren and Monroe prisoners share the building, which means callers should open with the arresting county, then the legal name and birthday. Metcalfe's sheriff at 270-432-3041 can confirm whether an arrest happened. The Glasgow jail ran above capacity on Oct. 22, 2026, holding 209 people in 178 beds according to the state corrections department's weekly count. The county had about 10,583 residents, the Census Bureau's 2025 figure.

Yes. Glasgow's inmate roster covers everyone held there; search a surname and confirm both the birthday and that Metcalfe is listed. If a same-day arrest is missing, phone 270-651-8806. VINELink sends notices when custody changes, and KYeCourts guest portal lists hearings.

Ask 270-651-8806 about the current visiting schedule, how to sign up and which identification works. Kids under 18 must be escorted by their parent or guardian; screening applies to every guest. Allow for the drive from Edmonton. Our visitation guide adds detail.

Learn the figure from Glasgow, then bring an accepted payment and ID to the Edmonton courthouse, where the circuit clerk (270-432-3663) processes it. Lots of defendants leave on Pretrial Services' recommendation without paying anything, so ask before driving over. Our bail guide and money guide explain more.

The jail in Glasgow at 270-651-8806 can describe deposit choices, caps and fees. Enter the inmate's name as booked. The money covers commissary goods and calling time, and unused dollars go back to the person on release. See our money guide and commissary guide.

Yes, through a prepaid calling balance the jail can explain, rates included. Family can fund it, and staff can say how soon after booking calls begin. Conversations are taped and can be passed to prosecutors, so the case shouldn't be discussed. Our phone guide and messaging guide cover the rest.

Write to the prisoner's booked legal name at 201 Samson Street, Glasgow, KY 42141, with your return address on the envelope. Jail officers read through non-legal mail for contraband and refuse anything banned. Our mail guide lists photo rules, and 270-651-8806 answers questions.

Phone 270-651-8806 and request the supervisor on shift, identifying the prisoner by name and birth date. Property collected at intake is managed by the same staff. Qualifying clients of the Glasgow Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (833-385-6055) can have urgent issues raised in court; see our court page.

Yes. The Glasgow jail takes arrests from more than one county, and families here often have court business in Columbia, Greensburg or Munfordville too. The sheriff's deputies check local warrants at 270-432-3041. For Adair, Green, Hart and the rest, enter the name in the courts' free guest case search, which runs statewide.

When someone leaves the Barren County Detention Center with a local warrant still open, counsel can arrange the trip back to Glasgow and ask for bond. Metcalfe's circuit clerk, at 201 E. Stockton St., Edmonton, KY 42129, answers at 270-432-3663.

Metcalfe minors are never placed in the Glasgow jail with adults. A judge must review any youth's detention inside 48 hours, weekends and holidays excluded (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) chooses placement, and Metcalfe District Court hears the matter.

Yes, by asking in writing. Send Glasgow an open records request identifying the arrestee and the arrest date, and specify the mugshot. Reporters at news media write Glasgow or the Metcalfe sheriff in the same way. ICE images require the ICE FOIA page, and the Marshals make federal mugshots public only for fugitive searches.

They can be, under Marshals contracts, and they follow the same Samson Street rules as county prisoners. Federal cases out of Metcalfe are filed in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 241 East Main Avenue, Bowling Green, KY 42101, 270-393-2500; a magistrate judge decides pretrial jail at a detention hearing, and the Marshals choose housing. Search sentenced federal prisoners in the federal inmate locator. Edmonton families may dial the U.S. Marshals Bowling Green office, 270-901-2108.

Edmonton arrests are boarded in Glasgow, so a detainer is entered by the Barren facility on Samson Street (270-651-8806). ICE's Louisville office is at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE files an I-247A detainer with the Barren County Detention Center.
2. When state custody ends, ICE can ask Glasgow to keep a Metcalfe inmate up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, citing 8 CFR 287.7(d).
3. Within those hours, ICE has to pick up the prisoner from Samson Street.
4. No ICE pickup means the person walks out.
5. Follow moves on the ICE detainee locator.

Out-processing starts once bail is posted and Glasgow has the order. The person collects their belongings on the way out and gets leftover funds, minus anything owed. Ask 270-651-8806 for an estimate and plan the ride back to Edmonton.

The Corrections KOOL lookup names the prison or contract jail now holding the person, and our Kentucky prison directory lists phone numbers. A recent transfer may lag, so recheck later and search by state number once you have it.

Barren and Monroe County arrests share the Barren County Detention Center in Glasgow, 270-651-8806, with Metcalfe's. Adair County uses the Adair County Regional Jail in Columbia, 270-384-5701, which also takes Cumberland County prisoners. Hart County has the Hart County Jail in Munfordville, 270-524-2571. Green County arrests go to the Taylor County Detention Center in Campbellsville, 270-789-1909, or the Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville, 606-464-2598.

The County Attorney is on East Stockton Street in Edmonton (270-432-0777). Felonies go to the 43rd Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney on the Glasgow public square (270-651-3838), shared with Barren. The public defender's Glasgow office (833-385-6055) is appointed for those who qualify. Edmonton police (270-432-3171) and KSP Post 15 (270-384-4796) handle arrests. Our criminal court page explains the hearings.

The Edmonton Police Department answers at 270-432-3171, and the Metcalfe County Sheriff's Office at 270-432-3041. Kentucky State Police Post 15 (1118 Jamestown St., Columbia, KY 42728) is at 270-384-4796.

Outside Edmonton, sheriff's deputies and Post 15 troopers patrol the county. Call 911 in an emergency.