Henry County Custody Overview
Henry County Jailer / Contracted Jail Housing is not a normal jail page with a single lobby, a county-branded inmate roster, and a posted visiting calendar. The official Henry County elected-officials page lists Jailer Scott Southworth and Sheriff Keith Perry, but the research did not locate an active Henry County jail building, jail bed count, booking desk, visitation room, commissary vendor, or online jail roster. Kentucky Online Offender Lookup search-result text also identifies Henry County Jail as closed, which supports the local pattern shown in county records.
Kentucky law lets a county meet its incarceration duty by contracting with another county or city for jail care and transport. Henry County Fiscal Court minutes from 2012 approved a Carroll County Jail contract and noted housing in Oldham and Shelby counties. That is a useful historical clue, not a current guarantee. A new Henry County arrest may be booked, transported, or held under arrangements that must be confirmed with the jailer or the receiving jail.
| Custody Point | What It Means | Where to Check |
|---|---|---|
| Local arrest | Henry County law enforcement or KSP may start the case. | Call the jailer or sheriff for transport status. |
| Receiving jail | Another Kentucky jail may hold the person. | Search Oldham, Shelby, Carroll, or the jail named by the jailer. |
| State custody | Sentenced or DOC-controlled offenders move into KOOL. | Use Kentucky Online Offender Lookup. |
| Custody alerts | Release or transfer notices may be available. | Use Kentucky VINE / VINELink. |
Henry County Inmate Lookup Steps
A Henry County inmate lookup should begin with the local jailer because there is no inspected Henry County roster to search first. Ask whether the person has been booked, whether transport has occurred, which jail has custody, and whether bond or court information is available. After the holding jail is known, that facility controls the roster record, mugshot display, visiting schedule, inmate mail, phone account, money deposit, and release procedures.
- Call Henry County Jailer Scott Southworth at 502-645-8371 and ask for the current housing location.
- If arresting-agency context is needed, call Sheriff Keith Perry's office at 502-845-2909 or Kentucky State Police Post 5 at 502-532-6363.
- Search the receiving jail roster if the jailer identifies Oldham County Detention Center, Shelby County Detention Center, Carroll County Regional Detention Center, or another jail.
- Search Kentucky Online Offender Lookup for a sentenced inmate, state inmate in a county jail, parole-violation hold, or DOC-controlled location.
- Use Kentucky VINELink for custody status and notification registration when the person appears in VINE.
- Check Henry County court records for charges and hearing dates if the custody site is still unclear.
KOOL is not a replacement for the receiving jail roster. It is a Kentucky Department of Corrections locator that the DOC describes as a public service, with daily entries and updates and a caution that data newer than 120 days may not be finalized. VINE is different again. It is built for custody-status notices, such as release, transfer, escape, or parole-hearing updates, and it can be useful when a family member needs alerts rather than a full jail booking file.
Henry County Jailer Contact
The Henry County contact card points to officials and records offices, not to a public jail lobby. Call before driving to New Castle, because jail visits, personal property, money deposits, and mail rules belong to the receiving jail once a person is transported. The Henry County open-records route can help with county-held records, but it does not create a live jail roster and it may not cover records held by a contract jail.
Henry County Jailer / Custody Questions
Jailer Scott Southworth
Henry County, KY
502-645-8371
Call first to confirm the receiving jail.
Henry County Open Records
19 South Property Road
New Castle, KY 40050
502-845-5707
Office hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Henry County elected-officials page identifies the jailer, sheriff, court clerk, county attorney, judges, and Kentucky State Police Post 5 contacts. That contact list is useful when a custody search must be split between arrest, transport, court, and jail-housing questions.
Henry County's official elected-officials page is the source for the jailer and sheriff contact route.
The screenshot fits the custody workflow because Henry County searches start with officials, not with a local online jail roster.
Henry County Visitation Routing
No local Henry County jail visitation schedule was found in the official sources reviewed. That means family members should not assume there is a New Castle jail lobby where visits can be scheduled. The first task is to identify the receiving jail. Once that jail is known, follow that facility's own rules for video visits, in-person visits, visitor ID, dress code, minor visitors, scheduling windows, and disciplinary restrictions.
| Facility Path | Visitation Status | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Henry County local jail | No current public schedule located. | Call the jailer before travel. |
| Oldham County Detention Center | Search-result details say daily visitation and two 40-minute visits weekly. | Confirm with Oldham before scheduling. |
| Shelby County Detention Center | Remote visitation through inmatesales.com. | Schedule at least 24 hours ahead. |
| Carroll County Regional Detention Center | Current schedule not captured in research. | Call 502-732-9499. |
Bring government photo ID to any jail visit, and confirm whether the person is eligible before paying a vendor or traveling. A hold, classification issue, quarantine period, court transport, or disciplinary status may delay visits even when the person appears on a roster.
Henry County Mail and Money
Henry County Jailer / Contracted Jail Housing has no single mail room or commissary vendor in the records reviewed. Mail, phone, tablet, video visit, and money services are set by the receiving jail. Do not send mail or deposits to Henry County government offices unless a county official gives that instruction for a specific records request. For inmate services, use the jail that physically holds the person.
| Need | Henry County Route | Receiving-Jail Route |
|---|---|---|
| No local inmate-mail address located. | Use the exact format from the holding jail. | |
| Money | No Henry County commissary vendor located. | Use the holding jail vendor, kiosk, or money-order rule. |
| Phone | No local inmate-phone vendor located. | Set up the vendor used by the holding jail. |
| Records | Written requests may go to Henry County open records. | Booking records may belong to the receiving jail. |
For county-held records, the Henry County open-records page identifies written request options, the custodian, office hours, and a printed-copy charge of 10 cents per page. The policies state that the custodian responds within five business days or explains why more time is needed.
Henry County State and Federal Custody
Some Henry County custody searches leave the county-jail track. A felony sentence, controlled-intake status, parole violation, or DOC placement should be searched through KOOL. A federal case should be searched through the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator when the person is in BOP custody or has a federal record from 1982 forward. An immigration hold or transfer should be checked through the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, which requires country of birth and either A-number details or biographical search fields.
- Receiving jail
- The county or regional jail that physically holds a Henry County arrestee.
- KOOL
- Kentucky Online Offender Lookup, used for DOC-controlled offenders and state custody locations.
- VINE
- Victim Information and Notification Everyday, used for custody-status alerts.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency that may keep a person in custody even after local bond is addressed.
Note: Henry County custody status should be verified with the jailer or holding jail before any visit, deposit, or mail is sent.