Henry County Jail Roster Gap
No official Henry County jail roster or county-branded inmate search page was located in the research. KOOL location text includes Henry County Jail as closed, while the county's official elected-officials page lists Jailer Scott Southworth and Sheriff Keith Perry. That combination means the most accurate Henry County inmate records workflow is not a single website search. It is a custody-location check followed by the right roster or locator.
Historical Henry County Fiscal Court minutes explain why. In 2012, the Fiscal Court approved a Carroll County Jail contract and noted that Henry County also housed inmates in Oldham and Shelby counties. Those minutes are useful, but they are not current proof that every Henry County prisoner is housed in those jails. The current location must be confirmed before a visit, payment, phone setup, or records request.
How to Find Henry County Inmates
The first search step is local confirmation. The Henry County elected-officials page lists the jailer and sheriff contacts, and those offices can help identify whether the person was arrested, transported, or housed by contract. Once the receiving jail is known, use that jail's roster and inmate-services rules.
- Call Henry County Jailer Scott Southworth at 502-645-8371 and ask where the person is housed.
- If the arresting-agency context is needed, call Sheriff Keith Perry's office at 502-845-2909 or KSP Post 5 at 502-532-6363.
- Search or call the receiving jail named by the jailer, such as Oldham, Shelby, Carroll, or another Kentucky facility.
- Use KOOL if the person may be a sentenced offender, state inmate, parole violator, or DOC-controlled prisoner.
- Use VINELink for custody-status notifications and release or transfer alerts.
- Check court systems for charges and hearing dates when the jail location is unclear.
Henry County Search Fields
Because no Henry County roster form was located, the best documented search-field table comes from Kentucky's statewide tools. KOOL should not be treated as a local booking database. It is a Department of Corrections public locator, and DOC says its entries are updated daily while newer offender data may take time to finalize.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | No | Main name field for KOOL and many jail rosters. |
| First Name | Text | No | Helpful when the surname is common. |
| Middle Name | Text | No | May narrow records with similar names. |
| Search Aliases | Checkbox | No | Useful for people booked or supervised under another name. |
| Only Photo Records | Filter | No | Limits KOOL results to profiles with photo availability. |
| Location | Filter | No | Can include county jails, prisons, and closed locations. |
| County and Division | Dropdowns | Yes for docket search | Use Henry and the correct court division for hearing-date checks. |
Henry County Inmate Profile Fields
A receiving-jail profile is the likely source for current booking facts. Henry County's reviewed pages did not show a local profile with these fields, so the record custodian may be the outside jail, the arresting agency, the court clerk, or KY DOC. Do not read a court docket as proof of current custody, and do not read a jail booking charge as the final prosecuted charge.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Booking number | A receiving-jail intake identifier, if that jail publishes it. |
| Booking date | When intake occurred at the holding facility, not always the arrest time. |
| Booking photo | May appear on a receiving-jail roster or KOOL photo record, but no Henry roster photo page was found. |
| Charges | Initial allegations or warrants entered at booking; court charges may later change. |
| Bond or hold | Release terms, no-bond status, detainer, or other-agency hold. |
| Housing location | The jail, unit, pod, or DOC facility when the system publishes it. |
| Release or transfer status | Custody movement that may also appear through VINE or KOOL updates. |
Henry County Jail vs DOC
Most missed inmate searches come from using the wrong custody system. Henry County's jailer handles the local custody path, but sentenced felony offenders can move under Kentucky Department of Corrections control. Federal cases use the Bureau of Prisons or U.S. Marshals routing, while immigration custody uses ICE. Each tool covers a different slice of custody.
| Custody | Where to look | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Recent Henry County arrest | Jailer, sheriff, receiving jail | Find the current holding facility and booking details. |
| Sentenced or DOC-controlled person | Kentucky Online Offender Lookup | Find state location, DOC number, photo availability, and offense categories. |
| Custody notification | Kentucky VINELink | Register for release, transfer, escape, or parole-hearing alerts. |
| Federal inmate | BOP inmate locator | Search federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detainee | ICE ODLS | Search by A-number and country or by name, country, and birth date. |
Henry County Jail Facilities
Henry County's practical inmate-records map includes the county jailer and three regional detention centers. These are not interchangeable. Shelby has a detailed official jailer page. Carroll has a Fiscal Court detention-center page. Oldham has official facility pages and an ICE facility listing. The correct records unit is the agency that holds or created the record.
Henry County Jailer / Contracted Jail Housing
Courthouse Annex area, New Castle, KY 40050
Jailer: 502-645-8371
Call first to identify the receiving jail.
Oldham County Detention Center
3405 KY-146, La Grange, KY 40031
502-222-3500
Regional jail path and ICE-listed facility.
Shelby County Detention Center
1000 Bobby Waits Lane, Shelbyville, KY 40065
502-633-2343
Remote visitation and inmate services listed by the county jailer page.
Carroll County Regional Detention Center
800 Clay Street, Carrollton, KY 41008
502-732-9499
Historical Henry contract path and regional detention center.
Booking Process in Henry County
Henry County booking should be described as arrest, transport, and receiving-jail intake. A person may be arrested by the sheriff, Kentucky State Police Post 5, a city police agency, or another law-enforcement office. The receiving jail then handles identity intake, fingerprints, property inventory, medical screening, classification, phone setup, visitation eligibility, and any public roster entry.
Bond and first appearance details often split between the court and jail. The Henry County Court of Justice page says cash is required for bail bonds and lists the circuit clerk as the contact for court payments. A detainer, fugitive hold, parole violation, federal hold, or immigration hold may block release even when a local bond appears payable. Court records after a jail arrest are the better source for filed charges and hearing dates.
Henry County Visitation Rules
There is no verified Henry County jail visitation schedule in the reviewed sources. Visitation follows the receiving jail's rules. That means a visitor should confirm the holding facility before creating a video account, driving to a lobby, sending mail, or funding a commissary account.
| Facility | Visitation or scheduling | Source note |
|---|---|---|
| Henry County Jailer / Contracted Housing | No local schedule located | Call the jailer to identify the receiving jail. |
| Oldham County Detention Center | Search-result details state daily visits and two 40-minute visits weekly | Direct page fetch failed during research. |
| Shelby County Detention Center | Remote visitation through Inmate Sales; schedule 24 hours ahead | Official Shelby County Jailer page. |
| Carroll County Regional Detention Center | Current schedule not captured | Call 502-732-9499 or use the detention-center site. |
Mail, Money, and Phone Setup
Mail and money should not be sent until the receiving facility is confirmed. Shelby County publishes the strongest official details: family and friend mail routes to the Shelby County Detention Center mail address in Highland Heights, commissary uses CareaCell, and phone products use Combined Public Communications through inmatesales.com, kiosk, or phone purchase. Oldham search-result details identify jailfunds.com for deposits and inmatesales.com for phone services. Carroll details were not fully captured in the official sources.
| Facility | Money or phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | Inmate Name, Shelby County Detention Center, PO Box 76550, Highlands Heights, KY 41076 | CareaCell for commissary; CPC and inmatesales.com for phone. |
| Oldham County | Search-result format: Inmate Name and ID, Oldham County Jail, PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076 | jailfunds.com, lobby kiosk, money order, and inmatesales.com phone options were identified. |
| Carroll County | Not fully captured | Call the detention center before sending funds or mail. |
Note: Confirm current custody with the receiving jail before sending money, scheduling a visit, or using a phone vendor.
Request Henry County Booking Records
When a Henry County inmate record is not online, identify the custodian first. County-held records can be requested through the Henry County open-records process. The county custodian is the Deputy Judge/Executive at 19 South Property Road in New Castle, with office hours from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and a printed-copy fee of 10 cents per page. The policies say written requests may be sent by form, email, mail, or hand delivery, with a response within five business days.
Receiving-jail records may belong to Oldham, Shelby, Carroll, or another jail. Court case records belong to the Henry County Circuit Court Clerk. Arrest reports may belong to the sheriff, KSP, or a city police agency. A useful request names the person, date of arrest, booking date if known, arresting agency, receiving jail, and the exact record sought.