Henry County Inmate Records Start by Phone
No official online Henry County jail roster, sheriff website, or detention-center inmate search was located on a government domain or clearly official county source during the research for Henry County, Kentucky. That gap matters. A reader looking for a current booking, housing status, release status, or local visitation rule should not treat unofficial jail directories as the Henry County record. Official custody checks start with the Henry County Sheriff, the Henry County Jailer, the Circuit Court Clerk for court orders, and Kentucky Department of Corrections records only when the person is a state-sentenced offender.
The county source list names Sheriff Keith Perry, phone 502-845-2909, and Jailer Scott Southworth, phone 502-645-8371. It also names Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Rankin for court-file questions. For a person who was just arrested or is awaiting a hearing, ask about custody status through the sheriff or jailer first, then confirm bond orders, docket entries, and court dates through the clerk. The Kentucky State Police Post 5 numbers, 502-532-6363 and 800-222-5555, are listed for state police matters, not as a county jail roster.
The Henry County elected officials page is the official source used for the sheriff, jailer, and court-clerk contacts.
The elected-official contact list is useful because Henry County inmate records currently depend on official phone channels more than a public county roster screen.
Henry County Inmate Lookup Channels
The access chain should match the type of custody record needed. A current local booking is different from a court bond order. A court date is different from a state prison location. Kentucky Online Offender Lookup is a state Department of Corrections tool, so it can help with sentenced offenders and supervision records, but it is not a substitute for a Henry County pretrial jail roster. For a new arrest, start local.
| Need | Official Channel | What to Ask |
|---|---|---|
| Current county custody | Henry County Sheriff or Jailer | Whether the person is in local custody, where the person is housed, and whether public visit or mail rules are available. |
| Bond or release status | Jail where housed, Pretrial office, and Circuit Court Clerk | Whether a judge has set bond, whether release on recognizance was reviewed, and what the court order says. |
| Next court date | Trial Court Docket and Circuit Court Clerk | Case number, District Court or Circuit Court date, time, and courtroom information if available. |
| State offender record | Kentucky Online Offender Lookup | DOC offender status, name search results, and state supervision details when listed. |
| Administrative records | County open-records route | Nonconfidential sheriff or jail records that are not answered by phone or the court file. |
For court case details after arrest, the Henry County Office of Circuit Court Clerk is at the Henry County Courthouse, 30 N. Main St., P.O. Box 359, New Castle, KY 40050. The office phone numbers listed by the Kentucky Court of Justice are 502-845-2868 and 502-845-7551, and the email is HenryCountyCourts@kycourts.net. The office handles the local Circuit, Family, and District Court files that may explain charges, bond orders, and hearing dates after a person enters the Kentucky court system.
Henry County Inmates and KOOL
The official statewide offender search is Kentucky Online Offender Lookup, often called KOOL. Use it for Kentucky Department of Corrections offender records, including state custody or supervision records that appear in the DOC system. KOOL should not be described as the Henry County jail roster. A person arrested in Henry County may not appear there if the person is only in local pretrial custody or has not become a state DOC offender.
The research captured these visible KOOL search and result features from the official search summary.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search offenders with photos only | Checkbox | Optional | Limits results to offenders with photos. |
| Search aliases | Checkbox | Optional | Includes aliases in the offender search. |
| Last name | Text | Likely optional or required by query | Search by offender last name. |
| First name | Text | Optional | Search by first name. |
| Middle name | Text | Optional | Search by middle name. |
| Results sort order | Dropdown or radio | Optional | Sort by last name or first name. |
Use KOOL after checking the local custody path if the question is about a recent Henry County arrest. If KOOL shows a state offender record, compare the name and other identifying facts carefully before relying on it. The state offender record does not prove the person is in the Henry County jail today.
Search Henry County Custody Status
Because no official Henry County online roster was found, the search steps rely on official contact points. Have the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest date if known, and any case or citation number ready. If the person may have been arrested by Kentucky State Police, include that fact when calling local offices.
- Call the Henry County Sheriff at 502-845-2909 or Jailer Scott Southworth at 502-645-8371 to ask about current local custody or housing status.
- For bond, release status, or court orders, contact the Office of Circuit Court Clerk at 502-845-2868 or 502-845-7551.
- Search the Kentucky Trial Court Docket for Henry County court settings if the issue is a hearing date rather than housing location.
- Use KOOL only for state DOC offender records, not for a county pretrial jail roster.
- If an administrative jail or sheriff record is needed and phone channels do not answer it, use the appropriate Henry County open-records process, subject to law-enforcement and confidential-record limits.
Note: Do not send mail, funds, or visit plans based on unofficial jail-directory rules for Henry County, Kentucky.
Henry County Inmate Profile Limits
The research did not locate an official Henry County inmate-profile sample, booking screen, mugshot page, or jail roster result field list. That means profile fields such as booking number, housing unit, projected release, charge list, commissary account, or visit eligibility cannot be published as verified Henry County data. The safest way to think about inmate records here is to separate verified local channels from unverified field expectations.
| Field or Topic | Official Henry County Status |
|---|---|
| Booking number | No official public Henry County roster field was located. Ask the sheriff, jailer, or clerk if a case or custody identifier is needed. |
| Charges | Charge and case information should be confirmed through the Circuit Court Clerk or the court docket, not an unofficial jail profile. |
| Bond amount | Bond comes from court or pretrial release decisions. Confirm through the jail where housed and the Office of Circuit Court Clerk. |
| Housing location | No official roster field was found. Call the sheriff or jailer for local housing questions. |
| Release date | For county custody, verify by phone. For state DOC records, check KOOL when the person is a state offender. |
| Visitation status | No official Henry County visitation schedule was located. Confirm before traveling or sending visitors. |
This field inventory is intentionally conservative. It keeps Henry County inmate records tied to official sources and avoids importing roster fields from other counties or private directory sites.
Henry County Inmate Contact Cards
Local custody questions and court-file questions split between law enforcement and the court clerk. The research did not verify a separate public detention-center address, capacity, or jail office hours. Use the official names and numbers below for the first contact, then follow the office's directions if the person is housed outside Henry County or if a record request must go through another route.
Henry County Sheriff
Henry County, Kentucky
502-845-2909
Current custody and law-enforcement questions.
Henry County Jailer
Scott Southworth
502-645-8371
Housing, jail-status, and local custody questions.
Office of Circuit Court Clerk
30 N. Main St., P.O. Box 359
New Castle, KY 40050
502-845-2868
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Henry County Booking and Pretrial
Kentucky Court of Justice Pretrial Services supplies the official statewide custody-process details located for Henry County. After arrest and incarceration, a pretrial specialist may contact the person to ask whether they consent to a brief pretrial interview. The interview is voluntary, but pretrial staff still conduct a criminal-background check and risk assessment. The review looks at whether the person is likely to appear in court and avoid rearrest while the case is pending.
Within 24 hours of incarceration, pretrial staff decide whether the person qualifies for release on recognizance without contacting a judge. If not, pretrial staff present information to a judge for a release decision. KCOJ describes release on recognizance as a signature and promise to appear. Unsecured release also uses a promise to appear but includes an uncollected money amount that can be forfeited for noncompliance. Third-party surety release can involve another signer and, where locally approved, property. The Henry County court page says cash is required for bail bonds.
For the court side of a new arrest, docket and file questions should go to the clerk rather than the jail. A person seeking the full criminal case record can also use the Henry County criminal court records path once a court case exists.
Henry County Visitation Gaps
No official Henry County jail visitation, mail, commissary, or inmate-money page was located on a government domain or official sheriff or county site. The research also did not verify video visitation, mail scanning, a phone vendor, deposit vendor, kiosk rules, tablet program, visit length, dress code, or a public weekly schedule. Those details should be confirmed by calling the sheriff or jailer before money, mail, or visitors are sent.
| Topic | Officially Verified Henry County Channel | Schedule or Rule Status |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate housing questions | Sheriff Keith Perry, 502-845-2909; Jailer Scott Southworth, 502-645-8371 | No public schedule verified. |
| Visitation | Sheriff or jailer | No official Henry County visitation hours located. |
| Bond or release status | Jail where housed, Pretrial, and Circuit Court Clerk | Depends on court and custody status. |
| Court date after arrest | Trial Court Docket and Circuit Court Clerk | Use official docket and clerk confirmation. |
| State-prison visitation | Kentucky Department of Corrections facility pages | Applies after state sentencing, not local jail custody. |
| Mail, commissary, or funds | Sheriff or jailer before sending anything | No Henry County provider verified. |
The official Henry County contact page is a general county contact route, not a jail roster, but it confirms that county contact channels exist outside unofficial directories.
The contact-form image reinforces the key access point for Henry County inmate records: verified county channels should be used when the county has not published a roster.
Henry County Inmate Records Requests
If a phone call or court-file request does not answer a jail-record question, a public-records request may be the next official channel. Henry County's Fiscal Court open-records page identifies records custodians, office hours, and a printed-record cost of $0.10 per page. Law-enforcement records can have limits, especially if the material is investigative, confidential, sealed, or tied to protected personal information. A request should be narrow, factual, and directed to the office that keeps the record.
For state court records, KCOJ says the Administrative Office of the Courts does not maintain court case records for local cases. Requests for case copies begin with the clerk of the court that heard the case. In Henry County, that means the Circuit Court Clerk for District, Circuit, and Family Court case records. For custody records that are not court-file records, start with the sheriff or jailer and follow the county open-records route if directed.
Note: KOOL, the Trial Court Docket, and the clerk's court file are different systems, so names and dates should be checked across the correct source.