Metcalfe County Inmate Lookup
Official Metcalfe County sources do not publish a county jail roster, booking search, inmate profile page, detention center capacity, jail manual, sheriff app, or app-only inmate tool. That gap changes the first step. Instead of relying on a local roster that official county sources do not provide, Metcalfe County inmate lookup should begin with direct custody contacts and then move to Kentucky statewide systems when the person may be in state custody or when notification is the main need.
For immediate local custody questions, call the Metcalfe County Sheriff's Office or the Jailer. For court case status, bond orders, court dates, or a warrant-related docket entry, use the Metcalfe County Circuit Court Clerk. For sentenced state offenders, use Kentucky Online Offender Lookup. For custody notices, use Kentucky VINE. These channels overlap, but they do not answer the same question.
Kentucky DOC's KOOL information page describes the state offender lookup route used after a person is in DOC custody or supervision.
KOOL is useful for state corrections records, but it should not be treated as a full Metcalfe County jail roster for recent arrests or pretrial detainees.
Search Metcalfe County Custody
A careful Metcalfe County inmate search separates a fresh arrest from a court case, a county custody question from a state prisoner search, and a family notification need from a full record request. The official county elected officials page gives only the sheriff and jailer mailing addresses and phone numbers, so live confirmation matters when the person may have been moved, released, or held on another county's case.
- Call Sheriff Lonnie Hodges at 270-432-3041 and ask whether the person is held locally, released, transported, or held for another agency.
- Call Jailer Randall Shive at 270-579-1013 for jail administration or housing-location questions that the sheriff cannot answer.
- Call Circuit Court Clerk Tommy A. Garrett at 270-432-3663 when the question involves bond, next court date, case number, warrant recall, or a court order.
- Search KOOL when the person may be a Kentucky Department of Corrections offender, parolee, probationer, or state prisoner.
- Use VINE online or by phone at 1-800-511-1670 to register for custody status notices, especially if release or transfer notice is the main concern.
No official Metcalfe County Sheriff mobile app is published in the official source set; use the sheriff phone number, VINE, KOOL, and court clerk instead.
Metcalfe County KOOL Fields
KOOL is the most structured search tool available in the official source set, but it is a state corrections search. No official local Metcalfe County inmate profile fields are published because no county roster was found. KOOL can still help when a person has moved from local custody into Kentucky DOC custody or supervision. Search with less information first if spelling is uncertain, then narrow the result with name, alias, gender, race, location type, or PID when known.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search offenders with photos only | Checkbox | No | Limits results to records with photos. |
| Search aliases | Checkbox | No | Useful when the person may use another name. |
| Last Name | Text | No | KOOL allows broad searches with limited information. |
| First Name | Text | No | Use with last name to narrow common matches. |
| Middle Name | Text | No | Helpful for similar names. |
| Offender PID | Text | No | Use when a prior DOC identifier is known. |
| Gender, Race, Location Type | Dropdown | No | Filters can narrow state corrections results. |
Note: KOOL should not be used to rule out a same-day Metcalfe County arrest because county booking and transfer timing may not match state corrections data.
Metcalfe County VINE Notices
Kentucky DOC's VINE information page describes VINE as a custody and criminal-case notification system with phone and email registration options.
For Metcalfe County inmate records, VINE is best used as a notification and status tool after custody is confirmed, not as a complete booking ledger.
VINE can be important for family members, victims, and witnesses because it sends notice of release, transfer from county jail, escape, or an upcoming parole hearing. Kentucky DOC says VINE data includes county jails, prisons, mental health facilities, and juvenile detention centers. A registered person can use more than one phone number or email address, and the person in custody is not told that a registration exists.
| VINE Field | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Custody status | Shows whether an offender is reported in custody. |
| Status updates | Can include release, transfer, escape, or parole-hearing notice. |
| Registration contact | Phone numbers and email addresses used for alerts. |
| PIN | Four-digit phone notification code used to confirm receipt. |
| Callback behavior | If no answer, VINE may leave a message and keep calling for 24 hours until PIN entry. |
| Confidentiality | The offender is not told that a user registered. |
Metcalfe County Jail Contacts
The official county sources list the sheriff and jailer, while court custody facts often route to the Circuit Court Clerk because bond and hearing dates are court records. Keep these offices separate. A law-enforcement custody question may belong with the sheriff or jailer. A case file, bond order, hearing, failure-to-appear issue, or warrant recall belongs with the court clerk at the Tom Emberton Metcalfe County Courthouse.
Metcalfe County Sheriff
Lonnie Hodges
P.O. Box 371
Edmonton, KY 42129
270-432-3041
Metcalfe County Jailer
Randall Shive
P.O. Box 149
Edmonton, KY 42129
270-579-1013
Circuit Court Clerk
Tommy A. Garrett
201 E. Stockton St., P.O. Box 27
Edmonton, KY 42129
270-432-3663
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Metcalfe County Booking Path
After an arrest by the sheriff, Kentucky State Police, or another local agency, the person is normally processed through local or regional custody. Booking can include identity checks, property intake, medical or safety screening, charge entry, and housing or transfer decisions. Official Metcalfe County sources do not publish a public jail manual, so details such as intake times, property release rules, and housing units should be confirmed by phone.
Kentucky court structure controls the next stage. District Court handles misdemeanors, violations, traffic offenses, felony arraignments, and felony probable-cause hearings. Felony cases may later move to Circuit Court after indictment. Bond can appear in a court order, but online tools may not show it. If a person was arrested on a warrant or missed court, the Circuit Court Clerk is the practical source for case number, next court date, and whether the court has recalled or kept the warrant active.
- Bond
- A court-set release condition or payment tied to appearance in court.
- Arraignment
- The first court stage where charges and plea procedure are addressed.
- Transfer
- A move from local custody to another jail, a regional facility, or state custody.
Metcalfe County Visitation Fallbacks
Metcalfe County does not publish an official jail visitation calendar, mail policy, commissary vendor, inmate-money vendor, phone/video provider, tablet rule, attorney visit policy, or grievance policy in the official county and court sources used here. Do not rely on third-party jail pages for those details. Before driving to a facility, mailing anything, or sending money, call the sheriff or jailer and ask for the current housing location, visit method, ID rules, mail format, and deposit vendor. If the person is already in state custody, switch to KOOL, VINE, and the DOC facility's own rules.
| Need | Official Fallback | What to Ask |
|---|---|---|
| Current housing | Sheriff or Jailer | Held locally, transferred, released, or held for another county. |
| Visitation | Jailer | Days, times, in-person or video, appointment rules, visitor ID, minors, and dress code. |
| Jailer | Exact mailing format, facility name, booking number use, scanned mail rules, and banned items. | |
| Money | Jailer | Deposit vendor, kiosk or online options, fees, refunds, and commissary cutoff times. |
| Court status | Circuit Court Clerk | Bond order, next court date, case number, and warrant recall status. |
| Custody notices | VINE | Release, transfer, escape, and parole-hearing notifications. |
Metcalfe County Registry Limits
The Kentucky State Police sex offender registry is a separate public safety database. It is not a Metcalfe County inmate roster and should not be used to check whether a person is in jail. It can be relevant when the search is for registered sex offender status, registration location, or public notification options under state registry rules.
The registry is best read alongside court and custody sources because a registry entry does not prove current incarceration, current case status, or bond conditions.
Use the registry for the purpose it serves: registration status and related public safety information. For a person just arrested in Metcalfe County, the sheriff, jailer, Circuit Court Clerk, KOOL, and VINE remain the better official custody routes. For court charges, the court case file may show the charge, disposition, sentence, and any expungement or sealing order that changes public access.
Request Metcalfe County Inmate Records
When a phone call is not enough, ask which custodian holds the record. Jail and law-enforcement records may be held by the sheriff, jailer, or another agency. Court orders, case filings, docket entries, bond orders, and warrant recalls route to the Circuit Court Clerk. County government open-records requests are a separate path through the fiscal court custodian and should not be assumed to cover court or jail records.
Be precise. Provide the person's full name, known aliases, date of birth if available, arrest date, case number, citation number, charge, and the specific record sought. Some records may be restricted by juvenile confidentiality, medical privacy, sealed court orders, active-investigation exemptions, or expungement. If the person was moved to state custody, ask whether the local office has final local records or whether the current record now sits with Kentucky DOC.
Important: VINE had a documented statewide restoration in February 2026, so direct office confirmation remains important for urgent custody questions.