This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record.
Start With the Right Office
The McCreary County Sheriff’s Office is the official local starting point for an arrest event, a warrant question, or a focused request for a sheriff record. McCreary County’s former jail is closed, and the current contract detention facility is not identified on the official county pages reviewed. Ask the sheriff or county jailer which facility presently holds the person before relying on an old report.
McCreary County Sheriff’s Office36 Court St.
Whitley City, KY 42653
Mail: PO Box 627, Whitley City, KY 42653
Phone: 606-376-2322
Email: mccrearycountysheriff@gmail.com
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; weekends closed
Choose the source that matches the kind and age of the record:
- For a county booking record or photograph, follow the official request path on the McCreary County recent arrests home page.
- For a new arrest or current custody, call the sheriff and ask which detention facility is responsible.
- For release or transfer alerts, use Kentucky VINE, then verify urgent facts with the holding facility.
- For the disposition after arrest, contact the McCreary Circuit Court Clerk through the official Kentucky Courts county page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Kentucky Department of Corrections KOOL database.
- For federal custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator; for immigration detention, use the ICE detainee locator.