Butler County Jail, KY Inmate Search, Visitation Hours

Updated on: April 13, 2024

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Butler County Jail, Butler County, County Jail

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110 North Main Street PO Box 609, Morgantown, KY, 42261

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http://www.butlercounty.ky.gov/elected/jailer.htm

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Butler County County can be found in the Kentucky area. Morgantown – is the county seat. Butler County has a total population of 12831 and was formed in 1810.

Butler County County has a total area of 426 square miles. The zip codes in Butler County County are 42201, 42209, 42219, 42251, 42252, 42261, 42267, 42273, 42287, 42288.

Butler County Sheriff’s Office:

The Butler County Sheriff, Scottie Ward, is the head law enforcement officer in the Butler County county. You can reach him by calling 270-526-3676.

Address: 110 North Main Street, Morgantown, Kentucky, 42261, 42201, 42209, 42219, 42251, 42252, 42261, 42267, 42273, 42287, 42288.

Fax: 270-526-2846

Phone: 270-526-3676

Butler County Sex Offender Registry

The Butler County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Butler County County, operates the Butler County Jail in Morgantown, Morgantown, Kentucky. Butler County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 9,000 inmates daily and admitting up 76,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Butler County Jail sits on a 100-acre land with 8 divisions, 3 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Butler County Jail commissary. The Butler County Jail’s physical address is 110 North Main Street, , PO Box 609, Morgantown, KY, 42261.

Butler County Jail was constructed in 1844. By then, the Butler County Jail served less than 88 residents. Later in 1908, the population in Butler County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1951s, 69 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 6 years at the Butler County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Butler County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2020, the Butler County Jail could house up to 5,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

Butler County Jail serves as a central location where inmates undergo screening and classification before proceeding to Kentucky state prison. While Butler County Jail, they undertake various Butler County Jail inmate programs and services to facilitate their stay in Butler County Jail and incorporation back into their communities upon release:

Individual in Custody Services at the Butler County Jail

All inmates at the Butler County Jail have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The Butler County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Butler County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Butler County Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Butler County Jail personal wellbeing enrichment programs, veteran services, and community support.

Complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Due to the high inmate capacity, families and friends of inmates at the Butler County Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Butler County Jail adheres to the PREA, a federal law with zero tolerance for sexual harassment or abuse of persons in locked-up facilities like city and county jails. The Butler County Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Butler County Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Butler County Jail inmate or officer at the Butler County Jail, call at 270-526-3505 or fax at or fax270-526-3757.

Call the Butler County Jail any day of the week from 9.00 am to 10.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the Butler County Jail official website for answers to common questions about the Butler County Jail, inmates, and services.

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