Carter County Detention Center Overview
Carter County Detention Center is the only in-county detention facility identified in the Facility Map. It is a county jail and full-service local detention center operated by the elected Carter County Jailer. The official county officials page lists R. W. Boggs as Jailer and states that the jailer has custody of the county jail and all persons committed to it. That local role is backed by KRS 71.020 and KRS 71.040.
The jail population includes local pretrial defendants, people serving local jail sentences, people held on warrants or probation violations, court-cost related custody, federal prisoners when housed or in transit, and other-agency holds where accepted. The detention-center website is sparse, but its current-inmate link routes to the Public Safety Cloud/JailTracker roster under agency code CARTERCOKYDC.
No official local source was found for the jail's year built, pod layout, visitor entrance, parking map, medical unit, mental-health unit, or detailed photo policy. Those gaps should be treated as gaps, not filled with rules from unrelated Carter County sites in other states.
Carter County Detention Center Population
The March 26, 2026 Kentucky DOC Weekly Jail report listed Carter County Detention Center with 144 total jail beds and 154 reported prisoners. That put the jail at 107 percent capacity and 10 people over the reported bed count. The report also listed 122 secure male prisoners, 17 secure female prisoners, 12 non-secure male prisoners, 3 non-secure female prisoners, and 47 federal inmates.
A separate Public Safety Cloud roster query on June 14, 2026 returned 139 current public records. That roster count is a live current-custody snapshot, while the Kentucky DOC weekly report is the better source for official capacity reporting. A Census 2020 correctional population table listed 197 local correctional population for Carter County Detention Center, but that is a Census vintage measure rather than a current jail count.
The Kentucky DOC weekly jail report page captured for this project is the source for the capacity and prisoner categories used here.
The weekly-report context is important because the detention center's own website does not publish a detailed capacity page.
Lookup Carter County Detention Center Inmates
The correct lookup tool for this county jail is the Carter County Detention Center current-inmate roster, not KOOL, BOP, or ICE unless the person has moved into a different custody system. The direct public roster is Public Safety Cloud/JailTracker for Carter County. The roster is current-only for public users and does not require a public login.
- Open the detention-center current-inmate link or the direct CARTERCOKYDC public roster.
- Run a broad search with blank fields or enter last name, first name, middle name, gender, offender ID, permanent ID, or intake-date range.
- Open the inmate profile and confirm that the agency is Carter County Detention Center.
- Read the photo status, intake date, charge descriptions, case numbers, bond fields, hold entries, and AdditionalInfo.
- If no current record appears, check VINELink, CourtNet/eCourts, KOOL, BOP, ICE ODLS, or call the jail based on the likely custody path.
The current roster search screen captured from the public application shows the Carter County jail's name, filters, and active roster interface.
Because the app is current-only for Carter, released or transferred inmates may need records requests or other locator systems.
Carter County Detention Center Contact
The jail contact line is the practical fallback for urgent custody status, bond questions, visit confirmation, and local rules that are not published online. The jail is separate from the courthouse and the sheriff's public office, so use the correct office for the question being asked.
Carter County Detention Center
13 Crossbar Road
Grayson, KY 41143
(606) 475-1606
Operator: Carter County Jailer
Carter County Justice Center
100 E. Main St.
Grayson, KY 41143
Circuit: (606) 474-5191
District: (606) 474-6572
Use for court case and clerk record questions.
The sheriff's public office is at 300 West Main Street in Grayson and is separate from the jailer. Sheriff-created arrest or incident records route there, while jail booking and custody records route to the detention center.
Visit Carter County Detention Center
Official Carter County KY jail pages for in-person visitation, remote video visitation, attorney visitation, dress code, children, holiday schedules, tablets, or emergency changes were not located. The researched and accurate instruction is to call the jail before traveling or arranging a visit. Vendor search results were not confirmed as county policy.
| Visit type | Schedule | Source status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-person public visitation | Not located in official Carter KY sources | Research gap | Call (606) 475-1606. |
| Remote or video visitation | Not located in official Carter KY sources | Research gap | Confirm before creating any vendor account. |
| Attorney visits | Not located in official Carter KY sources | Research gap | Attorneys should contact the jail directly. |
| Holiday or emergency changes | Not located in official Carter KY sources | Research gap | Confirm current procedure by phone. |
Carter County Mail and Money
Official Carter County KY detention-center pages for personal mail format, legal mail handling, commissary deposits, phone-time deposits, lobby kiosks, video accounts, or deposit fees were not found in the reviewed sources. KRS 441.055 and Kentucky jail standards provide state-level governance for jail operation and care, but they do not supply Carter-specific vendor names or fees.
| Service | Provider or detail | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | Not published in reviewed Carter KY jail sources | Call the jail before mailing. |
| Phone or video account | Vendor material surfaced but was not confirmed as official policy | Do not rely on unverified vendor pages. |
| Commissary or money deposit | No official local fee table located | Confirm with the jail. |
| Legal mail | State standards recognize confidential/attorney access concepts | Local address format not located. |
Note: Confirm custody and current service rules with Carter County Detention Center before sending mail or money.
Carter County Booking and Intake
Booking at Carter County Detention Center can follow an arrest, warrant service, court order, probation violation, transfer, or other-agency hold. Kentucky law requires the jailer to receive and keep lawfully committed persons, and 501 KAR 3:120 governs full-service jail admission, search, and release procedures. The roster shows the public side of that intake process after records are entered.
Sample Carter records included intake date, status, gender, offender ID, permanent ID, booking photo status, criminal offense tables, criminal case tables, holds, bond fields, and AdditionalInfo. Some records showed probation-violation charges, nonpayment of court costs, a hold for another county, and a U.S. Marshal Service federal-prisoner entry. Those examples show why the jail population includes more than fresh local arrests.
- Intake
- The jail process of receiving, identifying, searching, and recording a person.
- Classification
- A jail assessment for custody and housing level.
- Bench warrant
- A warrant issued by a judge, often for failure to appear or comply.
- Federal hold
- Local custody tied to a federal agency or U.S. Marshals process.
Carter County Jail Operations
Official Carter County KY sources did not publish a detailed programs page for GED, work release, treatment, reentry, religious services, grievance procedures, PREA, accreditation, medical requests, or mental-health services. Kentucky jail standards still govern full-service jail administration, care, custody, health and safety, extraordinary occurrences, and admission or release procedures.
Recent local reporting adds limited operational context. Carter County Times reported in September 2024 that Fiscal Court accepted a Summit jail food-service proposal and that the jail population was described in the 180-189 range. A February 2026 report said Fiscal Court approved three transport vans for the detention center and linked transport reliability to U.S. Marshal Service contract work. Those reports support local operations context but should not be treated as official policy pages.
For directions, the public address is 13 Crossbar Road in Grayson. The jail is near the county government and court cluster, but it is not the same building as the Carter County Justice Center or the sheriff's public office.