Breathitt County Custody Lookup
No official Breathitt County Sheriff's Office inmate roster page was confirmed in the research file. That is the key fact for anyone looking for a current Breathitt County inmate record. The useful public route is a custody split: call the sheriff or jailer for county/pretrial custody, use VINE for custody notifications, use KOOL for Kentucky Department of Corrections offenders, and use court records for charges, bond, and hearing status.
The official county sources list Sheriff John Hollan and Jailer Joel Gross, but they do not publish the same phone details in every place. Kentucky.gov lists the sheriff at 606-666-3800 ext. 230, while the Breathitt Fiscal Court page lists ext. 229. Kentucky.gov lists the jailer at 606-568-8285, while the Fiscal Court page lists 606-666-3800 ext. 242. Those variations should be verified by phone before relying on a single number.
Sheriff John Hollan
Official county sources route the sheriff through Main Street county offices.
Jackson, KY 41339
606-666-3800 ext. 229 or 230
Recent arrest, local custody, and law-enforcement routing questions.
Jailer Joel Gross
Breathitt County jailer contact, official-source variations noted.
Jackson, KY 41339
606-568-8285 or 606-666-3800 ext. 242
County custody, visitation, housing, and jail-policy questions.
KSP Post 13
100 Justice Dr.
Hazard, KY 41701
606-435-6069
State-police matters involving Breathitt County.
How to Search Breathitt Inmates
A Breathitt County inmate search should first ask what kind of custody is involved. A person arrested today may be in county or regional custody and may not yet have final court data. A person serving a state sentence may appear in the Kentucky Department of Corrections system. A victim or family member who needs custody-change alerts should use VINE when available through the state custody-notification network.
- Start with the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and any court case or citation number.
- Call the sheriff or jailer to ask whether the person is in county or regional custody and which facility should be contacted.
- Use VINE for custody-status notifications when the person is in a participating jail, prison, mental health facility, or juvenile detention setting.
- Search KOOL for a sentenced Kentucky offender, parole record, probation status, or DOC location.
- Use the Breathitt Circuit Court Clerk, KYeCourts, docket search, or ePay only for court charge, bond, case, or hearing information.
- For a law-enforcement report or booking record that is not online, send the request to the agency that holds it, subject to public-record exemptions.
Note: A court case can show bond or charges without proving the person is still in jail.
KOOL vs Breathitt Jail Records
The Kentucky Department of Corrections provides KOOL, the Kentucky Offender Online Lookup system. KOOL is useful for state offenders and supervision records, but it is not a confirmed Breathitt County sheriff jail roster. The DOC information page also points to VINE, an automated notification system that can alert victims about custody-status changes and includes data from county jails, prisons, mental health facilities, and juvenile detention centers.
The official Kentucky DOC KOOL information page explains the state offender lookup and VINE role.
For Breathitt County inmate records, KOOL helps most when the custody question has moved beyond local booking and into DOC custody or supervision.
| Record Type | Best Starting Point | What It Can Show | What It Does Not Prove |
|---|---|---|---|
| County or pretrial inmate | Sheriff, jailer, verified regional jail, VINE | Current custody, facility routing, release notice if available | Final court outcome |
| State offender | KOOL | DOC offender and supervision information | Every local booking detail |
| Court charge or bond | Circuit Court Clerk, docket search, KYeCourts, ePay | Case, charge, hearing, bond, payment clues | Live housing status |
| KSP or sheriff report | Holding law-enforcement agency | Agency-held records if public | Material exempt from disclosure |
Breathitt Inmate Search Fields
The confirmed searchable field set in the research file comes from KOOL, not from a Breathitt sheriff roster. KOOL allows name-based offender searches and several options that help narrow statewide results. For county/pretrial custody, the sheriff or jailer may ask for the same identity details by phone, but no official public Breathitt roster form was captured.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search Offenders with Photos Only | Checkbox | Optional | Limits KOOL results to photo records. |
| Search Aliases | Checkbox | Optional | Includes aliases in the search. |
| Last Name | Text | Optional but primary | Best first field for a broad KOOL lookup. |
| First Name | Text | Optional | Use with last name to narrow common names. |
| Middle Name | Text | Optional | Useful when multiple similar names appear. |
| Results Sort Order | Dropdown | Optional | Observed default is Last Name, First Name. |
For Breathitt County jail calls, also have the date of birth, arrest date, arresting agency, and any court case number ready. Those fields are not a confirmed public roster form, but they help staff avoid a false match.
Breathitt Inmate Record Details
No official Breathitt jail profile was opened during research, so local housing fields, booking numbers, release projections, phone vendor fields, and commissary account fields should not be asserted as confirmed. The field inventory below separates likely court or DOC lookup details from unverified county-jail profile data. That distinction protects readers from assuming a live jail roster exists where no official source confirms one.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and aliases | Identity details used to match a person in KOOL, VINE, court, or jailer records. |
| Photo flag | KOOL can limit searches to photo records, but a photo does not prove local custody. |
| DOC number or status | State offender identifier or supervision status when the person is in DOC data. |
| Charges and case number | Court-side details from Breathitt District or Circuit Court, not a full jail profile. |
| Bond and next court date | Court information that may explain release conditions or required appearance. |
| Facility or housing | Not verified from a public Breathitt roster; confirm directly with the jailer or verified facility. |
| Release or custody changes | Use VINE or facility staff where available, since court records may lag custody changes. |
Registry and Inmate Records
The Kentucky State Police sex offender registry is a separate public-safety registry, not a jail roster and not a full Breathitt County inmate search. KSP cites KRS 17.580 for public registry information. A registry listing can be relevant to public safety, but it should not be treated as proof that a person is currently incarcerated, booked in Breathitt County, or facing a new Breathitt court charge.
The official KSP sex offender registry page is relevant because registry lookups are often confused with offender and custody searches.
Use registry results carefully and check court or custody records separately when the question is booking, bond, sentence, or release status.
Important: DOC notes that misuse of offender information to harass an offender can be a criminal offense.
Breathitt Booking and Court Charges
Booking information and court charge information are related, but they are not the same record. A booking record is held by the jail or law-enforcement agency and may show intake, custody, release, or facility details if public. A court charge record is filed in District or Circuit Court and may show the offense, case number, bond, court date, disposition, fines, and costs. Breathitt court charge records can continue after a person is released from custody.
For an arrest that becomes a Breathitt County court case, traffic citations and misdemeanors often start in District Court, while felony matters can begin with District Court events and move to Circuit Court after indictment or information. The Breathitt County arrest records and court charges page is the better body link when the question is how an arrest becomes a charge. Current custody still belongs with the sheriff, jailer, verified facility, VINE, or KOOL depending on the status.
Breathitt Visitation Research Gap
Official Breathitt-specific jail visitation, mail, commissary, video-visitation, phone, money-deposit, attorney-visit, and vendor rules were not located in accessible official sources during research. The official route is to call the jailer, sheriff, or verified regional facility before visiting, sending mail, or depositing funds. Do not rely on unofficial jail-roster sites for rules or payment links.
| Topic | Officially Verified for Breathitt? | Practical Route |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation schedule | No | Call the jailer, sheriff, or verified regional jail before visiting. |
| Video visitation | No | Do not name a vendor unless an official jail page confirms it. |
| Mail format | No | Confirm inmate full name, booking number, and facility mailing address by phone. |
| Commissary and money | No | Confirm vendor, kiosk, online, phone, and money-order options first. |
| Attorney visitation | No | Attorneys should call facility staff directly. |
| Visitor ID and dress code | No | Bring government ID and confirm restrictions before travel. |
Note: Visitation and commissary details are a research gap, not an invitation to use unofficial vendor links.
KSP Breathitt Custody Context
KSP Post 13 serves Breathitt County, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, and Perry counties. State-police investigations, public releases, missing-person searches, fatal collisions, and shooting cases for Breathitt often route through Post 13 rather than a Jackson-only office. KSP records are requested through KSP channels when KSP created or holds the record.
The KSP Post 13 missing juvenile investigation release shows how state police can become the public source for a Breathitt County investigation.
For inmate records, that local context means the right office may be the jailer, sheriff, KSP, DOC, or court clerk depending on who holds the record.
Breathitt Inmate App Check
No official Breathitt County Sheriff's Office or Jackson Police mobile app with inmate lookup, warrant search, or records-request tools was found in the research file. CARE KY appeared in searches, but it is a University of Kentucky community-resource app, not a law-enforcement records app. Do not use an app-only inmate lookup unless a later official sheriff, police, or county source confirms it.
That absence also affects alert expectations. If custody alerts are needed, use VINE through the state custody-notification path where available. If a current facility must be found, call the jailer or sheriff. If a sentenced offender must be located, use KOOL. If the question is a court event, use the Circuit Court Clerk or the Kentucky Court of Justice tools.