This is a private reference site, not a jail, sheriff's office, court, or corrections agency. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, approve visits, or pull an official booking record. Use the offices and locator systems below for those tasks.
Where to Check First
For a recent Perry County arrest, start with Kentucky River Regional Jail because it is the primary local facility. If the person is not listed or the case has moved, the sheriff, court clerk, Kentucky KOOL, VINE, BOP, or ICE locator may be the better source.
Kentucky River Regional Jail
200 Justice Drive
Hazard, KY 41701
- Administration: (606) 436-0622
- Booking: (606) 436-1008
- Inmate information: (606) 436-4032
- Fax: (606) 435-8314
Perry County Sheriff's Office
Fiscal Court contact listing: 124 E Main Street, Hazard, KY 41701
- Phone: (606) 439-4523
- Fax: (606) 436-4970
- Administrative office listing: 481 Main Street, Suite 200, Hazard, KY
- Hours listed for the administrative office: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sheriff Joseph "Joe" Engle was current in the research materials, with reported plans to retire at the end of his term on December 31, 2026.
Perry County Hall of Justice
545 Main Street
P.O. Box 7433
Hazard, KY 41702
- Circuit Court: (606) 435-6000
- District Court: (606) 435-6002
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Use these paths based on the record you need:
- For someone in the regional jail, begin with jail inmate records and the Kentucky River Regional Jail inmate information line.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and Kentucky's booking-photo limits, including KRS 61.8746 on commercial removal practices.
- For criminal charges and case events after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Perry County Hall of Justice.
- For facility address and phone details, use the Kentucky River Regional Jail page.
- For a sentenced Kentucky prisoner, search KDOC KOOL.
- For custody notifications, use Kentucky VINE.
- For a federal inmate, use the BOP inmate locator.
- For an immigration detainee, use the ICE detainee locator.