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Kentucky River Regional Jail Overview

Kentucky River Regional Jail is the primary detention facility serving Perry County, Kentucky. Official Perry County materials place the jail in Hazard and identify County Jailer Minor Allen as the jailer. The facility functions as a regional and county jail, not merely a short-term police holding room. It can hold pretrial detainees, sentenced county inmates, Class D inmates counted in state reporting, parole violators, community-custody eligible inmates, and occasional federal inmates or other holds.

The regional character is important for record searches. A person arrested in Perry County may begin at KRRJ and later move to a different KDOC location, a court-related hold, or a federal path. The jail's own current-inmate lookup was offline when the research was checked, while the official Perry County jail page linked inmate search users to KOOL. That makes the direct phone numbers and statewide locator part of the normal lookup route.

The Perry County Fiscal Court jail page shows the county's public presentation of the facility and the 150-inmate capacity statement.

That county source supports the local contact and capacity details, while KDOC reports add separate bed and population figures.

Kentucky River Regional Jail Population

Capacity figures differ by source. Perry County's official jail page and Fiscal Court page state a 150-inmate capacity. Kentucky Department of Corrections weekly jail reports used a 135-bed count for Perry in 2024, and Vera reporting also described Kentucky River Regional Jail as a 135-bed facility. The safest wording is to preserve both numbers: 150 on county pages, 135 beds in KDOC weekly jail reports.

KDOC's October 31, 2024 weekly jail report listed Perry at 257 reported population against 135 beds, or 190 percent of capacity. The same report counted 54 Class D inmates, 19 community-custody eligible inmates, 12 parole violators, and 7 federal inmates. Its housing categories showed 158 secure male, 44 secure female, 43 non-secure male, and 12 non-secure female inmates. KDOC's May 23, 2024 report listed 248 people, 184 percent of capacity, with 35 Class D inmates, 11 community-custody eligible inmates, 1 alternative-sentence or controlled-intake inmate, 10 parole violators, and 2 federal inmates.

These numbers show why Kentucky River Regional Jail inmate records should not be read as a simple daily arrest list. The facility population includes local cases and several state or other-agency categories.

Kentucky River Regional Jail Custody

Kentucky River Regional Jail can hold people at different points in the criminal process. A newly arrested person may be waiting for booking, bond, first court, or release. A sentenced county inmate may be serving a local sentence. A Class D or community-custody inmate may be counted in KDOC local-facility reports. Parole violators and federal inmates can also appear in the dated KDOC counts for Perry.

The county jail page says prisoners are housed in separate areas based on crimes committed, risk assessment, and behavior. That local statement lines up with KDOC's secure male, secure female, non-secure male, and non-secure female reporting categories. The categories are reporting and housing terms, not proof of guilt. A custody entry shows where the person is held or supervised; court records show what charges are filed and how they are resolved.

Kentucky River Regional Jail Lookup

The correct lookup path for Kentucky River Regional Jail starts locally and then widens. Use the jail's current-inmate lookup if it is working. At inspection, it was offline. The official Perry County jail page linked inmate search to Kentucky Online Offender Lookup, so KOOL is the main online fallback. For time-sensitive custody, use the KRRJ inmate-information or booking phone line rather than waiting for web results.

1. Check the official Perry County jail page for current KRRJ contact numbers and the inmate search link.
2. Try the KRRJ current-inmate lookup if it has returned online.
3. Search KOOL by last name, first name, middle name, or PID/DOC number.
4. Confirm the current location before assuming the person is physically at KRRJ.
5. Call booking or inmate information if the search result is missing, stale, or unclear.
6. Use Kentucky VINE for custody-status alerts.

For a broader discussion of search fields and profile details, use the Perry County jail inmate records page. For federal sentenced custody, the BOP inmate locator is separate. For immigration custody, use the ICE detainee locator.

Kentucky River Regional Jail Contact

Use the direct jail numbers for custody, booking, mail, visitation, release, and facility questions. The sheriff's office may be involved in arrests or law-enforcement records, but the jail page identifies KRRJ as the detention contact. Have a full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and any known court or agency information ready before calling.

Official sources did not publish visitor parking rates, transit details, an ADA entrance description, or a current visitor entrance note. Confirm the entrance, screening rules, and access details with the jail before travel.

Kentucky River Regional Jail Visits

No official KRRJ visitation schedule, video-visit vendor, commissary vendor, phone vendor, or detailed fee table was located in the inspected Perry/KRRJ sources. That is a source gap, not a blank to fill from third-party jail directories. Call before traveling, and ask whether the person is eligible for visits, whether visitor approval is required, what identification is accepted, and whether the visit is in person or video.

Note: A roster hit does not guarantee visit eligibility, so confirm custody and current rules with KRRJ before leaving home.

Kentucky River Regional Jail Mail

The official county page gives the inmate mail format and tells senders to obtain a list of acceptable mail from the facility. Mail should include the facility name, the inmate's name, the inmate ID number, and the Justice Drive address. That inmate ID requirement matters because mail without a clear ID can be delayed or rejected.

Bond is a separate matter from commissary. Perry court sources report that cash is required for bond, but facility money deposits and phone accounts were not confirmed in official KRRJ materials.

Kentucky River Regional Jail Intake

After a Perry County arrest, the person is transported to Kentucky River Regional Jail or another authorized holding point. Intake usually includes identity confirmation, paperwork review, property inventory, medical and mental-health screening, photo and fingerprints when required, classification, and housing assignment. The local housing rule is supported by the county page, which says inmates are separated based on offense, risk assessment, and behavior.

After booking, the next steps depend on the charge, bond, court order, and any other holds. A person may be released, moved to a housing unit, taken to first court, transferred, or held for another agency. KRRJ custody records and court records may not update at the same time. Families should use booking and inmate information for current custody and the Perry County Hall of Justice clerk channels for filed court records.

Kentucky River Regional Jail Bond

Bond and release questions often require both jail and court confirmation. The jail can tell callers whether a person is currently held and whether jail paperwork shows release information. The court clerk can confirm court case status after filing. Perry court materials state that cash is required for bond and photo ID is required to pick up released bond money. Those court details should not be confused with commissary or inmate-account deposits.

Other holds can block release even when a local bond appears to be available. A detainer, parole issue, federal matter, immigration hold, or warrant from another county may change the release path. Ask the jail and court whether any other-agency hold exists before assuming payment alone will lead to release.

Kentucky River Regional Jail Records

For current custody, start with KRRJ inmate information. For booking documents or jail records not visible online, send a written request to the proper custodian and include the person's name, date, facility, arresting agency, and the record sought. Kentucky open-records law supports access to nonexempt public records, but agencies may redact or withhold exempt material.

If the requested item is a KDOC offender record, use KDOC open records. If it is a court case file, use the Perry County Circuit Court Clerk or Kentucky Court of Justice request-records process. If it is a booking photo, remember that the KRRJ public lookup was offline at inspection, and no official local mugshot gallery was verified.

Kentucky River Regional Jail History

Vera reported that Kentucky River Regional Jail was built in 2001 and that Perry and Knott counties shared costs under a regional structure. Vera also described overcrowding in 2018, with about 240 people held in the 135-bed jail and about one-third held for state DOC. That history matches the later 2024 KDOC reports showing the Perry facility above the KDOC-listed bed count.

Perry County's official jail page also includes a local work-crew note. In 2018, the KRRJ work crew collected trash, dug graves, repaired cemetery grounds, removed trees on cemetery roads, cleared riverbank areas, and dug 197 graves. Program details such as education, substance-abuse treatment, religious services, grievance steps, tablets, or a distinct work-release annex were not located in official KRRJ sources.