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Henderson County Detention Center Overview

Henderson County Detention Center is operated locally under the Henderson County Jailer and detention center administration. It is a full-service county jail, not a state prison, but its population includes more than recent local arrests. Official and state sources describe county pretrial inmates, county sentenced inmates, Class D or other state inmates, federal inmates, and restricted-custody or community-custody groups housed at the jail campus.

The facility was built in 1996 with original capacity for 250 inmates. HCDC's official history says a new wing was added in 2004 and a Community Service Complex was built in 2008 for low-classification state inmates and community-service or work-program participants. KY DOC weekly reports list 466 jail beds for Henderson, while a separate Henderson RCC line lists 100 beds. The research did not support a separate public facility page for the RCC because address, phone, records, and lookup routes all lead back through HCDC.

The official facility history and programs page is a direct source for the jail's background. The screenshot below comes from the HCDC About page.

That facility history helps explain why the jail page has to cover population, programs, and custody types in addition to a simple roster search.

HCDC Capacity and Population

HCDC's own material describes an average daily population around 534 county, federal, and state inmates. KY DOC weekly jail reports show 466 jail beds and repeated population totals near or above capacity. On March 12, 2026, the report showed 474 people, 102% of capacity, with 201 federal inmates. On April 16, 2026, the row located in research showed 471 people, 101% of capacity, with 198 federal inmates.

Recent crowding led to local expansion reporting. The Hendersonian described a proposed $7.5 million, 100-bed addition, and WFIE reported on September 23, 2025, that Fiscal Court approved the multi-million-dollar expansion resolution. Local reporting tied the project to overpopulation and to revenue from state and federal inmate housing.

Who Is Held at HCDC

HCDC holds several kinds of custody. The county jail roster covers people physically held at the detention center, including recent bookings and local court holds. KY DOC reports show federal inmates as a large part of the facility population, with located rows around 198 to 202 federal inmates. State inmates also matter because Kentucky uses county jails for some Class D and state-custody placements.

Look Up HCDC Inmates

The correct first lookup path for HCDC custody is the HCDC current-inmates page and the embedded Public Safety Cloud/JailTracker roster. The roster is free and public. It supports name, identifier, intake-date, release-date, status or type, gender, and agency controls depending on the live agency configuration.

1. Search the HCDC roster by last name first.
2. Add first name, middle name, gender, or intake date when a search returns too many results.
3. Open the detail record to confirm identity, intake status, photo if available, and agency-provided fields.
4. Check Kentucky VINE for custody notifications when the issue is release or transfer notice.
5. Use KOOL, BOP, or ICE if the person has moved into state, federal, or immigration custody.

If a very recent arrest is missing from the roster, call HCDC at 270-827-5560. The research did not find an official Henderson rule for how quickly a new booking appears online.

HCDC Address and Contact

Custody, visitation, inmate mail, bond after-hours, and jail-record questions route to Borax Drive or to HCDC's official mail and email contacts. Court files and weekday court bond processing are downtown at the Henderson County Judicial Center, so do not confuse the two locations.

Visit Henderson County Detention Center

HCDC visitation is video-based. The official HCDC visitation page says visits require a Telmate account that can be created at the jail lobby kiosk, online at GettingOut, or through the Telmate mobile app. The page states that all inmates receive a total of 15 minutes of remote video visitation.

Mail, Phone, and Money at HCDC

HCDC uses separate address formats for general facility mail, legal mail, personal scanned inmate mail, and mailed account funds. Check the booking number before sending personal mail, because the scanning address requires the inmate name and booking number. The jail's account material links GettingOut or ViaPath for tablets and video visitation, and CorrectPay for commissary purchases.

HCDC Records Requests

The HCDC open-records request page is the official route for jail records not available on the public roster. The request must be written, and inmate records require the inmate's full name and date of birth. HCDC accepts requests by email, mail, and hand delivery during public business hours, Monday through Friday from 0800 to 1500, excluding holidays.

HCDC states a five-business-day response time, excluding weekends and legal holidays. Black-and-white paper copies are $0.10 per page. Electronic transmission is no charge, and electronic material over 4 MB may be produced on CD for $1.00 plus postage. Sheriff's office records use a separate HCSO process, but the sheriff's procedure says jail records should go directly to HCDC.

Bonds and Release at HCDC

HCDC publishes local bond posting rules. During normal weekday court hours, bonds can be posted at the Henderson County Judicial Center. After-hours bonds can be posted at HCDC Monday through Friday from 10:00 p.m. to midnight. On county-recognized holidays and weekends, bonds can be posted at the detention center at any time. Bond information and procedures can also be requested by calling HCDC.

The Kentucky Court of Justice Henderson page says bond is cash only, and the payer must have a driver's license or Kentucky ID and provide a Social Security number. HCDC's bond page lists local fee combinations depending on whether bond is posted at the Judicial Center or detention center. Always confirm that all holds or detainers are cleared before expecting release.

HCDC Programs and Work Crews

HCDC's program history is unusually detailed for a county jail. Official and Legislative Research Commission material describe religious services, counseling, Bible studies, Muslim services, 12-step programs, GED work through Henderson Community College, Class D programming, New Directions, STEEP, and PORTAL. Program topics include money management, employment, transportation, health, education, job interviews, work ethic, banking, and reentry planning.

The Community Service Complex is a key local feature. LRC material described direct-supervision cells, camera monitoring, low-custody Class C and Class D participants, mowing county acreage, maintaining 19 acres of gardens, county beautification, community-event cleanup, rain barrels, dog training, and a worm farm that reportedly reduced fertilizer costs. HCDC material also described a female Substance Abuse Program addressing long-term drug and alcohol abuse, conflict resolution, parenting, and reintegration.