This is a private reference site, not a LaRue County government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull booking records, or change a jail or court record. Use the official office that holds the record for those requests.
Official LaRue Contacts
For a current jail custody question, start with the LaRue County Detention Center or the official roster. For law-enforcement records, photographs, reports, and open-records routing, use the sheriff's office. For court charges, case files, and bond paperwork during clerk hours, use the circuit court clerk.
LaRue County Detention Center
209 W. High Street Suite 17
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Phone: 270-358-9876
Fax: 270-358-8823
LaRue County Sheriff Brian Smith
209 West High Street Suite 6
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Phone: 270-358-3120
Fax/secondary: 270-358-9285
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:00 pm
LaRue Circuit Court Clerk Emily N. Ernst
LaRue County Courthouse Annex
209 W. High St., P.O. Box 191
Hodgenville, KY 42748
Phone: 270-358-3421
Fax: 270-358-3731
Different records sit in different systems, so match the request to the agency or locator that covers that type of custody or case.
- For someone in the county jail, use the official current-inmate roster and the jail inmate records page, then call the detention center if the roster is unclear.
- For a booking photo question, review jail roster mugshots and contact the record-holding office for an official copy.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use the LaRue Circuit Court Clerk and the court records after a jail arrest page.
- For facility details, use the LaRue County Detention Center page and the official jail phone line.
- For a sentenced Kentucky prisoner, search Kentucky Online Offender Lookup and use VINELink when custody notifications are needed.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator, the U.S. Marshals Western District of Kentucky when relevant, or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.