The Crittenden County Inmate Population
Crittenden County's detention system is centered on the Crittenden County Detention Center in Marion. The county directory identifies Athena Hayes as jailer, and the jail website carries the county inmate search, inmate services, visitation, bond, mail, phone, deposit, commissary, PREA, and work-release links. The Kentucky Department of Corrections weekly jail report is the strongest current source for county population figures because it separates the secure jail from the Crittenden Restricted Custody Center.
The current Crittenden County inmate population is not one simple number. The secure jail line covers the adult jail population, including pretrial detainees, local-sentence inmates, Class D and controlled-intake state categories, parole violators, and federal inmates reported in local custody. The RCC line covers restricted or community custody. A combined count is useful for the county detention footprint, but the two facilities should stay distinct when checking where a person is held.
Population moves up and down for local reasons. New arrests by the sheriff, Marion police, Kentucky State Police, or another agency can raise the jail count. Bond orders, dismissals, releases, and transfers can lower it. Sentenced people may remain in county jail while KDOC manages classification or bed space, then move into the state prison system. Federal inmates can also be held locally before sentencing or designation.
Crittenden County Inmate Population Statistics
The latest located KDOC weekly jail report, dated June 4, 2026, lists the secure jail with 133 beds and 131 prisoners. The same report lists the Crittenden RCC with 39 beds and 28 prisoners. Combined, the two local detention lines show 172 reported beds and 159 prisoners on that date, or about 92 percent of combined capacity.
| Measure | Figure | Source / date |
|---|---|---|
| Secure jail population | 131 | KDOC Weekly Jail Report, June 4, 2026 |
| Secure jail beds | 133 | KDOC Weekly Jail Report, June 4, 2026 |
| Secure jail capacity use | 98% | KDOC Weekly Jail Report, June 4, 2026 |
| RCC population | 28 | KDOC Weekly Jail Report, June 4, 2026 |
| RCC beds | 39 | KDOC Weekly Jail Report, June 4, 2026 |
| Annual bookings | Not located | Official sources reviewed did not publish a Crittenden annual booking count |
The KDOC weekly jail report index is the right source for current county jail and RCC counts. It is not the same as the roster. The roster helps find a person. The weekly report helps understand the scale, capacity, and category mix of the Crittenden County inmate population.
The KDOC weekly jail report index shows where Kentucky publishes jail population data used for Crittenden County capacity review.
KDOC's weekly jail report index is shown in the screenshot below.
The index is useful when comparing the secure jail and RCC lines because those populations are reported separately.
Crittenden County Inmate Population Trends
The secure jail has moved around capacity in recent KDOC reports. On June 5, 2025, the secure jail reported 135 prisoners in 133 beds, or 102 percent. On December 4, 2025, it reported 119 prisoners in 133 beds, or 89 percent. On May 7, 2026, it reported 142 prisoners in 133 beds, or 107 percent. By June 4, 2026, it was back to 131 prisoners in 133 beds, or 98 percent.
| Date | Secure jail population / beds | RCC population / beds | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2025 | 135 / 133 | 31 / 39 | Secure jail at 102 percent capacity |
| December 4, 2025 | 119 / 133 | 29 / 39 | Secure jail at 89 percent capacity |
| May 7, 2026 | 142 / 133 | 32 / 39 | Secure jail at 107 percent capacity |
| June 4, 2026 | 131 / 133 | 28 / 39 | Secure jail at 98 percent capacity |
Those figures also explain why old capacity references can look inconsistent. Historical material described the current jail as a 144-bed facility when it opened in December 2007, and a 2019 local report described 172 beds. Current KDOC reporting splits the county detention footprint into 133 secure jail beds and 39 RCC beds. Together, those two lines equal 172 beds.
Who Makes Up Crittenden County Inmates
The June 4, 2026 KDOC report gives useful custody categories, though it does not publish every demographic field a reader might expect. The secure jail line lists 111 secure male prisoners, 12 secure female prisoners, 2 non-secure male prisoners, and 6 non-secure female prisoners. The RCC line lists 28 non-secure male prisoners and no female prisoners on that report date.
- Class D inmates: 28 in the secure jail and 18 in the RCC on June 4, 2026.
- Federal inmates: 66 in the secure jail, a large share of the local report line.
- Controlled intake: 13 secure jail prisoners were listed in that KDOC category.
- Parole violators: 2 were listed in the secure jail report line.
- Community-custody eligible: 3 were listed in the secure jail and 10 in the RCC.
This mix is why a Crittenden County inmate search may need more than one database. A federal inmate in the local jail can appear in local custody before BOP records are useful. A state prisoner housed locally can still be tied to KOOL. A person on a court hold may remain in jail even if one charge appears payable.
Crittenden County Inmate Population Laws
Kentucky law sets the public-records framework and the jail standards behind Crittenden County inmate population records. KRS 61.872 gives Kentucky residents the right to inspect public records unless an exception applies. KRS 61.876 requires public agencies to adopt open-records rules and allows a standardized request form.
Key Statutes:
KRS 441.025 requires counties to provide for incarceration of prisoners arrested in the county or held by county courts.
KRS 441.055 directs KDOC to set jail standards, including safety, custody, records, medical care, and construction rules.
501 KAR 3:020 requires jails housing state prisoners to provide weekly population updates for state, federal, and county prisoners.
KRS 72.025 requires a post-mortem examination when a death occurs in police custody, jail, or a penal institution.
Search the Crittenden County Jail Roster
The official Crittenden County inmate search is linked from the detention center website at InmateList.html. Research identified the roster as JailTracker-provided, with a likely direct endpoint at JailTracker, but the live roster form did not fully load in the research environment. That means exact Crittenden field labels should not be invented. The practical search path is still clear: use the official jail roster first, then call the jail when the page is down or the result is missing.
- Open the official Crittenden County Detention Center inmate search.
- Search by name, using the spelling most likely used at booking.
- Open the matching profile if the roster returns a current inmate.
- Read charges and bond as current custody data, not final court findings.
- Call 270-965-3185 if the roster is down or the person may be newly booked.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not captured | Not captured | Not captured | The official roster exists, but exact form controls were not captured in the research browser. |
Crittenden County Inmate Lookup Channels
A current local jail lookup should not stop at one screen. Use the roster for people in current county jail custody, the jail phone line for newly booked or unclear cases, and in-person jail contact for custody questions that cannot be handled online. Use the sheriff's open-records page for sheriff-generated law-enforcement records. Use the Circuit Court Clerk and Kentucky Court of Justice tools for court case files.
| Situation | Best source | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Current Crittenden jail custody | County JailTracker roster or jail phone | Local bookings and releases start there |
| Sentenced state custody | KOOL | KDOC tracks state prisoners and state placements |
| Federal sentence | BOP inmate locator | BOP records federal prisoners after designation |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | ICE custody is separate from a county jail booking |
| Notification | VINELink | Alerts can track custody or court-event updates |
Crittenden County Inmate Record Details
The research could not verify a live sample Crittenden JailTracker profile, so profile fields must be described carefully. Safe language is that the county provides an official JailTracker inmate search and that detention-center public-information language warns that facts can change without notice, charged people are presumed innocent unless convicted, and errors should be reported to the facility for review.
| Record area | What to use it for |
|---|---|
| Name and custody status | Confirm the person appears in current local custody if the roster displays the result. |
| Booking information | Use as a jail intake snapshot, not a final court record. |
| Charges | Compare with court records because prosecutor filings can amend or replace booking charges. |
| Bond or hold | Confirm directly with the jail or Circuit Clerk before attempting payment. |
| Facility or housing | Use to distinguish secure jail, RCC, transfer, or other custody notes if shown. |
State and Federal Crittenden Inmate Search
KOOL is the statewide route for sentenced Kentucky prisoners and state prisoners housed in county facilities. KOOL supports name searches, alias searching, photo-only filtering, gender and location-type filters, and sorting by name. It may show a facility, paired identifier numbers, photo availability, and broad offense categories. No Kentucky DOC adult prison is physically in Crittenden County; nearby Western Kentucky Correctional Complex is in Lyon County near Fredonia, not Crittenden County.
The BOP inmate locator covers federal custody, not a county jail roster. The June 4, 2026 KDOC report listed 66 federal inmates in the Crittenden secure jail, so local contract custody is a real part of the county population. ICE ODLS covers immigration detention, and no ICE detention facility was found in Crittenden County. When a person disappears from the county roster, check KOOL, BOP, ICE ODLS, VINELink, and the jail phone line.
VINELink is shown below as the notification route for Kentucky custody and court-event alerts where available.
Notifications are different from a roster search; they help track changes after a custody record is found.
Crittenden County Detention Facilities
The facility map for this county has two local detention pages. The primary jail comes first because it is the main booking and custody point. The restricted-custody center follows because KDOC reports it as a separate RCC line, not as a state prison or federal facility.
- Crittenden County Detention Center - secure county jail for adult local custody, pretrial detainees, sentenced misdemeanants, state categories housed locally, parole violators, and reported federal inmates.
- Crittenden Restricted Custody Center - restricted custody, work-release, community-custody, and non-secure inmates reported separately by KDOC.
Court Records and Booking Photos
Court records after a Crittenden County arrest are handled through Kentucky Court of Justice systems and the Crittenden Circuit Court Clerk, not through the jail roster alone. The courtroom location is Marion City Hall, and the temporary clerk office is listed on South Main Street in Marion. Docket search fields include county, division, date, courtroom, subdivision, and submit controls.
The Kentucky Court of Justice Crittenden County page identifies local court contacts and locations.
Use the court page for clerk routing and court-contact details, while using the jail roster for current custody.
Booking photos require separate caution. Kentucky law does not require every county to publish mugshots online forever. If a photo is not visible on the roster, request the record from the agency that maintains it. Kentucky also has a statute aimed at commercial misuse of booking or official inmate photographs when removal requires payment.
Crittenden County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Crittenden County inmate population?
The June 4, 2026 KDOC report lists 131 prisoners in the secure jail and 28 in the RCC, for 159 total across the two local reported detention lines.
How do I search Crittenden County inmates?
Start with the official detention center inmate search, then call 270-965-3185 if the roster is unavailable, delayed, or does not show a new booking.
Does Crittenden County have a state prison?
No official KDOC adult institution is physically in Crittenden County. Use KOOL for state prisoners and the county roster for local custody.
Why are federal inmates in a county jail count?
Federal pretrial or contract custody can be housed in a county jail. The June 4, 2026 secure jail line reported 66 federal inmates.