Menifee County Inmate Population
The key fact for Menifee County is that the local jail is closed. The July 29, 2024 Kentucky Association of Counties jail-cost presentation listed Menifee as a closed-jail county and reported that the county was responsible for 38 inmates on July 25, 2024. Those people were not housed in a single Menifee County Jail building. They were spread through contract beds in Rowan County, Montgomery County, Powell County, and Lee County through Three Forks Regional Jail. That makes the Menifee County inmate population a contract-housing population, not a stand-alone roster population.
That structure changes the search process. A new arrest may involve the Menifee County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky State Police, or another arresting agency, but detention placement must be confirmed through Menifee jailer/dispatch or the contract jail that accepted the person. The public should not assume that a missing Menifee roster result means no one is in custody. It may mean the person is held in Beattyville, Morehead, Stanton, Mt. Sterling, or a state corrections system after transfer.
Local custody point: Menifee County still lists Jailer Eddie Maze and a 24-hour dispatch notification line, even though the county jail itself is closed.
Menifee County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest published Menifee County inmate population figures come from the KACo jail-cost materials, KDOC statewide jail-report context, and the county's own official contact pages. The figures below should be read as point-in-time and fiscal-year measures, not as a live count. Live custody questions still require the Menifee jailer/dispatch line, the receiving jail, or the correct roster.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Local jail status | Closed jail | KACo, July 29, 2024 |
| Menifee-responsible inmates | 38 inmates | KACo, July 25, 2024 |
| Contract facilities | Rowan, Montgomery, Powell, Lee County/Three Forks | KACo, July 25, 2024 |
| County jail expense | $408,817.72 | KACo, FY 2023-24 |
| County jail revenue | $112,652.35 | KACo, FY 2023-24 |
| Point-in-time rate | About 591 per 100,000 residents | Inferred from KACo count and 2025 Census estimate |
The rate is an inferred calculation, not an official county rate. It uses KACo's 38 Menifee-responsible inmates and the U.S. Census QuickFacts July 1, 2025 population estimate of 6,430 residents. Official annual bookings, average length of stay, sex breakdown, charge-level split, and race or ethnicity of Menifee-responsible inmates were not located in the official-source research.
Menifee County Jail Population Trends
Menifee's trend story is a facility and budget story. Instead of a published in-county average daily population, the high-authority record shows a closed jail, outside beds, and paid contract rates. KACo reported daily rates of $42 for Rowan, $40 for Montgomery, $33 for Powell, and $32 for Lee County/Three Forks as of July 25, 2024. The largest FY 2023-24 jail expense category was jail bills to outside facilities, which shows how the inmate population affects county costs even without an open jail building.
| Date or Year | Figure | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Rowan facility completed with 279 beds | Rowan later became one of the Menifee contract locations. |
| July 25, 2024 | 38 Menifee-responsible inmates | Menifee's count was spread across outside county facilities. |
| FY 2023-24 | $408,817.72 in jail expenses | County costs continued after local jail closure. |
| July 1, 2025 | 6,430 county residents | Census context for the point-in-time custody rate. |
The KDOC Weekly Jail reports index remains useful for statewide jail capacity and population context. Menifee may not appear as an active jail facility because the jail is closed, so the practical check is the contract facility that is holding the person.
Menifee County Jail Capacity
Menifee County does not have a published active local jail capacity in the official sources reviewed. Capacity questions shift to the contract facilities. Rowan County Detention Center is the clearest example: the KACo/Rowan material says Rowan's newer facility was completed in 2018 with 279 beds and housed 331 people on July 25, 2024. Powell County Detention Center says it houses approximately 300 county and state inmates. Three Forks Regional Jail publishes roster, visitation, deposits, and directions pages, but a capacity number was not located in the inspected official pages.
That means a Menifee County inmate population search should not rely on a local capacity chart. It should identify the holding facility first, then check that facility's roster or contact point. A person may be moved among contract beds due to classification, space, court transport, medical needs, bond status, or sentence status.
Menifee County Inmate Record Laws
Kentucky law gives the framework for public records, jail operations, and booking-photo limits. These laws do not force every jail to publish the same online roster fields, but they do shape how people request Menifee County jail records, booking sheets, mugshots, bond records, and court files.
Key Statutes:
KRS 61.870 defines public records and custodians under the Kentucky Open Records Act.
KRS 61.872 gives Kentucky residents inspection rights unless an exception applies.
KRS 61.8746 restricts commercial use of booking or inmate photographs tied to paid removal demands.
KRS 441.045 addresses jail rules, security, safety, cleanliness, and prisoner medical, dental, and psychological care.
Records requests should go to the agency that holds the record. A Menifee sheriff arrest report is different from a Three Forks booking sheet, a Rowan JailTracker entry, a Powell video-visitation record, or a Menifee Circuit Court file. Sealed cases, juvenile records, medical information, active investigative material, victim-sensitive details, and expunged records can be withheld or limited.
Search Menifee County Inmates
The best Menifee County inmate search starts with custody context. If the arrest is recent, call Menifee jailer/dispatch at (606) 768-9046 or the Menifee County Sheriff's Department at (606) 768-3875 with the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, and arrest date. Ask which contract jail accepted the booking. Once the location is known, use that facility's roster or phone line rather than searching a non-existent Menifee-run roster.
- Confirm whether the person was arrested in Menifee County and whether a bond, hold, or court transport is involved.
- Check the Three Forks current-inmates page if Lee County/Three Forks accepted the booking.
- Check the Rowan County Detention Center page and its JailTracker link if Menifee says the person went to Rowan.
- Call Powell County Detention Center or use KOOL if Menifee reports a Powell placement and no public roster result appears.
- Use KOOL for state-sentenced, Class D, or KDOC-visible records after transfer.
Three Forks and Rowan use JailTracker-style roster pages. The research could not confirm every dynamic profile field in text mode, so public fields can vary. JailTracker profiles commonly display booking and charge information when the facility publishes it, but phone confirmation is the safer route for a same-day arrest.
Menifee County Roster Search Fields
Menifee County does not publish a county-run roster. The roster fields below reflect the contract roster and KOOL fields documented in the research. The facility-specific JailTracker page matters because a Rowan search and a Three Forks search are separate.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current inmates page | Link or portal | No | Three Forks and Rowan load facility-specific JailTracker pages. |
| Name search | Text | Unspecified | Use full legal name when possible; exact labels were not confirmed in text mode. |
| Facility | Implicit | Yes | Use Three Forks Regional KY or Rowan County KY, depending on placement. |
| KOOL last and first name | Text | Optional | Useful for sentenced or KDOC-visible inmates, not same-day booking checks. |
| KOOL photo, alias, gender, race, location | Filters | Optional | Filters can narrow statewide offender results. |
KDOC also links VINE, open records, reports, and KOOL resources. VINE is best for custody or release notifications. It is not a full booking-file archive.
Menifee County Inmate Record Details
A Menifee County inmate record can come from several places. A contract jail booking may show a name, custody status, charges, booking date, bond or hold information, and sometimes a photo if that facility publishes it. KOOL may show offender names, facility names, person or DOC-style numbers, photo availability, and offense summaries for state-corrections records. Court dockets show court schedule details, not the complete jail record.
| Record Field | How to Read It |
|---|---|
| Booking | Jail intake record after arrest; may be held by Three Forks, Rowan, Powell, Montgomery, or another facility. |
| Charges | Arrest or warrant allegations may change once a prosecutor files the court case. |
| Bond or hold | A cash bond, surety bond, PR release, detainer, or no-bond hold can affect release. |
| Facility | Shows where the person is held now, which is critical because Menifee uses contract beds. |
| Photo | Not confirmed for every Menifee contract booking; use the facility roster or an open-records request. |
County Jail or State Prison
Searchers often mix up county jail, state prison, federal prison, and ICE custody. Menifee County pretrial inmates and short local sentences begin in county or regional jail custody, but in Menifee's case that custody usually means a contract facility outside the county. State-sentenced inmates move into KDOC systems. Federal prisoners and immigration detainees use separate federal locators.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Recent Menifee arrest | Menifee jailer/dispatch, then contract jail roster | Same-day or current county custody |
| Three Forks or Rowan booking | Facility JailTracker roster | Current regional jail custody if published |
| State sentence or Class D custody | KDOC KOOL | State corrections location and offender record |
| Federal sentence | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours |
Menifee County Detention Facilities
The Menifee County inmate population is connected to four named contract facilities in the research. Always confirm location before driving, mailing property, scheduling a visit, or sending money.
- Three Forks Regional Jail holds Menifee contract inmates in Lee County/Three Forks and publishes current-inmates, visitation, deposits, and directions pages.
- Rowan County Detention Center is a regional detention center with an official JailTracker link, public weekday hours, and a 279-bed facility history.
- Montgomery County Regional Jail is named by KACo as a Menifee contract location, but official roster and contact details were not located in the source sweep.
- Powell County Detention Center houses county and state inmates and publishes contact, video visitation, services, and program information.
The Menifee elected-officials page is the local source for the sheriff, jailer, county attorney, and circuit clerk contacts.
Menifee County Inmate Sources
The official Menifee elected-officials page lists the local sheriff, county attorney, circuit court clerk, and jailer contacts used for custody routing.
Those local contacts matter because Menifee custody begins with the county but often moves to an outside jail.
The KDOC weekly jail reports page is a statewide source for jail population reports, capacity context, and county jail reporting links.
For Menifee, the statewide report context should be paired with the contract facility that actually holds the inmate.
Menifee County Inmate FAQ
Does Menifee County have its own jail roster? No Menifee-run roster was located in the official county materials. KACo lists Menifee as a closed-jail county, so the search starts with Menifee jailer/dispatch and then the contract jail roster.
How large is the Menifee County inmate population? KACo reported 38 Menifee-responsible inmates on July 25, 2024. That was a point-in-time contract-bed count, not a live online roster.
Where are Menifee inmates housed? KACo named Rowan, Montgomery, Powell, and Lee County/Three Forks as Menifee contract housing locations. Placement can change, so verify before travel or payment.
When should KOOL be used? KOOL is best for state-sentenced, Class D, or KDOC-visible offenders. It is not a replacement for calling the jail after a same-day Menifee arrest.
Can a released inmate be found online? Public released-inmate retention was not confirmed for the contract rosters. A Kentucky Open Records Act request may be needed for older booking sheets or release records.
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