Fayette County Jail Roster
The local jail for Fayette County is the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Community Corrections. Community Corrections operates the Fayette County Detention Center at 600 Old Frankfort Circle in Lexington and provides the official public inmate search portal. The search site includes a current jail population search and a separate view for people booked in the last 48 hours.
The official jail portal warns that the agency does not guarantee the accuracy of all data. It also states that arrest information reflects charged offenses at booking and that guilt is determined only in court. That notice is important. Booking charges can change after review by the prosecutor or judge, and the final result belongs in the Fayette court file. For court outcomes after booking, use District Court or Circuit Court records, including Fayette County criminal court records when a full case file is needed.
The Community Corrections overview is the official source for the jail operator.
This source identifies Community Corrections as the local custody agency, which prevents confusion with the Sheriff's Office or the court clerk.
Search Fayette County Inmate Records
The official Fayette jail current population portal is the first online stop for a current inmate lookup. It can be searched by name or inmate ID, and it offers a separate recent-booking panel. For bond and current charge information, Community Corrections directs users to call 859-425-2700 because the public online view may not show every current court or bond detail.
- Open the jail portal and choose the current jail population search or the booked-in-the-last-48-hours view.
- Enter any known name fields or the inmate ID. The portal states that users may use any or all fields.
- Review possible matches carefully, especially when common names appear.
- Call Community Corrections for bond or current charge questions that are not clear online.
- Verify the final case status with District Court or Circuit Court because the jail roster is not the court case file.
The official inmate information page explains where to call for bond and current charge details.
The inmate information source supports the practical rule: use the web roster for lookup, then call for bond and current charges.
Fayette County Jail Search Fields
The portal's public search fields are simple. A person can search with one field or several fields. A precise inmate ID can reduce false matches, while a last name search can help when the full spelling or middle name is uncertain. The recent-booking panel is useful when the arrest was very recent and a case record has not yet caught up.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Optional or unspecified | Placeholder is "Last Name"; instructions say use any or all fields. |
| First Name | Text | Optional or unspecified | Useful for narrowing common last names. |
| Middle Name | Text | Optional or unspecified | Can separate people with similar names. |
| Inmate ID | Text | Optional or unspecified | Best when known from jail paperwork or prior lookup. |
| search | Button | n/a | Lowercase search button shown in portal inspection. |
| Booked in the Last 48 Hours | Action panel | Optional | Separate view inmates button for recent bookings. |
Fayette County Inmate Profile Fields
The public roster can change quickly as people are booked, released, moved, or taken to court. The research does not preserve named inmate examples for that reason. Expected public jail record fields include identifying data and custody status, while bond and current charges may require a phone call. A jail entry is a custody snapshot. It is not a conviction record.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Full name | The person's booking name as entered by Community Corrections. |
| Inmate ID or booking identifier | The jail identifier used for lookup and custody routing. |
| Booking status | Whether the person appears in current custody or recent booking records. |
| Booking date or time | When the jail intake record was created, if displayed. |
| Charged offenses at booking | Charges listed at intake. These are allegations, not court findings. |
| Bond or current charges | Available by calling 859-425-2700 when not clear in the online view. |
| Custody or release status | Whether the person is still held, released, or recently processed. |
Note: The roster itself warns that court records should be used to verify the accuracy and outcome of charged offenses.
Fayette County Detention Center
Fayette County has one researched local jail facility for this page. Community Corrections lists public office hours as Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The main jail number is also the contact for general inmate questions. Administration contacts include command staff and an open-records contact, but routine public inmate lookup normally starts with the portal and main phone line.
For records outside the public roster, the Community Corrections administration page lists an open-records contact, Larnasia Brown, at 859-425-2618. It also lists Major Matt LeMonds as Public Information Officer at 859-425-2730 and mlemonds@lexingtonky.gov. Those contacts are for agency records and public information, not for changing a court disposition or clearing a warrant.
Fayette County Detention Center
600 Old Frankfort Circle
Lexington, KY 40510
859-425-2700
Public office hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Community Corrections directions are published for people going to the adult detention facility.
The directions source is useful for visitors because the jail is outside the downtown courthouse block.
Fayette County Booking Process
After an arrest in Fayette County, a person may be transported to the Fayette County Detention Center for intake. Booking can include identification, a booking photo, property handling, medical and security screening, and housing assignment. The booking record can show charged offenses at intake, but those charges can be amended, dismissed, reduced, or moved to a different court stage later.
New arrests on state charges usually move into District Court for arraignment, bond review, citation processing, preliminary hearings, or misdemeanor and traffic proceedings. Felony cases can move to Circuit Court after indictment or information. This custody-to-court path is why a jail record and a court file answer different questions. Jail records show where a person is held. Court records show what happened in the case.
Fayette County Inmate Visitation
Community Corrections uses video visitation options and gives a separate contact for scheduling help or emergency in-person visit consideration. The visitation page lists Sergeant Dwayne Tyree at 859-425-2624 or dtyree@lexingtonky.gov for scheduling a video visit or seeking emergency in-person consideration. SmartVisit remote video is described as a way to visit from a computer, while on-site video is listed as free in the official rate table.
| Visit type | How scheduled | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-site video | Community Corrections visitation link | Free | Availability depends on housing and schedule. |
| Remote video | SmartVisit from a personal device | $0.10 per minute | Useful for family events, holidays, and avoiding travel. |
| On-demand video | SmartVisit or on-demand option | $0.10 per minute | Confirm current platform rules before use. |
| Emergency in-person visit | Contact Sgt. Dwayne Tyree | Not published | Consideration only, not routine visitation. |
The Community Corrections visitation page gives the official video visit scheduling contact.
This image documents the visitation channel that families should use instead of assuming a routine in-person visit is available.
Fayette County Commissary Funds
The official inmate resources page says family and friends can deposit money into an offender's account using kiosks in the front lobby of the detention center. Funds are available for use within 30 minutes. The kiosks are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, accept cash, debit cards, and credit cards, and charge a nominal fee. Money orders are no longer accepted.
- Lobby kiosk
- Located at 600 Old Frankfort Circle. It accepts cash, debit cards, and credit cards, and funds are available within 30 minutes.
- Money orders
- Not accepted. The official page states that money orders are no longer accepted for inmate funds.
The programs and resources page confirms the kiosk and commissary details.
The commissary source is included because deposit rules often change, and Fayette's current page specifically rejects money orders.
State Inmate and Notification Channels
Fayette County inmate records cover local custody at the detention center. A sentenced person can later move to Kentucky Department of Corrections custody, where the statewide KOOL offender lookup is the better source. Victim notification is separate from the jail roster. Community Corrections links VINE, and Lexington Police victim resources list release-notification phone paths for local and state custody.
Release notices, state-prison transfers, and registry searches should be treated as separate record systems. A person may leave the Fayette County Detention Center without the court case being closed, or a court case may remain visible after local custody ends. For that reason, current custody, sentenced custody, victim notification, and court disposition should be checked through the agency that controls each record.
The religious services page lists chaplain and minister visitation information for Fayette inmates.
That source belongs on the inmate page because it identifies a jail-specific contact path that does not appear in court case search results.
For sex-offender registration information, use the Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry. A registry entry is not the same as the current Fayette jail roster.