McCreary County Inmate Search Sources
McCreary County does not appear to publish a robust official online jail roster from the official sources reviewed. The county site names Jessie Hatfield as County Jailer and says that office is the contact for inmate information, visitation, jail-related inquiries, and detention facility concerns. The elected officials page lists the jailer and transport officer at P.O. Box 579, Whitley City, Kentucky 42653, phone 606-376-2413, and fax 606-376-9499. That local contact is the first step for current county custody questions.
The McCreary County Sheriff is David Sampson. The sheriff page lists phone 606-376-2322 and sheriff.sampson@mccrearycounty.com. The Fiscal Court officials section says the sheriff is the contact for law enforcement, criminal complaints, civil process serving, warrants, and general public safety concerns. A fresh arrest may require the sheriff for arrest facts, the jailer for custody and visitation information, and the Circuit Court Clerk for court dates, bond orders, criminal case files, and charge status.
There was also no official McCreary sheriff mobile app, Whitley City police app, or official jail app located in the sheriff or county sources reviewed. General commercial inmate apps should not be presented as official McCreary tools unless the county later publishes that connection.
How to Find McCreary County Inmates
Because no official county jail roster page was located, the safest McCreary County inmate search is a sequence of official contacts and statewide tools. Local custody questions start with the jailer. Arrest, warrant, and criminal complaint questions start with the sheriff. Court dates and bond orders start with the Circuit Court Clerk. State custody and supervision may be searchable through Kentucky DOC KOOL. Custody notifications may be available through VINELink for participating facilities.
- Call County Jailer / Transport Officer Jessie Hatfield at 606-376-2413 for current inmate information, visitation, jail-related inquiries, and detention facility concerns.
- Call the McCreary County Sheriff's Office at 606-376-2322 for arrest, warrant, criminal complaint, civil process, or public-safety questions.
- Call Circuit Court Clerk Othel King at 606-376-5041 for court dates, bond orders, case file access, and charge or case status.
- Use VINELink for custody notification where the person is in a participating jail or correctional facility.
- Use Kentucky DOC KOOL only for sentenced offenders or persons in DOC custody or supervision.
The VINELink landing page is useful for notification and custody-status checking where supported, but it does not replace the county jailer or the official court record.
Use VINELink as a notification fallback, then verify McCreary-specific custody, release, bond, and court information with the local office that controls that part of the record.
McCreary County Jail Roster Fields
The required roster search-field table cannot be filled with a McCreary public portal because no official county roster search screen was located. The table below states the actual status found in research and gives the official fallback for each kind of field a user would normally expect. This avoids treating a private directory or app as a county record source.
| Expected Field | Official McCreary Status | Fallback | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last name | No official county roster field found | Call jailer or use KOOL for DOC cases | Give full spelling and date of birth if available. |
| First name | No official county roster field found | Call jailer or use VINELink where supported | VINELink is notification-focused. |
| Booking number | No official county roster field found | Ask jailer if a local booking number exists | Do not invent booking IDs. |
| Charge | No official county roster field found | Ask clerk for court charge record | Charge status belongs in the court file. |
| Bond or release status | No official county roster field found | Ask jailer and Circuit Court Clerk | Bond orders and release records may differ. |
McCreary County Inmate Profile Fields
Official public sources did not expose a McCreary sample inmate profile with all fields. A booking record may include the facts below, but they should be confirmed through the jailer, sheriff, or clerk. The research specifically warns not to invent a roster entry, sample profile, provider, schedule, or fee. Court charges and court dates may need the Circuit Court Clerk even when the person is in custody.
| Field | What It May Show |
|---|---|
| Full name | Person held, booked, transported, or listed by the facility. |
| Arresting agency | Sheriff, KSP, or another agency involved in the arrest. |
| Booking date or time | When intake was recorded, if the facility releases it. |
| Charge description | Initial charge text that may later differ from court disposition. |
| Warrant or citation number | Link to warrant, citation, or court case material. |
| Bond information | Bond amount, bond type, no-bond status, or release conditions if releasable. |
| Court date | Upcoming hearing or first appearance information, verified with the clerk. |
| Release status | In custody, released, transferred, or held for another authority if provided. |
Note: A booking profile is not a conviction record, and one arrest can produce charges that are amended, dismissed, or resolved later.
McCreary County Inmate Contacts
Current custody facts are split across offices. The jailer is the official local contact for inmate information and visitation. The sheriff handles arrests, public safety, warrants, criminal complaints, and civil process. The Circuit Court Clerk handles the court side, including bond orders, court dates, and case files. These contacts should be used before relying on nonofficial jail websites or social media posts.
County Jailer / Transport Officer
Jessie Hatfield
P.O. Box 579
Whitley City, KY 42653
606-376-2413
Fax: 606-376-9499
McCreary County Sheriff
David Sampson
P.O. Box 627
Whitley City, KY 42653
606-376-2322
sheriff.sampson@mccrearycounty.com
Office of Circuit Court Clerk
Othel King
1 North Main Street, P.O. Box 40
Whitley City, KY 42653
606-376-5041
Circuit and District Court records
Kentucky DOC KOOL Search
Kentucky DOC KOOL is the statewide offender search for sentenced offenders and persons in DOC custody or supervision. It is not the first search for someone arrested yesterday in McCreary County. KOOL can show state prison, county detention, or supervision location information depending on custody status. Use it when the person may be sentenced, transferred, or under DOC supervision, then confirm any court case information with the McCreary Circuit Court Clerk.
| KOOL Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last name | Text | Optional for narrowing | Public result text shows last, first, and middle name fields. |
| First name | Text | Optional | Alias search may include alternate names. |
| Middle name | Text | Optional | Useful for common names. |
| Gender | Filter | Optional | Used to narrow search results. |
| Location type | Filter | Optional | Can narrow prison, jail, or community-type locations. |
| Offender type | Filter | Optional | Research observed incarcerated-inmate filtering. |
| Only photo records | Checkbox | Optional | Limits to records with photos. |
A KOOL result inventory may include offender name, current location, PID or DOC number, offense counts, and photo indicator. It does not replace the McCreary court charge file, bond order, or county jailer confirmation.
McCreary County Visitation and Mail
Official McCreary-specific visitation, mail, commissary, money-deposit, video visitation, phone provider, kiosk, tablet, and remote visit schedules were not located in the county or sheriff official sources reviewed. The research directs users to County Jailer Jessie Hatfield at 606-376-2413 for inmate information and visitation, jail-related inquiries, and detention facility concerns. The page should not claim a local schedule, provider, deposit limit, or mail-scanning rule without confirmation from that office.
| Topic | Published Schedule or Provider | Official Fallback |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Not located in official online sources | Call 606-376-2413 for facility, schedule, ID, approval, minors, and dress code. |
| Remote or video visits | Not located in official online sources | Ask whether video visits exist, and if so, provider, fees, and device rules. |
| Not located in official online sources | Ask for mailing address, inmate ID requirements, banned items, books, photos, and scanning policy. | |
| Commissary or deposits | Not located in official online sources | Ask about deposit vendor, kiosk, online or phone options, limits, and refunds. |
| Phone calls | Not located in official online sources | Ask about phone vendor, account setup, emergency messages, and rates. |
| Attorney visits | Not located in official online sources | Ask jailer and court clerk about attorney-client visit procedure. |
Court Dates After McCreary Booking
After arrest, the person may be transported for intake and then routed to a first appearance, arraignment, bond hearing, or other court event. Felony arraignments and probable-cause hearings may begin in District Court before the case moves through Circuit Court. Misdemeanors, traffic, and violations are District Court matters. The Circuit Court Clerk is the official source for court dates, bond orders, case numbers, and charge status.
The Kentucky Trial Court Docket can help locate upcoming McCreary court dates by county, division, date, courtroom, and subdivision, but it is not the official docket and is subject to change. Kentucky ePay can help with eligible citation, case, or party payments. For active warrants tied to missed court or unpaid fines, the warrant page gives a focused route for McCreary County warrant records.
USP McCreary Is Federal
USP McCreary is a federal Bureau of Prisons institution in Pine Knot. It is not a county jail and not a McCreary Circuit Court record source. The official BOP page lists USP McCreary, P.O. Box 3000, Pine Knot, Kentucky 42635 for inmate mail and describes the facility as a U.S. Penitentiary with an adjacent camp. Federal inmates at USP McCreary follow BOP visitation, mail, telephone, email, and commissary rules, not county jail rules.
The Bureau of Prisons USP McCreary page is the official institution source for federal inmates housed by BOP.
A person in USP McCreary is in federal custody. County booking questions still route to the jailer, sheriff, or McCreary court clerk.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky covers the federal district that includes McCreary County.
Federal prosecution and federal custody use federal agencies and federal courts, separate from McCreary County inmate and court-record channels.