The Butler County Inmate Population
The Butler County inmate population is reported most clearly in the Kentucky Department of Corrections weekly jail data and in the county jail's public CPC roster. The official county jailer page identifies Butler County Jail as the local detention point, and the Kentucky DOC report identifies the facility as a 36-bed jail. Those two sources serve different needs. The DOC report is the formal population and capacity snapshot. The CPC roster is the public current-custody list that a family member will usually check first.
Butler County has one detention facility located in official county and state sources: Butler County Jail. The jail holds pretrial detainees, sentenced misdemeanants, Class D or other state inmates housed locally, work release or home incarceration participants, and people in the court-transition process. No separate city jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center was found inside Butler County. Sentenced state prisoners from Butler County are tracked through Kentucky Online Offender Lookup, not through a separate local prison page.
Butler County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest recent figures come from the Kentucky DOC Weekly Jail Reports. On the June 4, 2026 report, Butler County Jail was listed with 36 total jail beds and 49 reported inmates. The same source showed the jail operating above reported capacity. A later public CPC roster check on June 14, 2026 showed 44 current roster entries, a useful but separate public roster count rather than the formal DOC capacity report.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Rated jail capacity | 36 beds | KY DOC Weekly Jail Report, June 4, 2026 |
| Reported jail population | 49 inmates | KY DOC Weekly Jail Report, June 4, 2026 |
| Capacity status | 13 over capacity, 136% | KY DOC Weekly Jail Report, June 4, 2026 |
| Current CPC roster count | 44 entries | CPC inmates CSV inspected June 14, 2026 |
| Annual local movement | More than 125 men and women | Butler County Jailer page |
The KY DOC Weekly Jail page is the source to use for capacity and population reports. The public roster is better for a name-level custody check. The numbers can differ because the sources are taken on different dates and serve different purposes.
Butler County Inmate Population Trends
Recent official snapshots show Butler County Jail above its 36-bed reported capacity several times. The count was 38 on January 2, 2025, rose to 44 on June 5, 2025, reached 52 on July 3, 2025, and stood at 49 on June 4, 2026. These are not average daily population figures for the whole year. They are weekly report snapshots. Even so, they show that Butler County's jail population pressure was not a one-day issue in the reports gathered.
| Date | Beds | Reported Population | Capacity Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 2025 | 36 | 38 | 2 over, 106% |
| June 5, 2025 | 36 | 44 | 8 over, 122% |
| July 3, 2025 | 36 | 52 | 16 over, 144% |
| June 4, 2026 | 36 | 49 | 13 over, 136% |
The trend matters for searches because a crowded local jail may include state-related categories as well as pretrial bookings. The June 2026 report counted Class D inmates, community-custody eligible inmates, controlled intake, parole violators, and federal inmates. Butler reported 0 federal inmates in that report, which helps separate local jail custody from federal custody searches.
Butler County Jail Population Breakdown
The June 4, 2026 DOC report divided the Butler County inmate population into secure and non-secure custody rows. Secure custody means the person is held in the locked jail setting. Non-secure custody is a lower-restriction local jail category and may connect with work release, home incarceration, or community-custody status. The county jailer page also lists Work Release and Home Incarceration among local programs, so the custody rows fit the local jail's published role.
| Custody Row | Population | Class D | Controlled Intake | Parole Violators | Federal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler total | 49 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Secure male | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Secure female | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-secure male | 12 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Non-secure female | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
The CPC roster count inspected on June 14, 2026 also gave a name-level public view. That current list contained 44 entries, with 41 male and 3 female entries in the roster data. The roster does not prove the full legal status of each person. It is a current-booked list, while the DOC report is the official jail population report.
Laws Governing Butler County Jail Records
Kentucky law is the access framework for Butler County jail and inmate records. Current roster data may be public online, but older booking records, jail logs, booking photos, or agency records often require a written request to the jailer, sheriff, court clerk, or other custodian that holds the record. Court records are separate from jail records because the circuit clerk is the record custodian for court case filings.
Key Kentucky rules:
KRS 61.871 states Kentucky's policy favoring free and open examination of public records, with exceptions read narrowly.
KRS 61.872 gives Kentucky residents the right to inspect public records unless an exception applies.
KRS 61.8746 limits commercial pay-to-remove use of booking photos and official inmate photos obtained from public agencies.
KRS Chapter 441 covers Kentucky jail operations, county prisoners, work, transport, canteen, and related jail duties.
501 KAR 3:140 requires full-service jails to have prisoner-rights policies covering courts, attorneys, mail, phones, grievances, medical care, and religion.
Butler County and State Prison Custody
A person sentenced from Butler County may leave the local roster and become a state inmate tracked by the Kentucky Department of Corrections. KOOL is the statewide offender lookup for sentenced state prisoners and state inmates housed in local jails. The research found no adult state institution physically located in Butler County, so there is no separate Butler state-prison facility page to search.
State custody can still touch the local count. The DOC weekly report counted 14 Class D inmates in Butler County Jail on June 4, 2026, along with controlled intake and parole-violator categories. That is why a current local jail search and a state DOC search may both matter. A person can be in the local building while also appearing in a state corrections lookup, depending on classification and sentence status.
Search the Butler County Inmate Population
The public current-custody search starts with the CPC JMS roster for Butler County Jail. The roster is free and no login was observed. It is not a keyword search form. It is a current booked-inmates list with sortable columns and a Details button on each row. The list covers people currently booked in the Butler County Jail, not every person ever arrested in Butler County.
- Open the CPC JMS roster and confirm the page is on the Inmates tab.
- Use the column headers to sort by last name, first name, booking date, or age.
- Find the closest matching row and use the Details button.
- Review the profile photo, name fields, physical fields, booked-in date, age, and charge table.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail, check KOOL for state custody, or use court and notification tools.
For a visual check, the current booked-inmates table screenshot below shows the roster layout used for Butler County Jail.
The roster image shows why sorting and the Details button are more important than a name-search box in Butler County. It is a current list, so urgent custody questions still belong with the jail phone line.
Butler County Roster Search Fields
The Butler County roster controls are simple. The current list loads public data from CPC CSV files, displays a roster table, and lets users sort fields instead of typing into a search form. The detail page opens by inmate ID. This field table is useful because many county roster pages rely on name entry, while Butler County's public roster works more like a sortable current-custody index.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inmates | Navigation tab | No | Opens the current booked-inmates list. |
| Details | Row button | No | Opens the selected inmate profile by inmate ID. |
| First Name | Sortable column | No | Sorts the table by first name. |
| Last Name | Sortable column | No | Sorts the table by last name. |
| Booked In Date | Sortable column | No | Useful for recent bookings and newer entries. |
| Age | Sortable column | No | Helps separate people with similar names. |
Butler County Inmate Record Details
A Butler County inmate profile shows the booking record and charge rows that CPC publishes for current jail custody. The inspected sample profile showed a larger photo, separate name fields, height, weight, sex, booked-in date, age, and a Charges table. The charge rows include an offense number, description, bond amount, date, and disposition. The profile is useful, but it is not a full court file.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| InmateID | Public roster identifier used in the detail URL and source data. |
| Name | First, middle, and last name fields. |
| BookingDate | Date booked into the jail, shown in month/day/year format. |
| FrontPicture | Booking photo path used for the thumbnail and profile image. |
| BondAmt | Bond amount on the charge row, which may be blank or zero. |
| Disposition | Roster status labels observed include Pre Trial and Not Filed. |
Fields not shown in the inspected public template include full date of birth, booking time, arresting agency, warrant number, court date, housing unit, projected release date, and detainer details. Those items may require a jail call, a court clerk inquiry, or a public-records request.
Past Butler County Inmate Records
The CPC roster should be treated as a current-custody roster, not a complete archive of everyone booked in Butler County. The research did not find a published release-history window or daily booking PDF. If a person is no longer listed, the next path depends on the question. Current custody goes to the jail phone line. Court dates and filed charges go to the Kentucky Court of Justice docket search and the Butler Circuit Court Clerk. Older booking records or jail logs may require a Kentucky Open Records Act request to the agency that holds the record.
The Attorney General's standardized open-records request form is a useful fallback when a county page does not publish a jail-specific form. A good request should name the person, date of birth if known, booking or arrest date, and the exact record sought. Send the request to the jailer, sheriff, court clerk, or prosecutor depending on who created or keeps the record.
Butler County Jail vs State Prison
Most lookup errors happen because the wrong custody system is searched. The Butler County Jail roster covers current local custody. KOOL covers sentenced state offenders and some state inmates housed in local jails. The federal BOP locator covers federal prison custody after conviction, while ICE ODLS covers immigration detention. VINELink can help with notifications, but it is not a substitute for the official jail, DOC, court, BOP, or ICE record.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail | Butler CPC roster | People currently booked at Butler County Jail. |
| Sentenced state offender | KOOL | KY DOC offenders and state inmates. |
| Federal prisoner | BOP inmate locator | Federal prison custody, not all pretrial USMS custody. |
| Immigration detainee | ICE ODLS | Immigration detention searches. |
| Custody notification | Kentucky VINELink | Alert and notification service. |
Butler County Detention Facility
Official county and state sources located one detention facility in Butler County. Morgantown Police Department provides city police service, but no public city jail or separate municipal holding-facility roster was found. Arrests by city police should normally route through the county jail and the Butler County court system unless another agency orders a transfer.
- Butler County Jail holds pretrial county detainees, local sentenced inmates, some state-related inmates housed locally, and work release or home incarceration participants.
Programs listed by the official jailer page include Work Release, Home Incarceration, Substance Abuse Counseling, Domestic Violence Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, GED, AA, NA, Bible Study, and more. Those program names are local to Butler County and should not be replaced with rules from other Butler counties in other states.
Butler County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Butler County inmate population?
The Kentucky DOC Weekly Jail Report listed 49 inmates at Butler County Jail on June 4, 2026, against 36 reported beds. The CPC current roster inspected on June 14, 2026 showed 44 entries. Use the DOC report for capacity and population snapshots, and use the roster for name-level current custody.
How do I search Butler County inmates?
Open the CPC JMS roster, use the Inmates tab, sort the current booked-inmates table, and select Details on the matching row. If the person is not on the current roster, call Butler County Jail or check KOOL, court dockets, VINELink, BOP, or ICE depending on custody type.
Does Butler County have a jail app?
No official Butler County, Kentucky sheriff or police mobile app was confirmed in the research. Do not rely on apps for Butler County Alabama, Ohio, Kansas, or Pennsylvania. Use the CPC roster, jail phone, court tools, KOOL, VINELink, BOP, and ICE.
Can I find released inmates online?
The public Butler roster is a current booked-inmates list. A released or older booking may require the Butler County Jail, a court-record search, or a Kentucky open-records request. The right custodian depends on whether the record is a jail booking record, court file, sheriff record, or prosecutor record.
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