McCreary County Contacts

This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, pull official booking records, or change court or jail records. Use the official offices below for those requests.


Official McCreary Contacts

McCreary County does not operate a normal active local jail roster because the local jail is closed. For a new arrest, start with the arresting agency, the sheriff, or the jailer and transport office, then confirm which outside facility accepted the person for booking or lodging.

McCreary County Jailer / Transport Officer

Jessie Hatfield
PO Box 579
Whitley City, KY 42653
Phone: 606-376-2413
Fax: 606-376-9499

McCreary County Sheriff

Sheriff David Sampson
PO Box 627
Whitley City, KY 42653
Phone: 606-376-2322
Email: sheriff.sampson@mccrearycounty.com
Website: McCreary County Sheriff

McCreary County Courthouse

McCreary County Courthouse / Fiscal Court
1 N. Main St.
Whitley City, KY
Circuit Court Clerk: Othel King
Phone: 606-376-5041
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

For court records after an arrest, Kentucky Court of Justice record requests start with the clerk of the court that heard the case. The KCOJ docket search can help locate court dates, but it is not the same as a full case file. The right contact depends on whether the person is newly arrested, already sentenced, held in federal custody, or only tied to a court case.

  • For a person arrested in McCreary County, use the jail inmate records page and call the sheriff or jailer/transport office to ask where the person was lodged.
  • For booking photos, check the holding facility and the jail roster mugshots page before filing a records request.
  • For charges, case numbers, court dates, or clerk copies, use court records after a jail arrest and contact McCreary Circuit Court Clerk.
  • For an outside county jail roster, check Laurel County Correctional Center at 440 Hammock Rd, London, KY 40744, phone 606-878-9431, or Wayne County Detention Center at 217 Jim Hill Service Rd, Monticello, KY 42633, phones 606-348-3626, 606-348-6781, and 606-340-9547.
  • For a sentenced or DOC-supervised Kentucky offender, search Kentucky Online Offender Lookup.
  • For federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator; for immigration custody, use ICE ODLS; for custody notifications, use VINELink.