Fayette County Detention Center Inmate Lookup

Fayette County Detention Center Overview

The Fayette County Detention Center is operated by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Community Corrections, not by the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. That local structure matters when locating a person in custody. Community Corrections operates the adult detention center and publishes the current jail population portal, while the sheriff remains important for warrants, fugitives, service of process, and court-related law enforcement work.

The jail holds secure and non-secure adult detainees. The population includes people awaiting court after Lexington Police, sheriff, state police, or other agency arrests, local sentenced inmates, Class D or state-eligible inmates waiting on movement, parole violators, and limited federal or other-agency holds when accepted. A Lexington arrest does not automatically mean the person will stay here through the entire case; bond, court orders, state classification, federal custody, and immigration transfer can move the person into a different search system.

The official LFUCG inmate information page is the matching source for this detention-center screenshot and its roster, mail, visitation, bond, and phone links.

The official inmate information page is the county source for the roster, bond and current-charge phone line, mail routing, visitation links, and other custody services connected with the detention center.

Fayette County Detention Center Capacity and Population

The Kentucky Department of Corrections weekly jail report is the clearest sourced snapshot for the adult jail count. The 1/15/2026 report listed Fayette with 1,266 total jail beds and 889 reported inmates, or 70 percent use. The same row reported 377 beds under capacity. The count was mixed: 727 secure male, 131 secure female, 19 non-secure male, and 12 non-secure female. It also identified 56 Class D inmates, 5 controlled-intake inmates, 16 parole violators, and 35 federal inmates.

These are snapshot figures, not annual averages. The adult county jail count should not be combined with Blackburn Correctional Complex, Federal Medical Center Lexington, or the Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center when describing the Fayette County Detention Center population.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Fayette County Detention Center

Use the LFUCG Current Jail Population portal for people currently held at the county jail. The search form accepts last name, first name, middle name, and inmate ID. It also has a separate "Booked in the Last 48 Hours" shortcut for recent arrests. The portal is public-facing and free for the current-population search, although the site also displays a login link for users with account access.

1. Open the Current Jail Population portal at jail.lexingtonky.gov.
2. For a new arrest, try the "Booked in the Last 48 Hours" option before narrowing by spelling.
3. For a name search, start with the last name and add first or middle name only if results are too broad.
4. Use the inmate ID when it is available from a call, booking paperwork, or the mail address format.
5. If no county result appears, call Community Corrections at (859) 425-2700 or check the correct state, federal, or immigration system.

The roster disclaimer says arrest information reflects charged offenses at booking and accuracy should be verified with Fayette District and Circuit Courts. For sentenced Kentucky DOC prisoners, use KOOL. For federal BOP custody, use the BOP inmate locator. For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS. For records that are no longer visible online, the LFUCG open-records page includes a Community Corrections Records option and requires a Kentucky residency statement.

Fayette County Detention Center Address and Contact

The main jail information line is the same number used for bond and current-charge questions. Posted public office hours apply to administrative office access, and visitors should confirm counter availability, identification rules, parking, accessible entrance details, and any visitor-entry restrictions before traveling.

Visiting Someone at Fayette County Detention Center

Fayette County Detention Center visitation is video-first. The official visitation page says all inmate visitation is conducted remotely through the secure video visitation system, and regular in-person visits are not permitted under normal circumstances. Exceptions may be considered for verified family emergencies or significant family events, but they are reviewed case by case and must be approved in advance by facility administration. The official page names Sergeant Dwayne Tyree at (859) 425-2624 and dtyree@lexingtonky.gov for scheduling video visits or requesting emergency in-person consideration.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Fayette County Detention Center

Regular postal mail is routed to Smart Communications for scanning. Address regular mail to Smart Communications/Lexington-Fayette Co., the inmate's first and last name and inmate number, PO Box 9198, Seminole, FL 33775-9198. The city example uses a format like "Adam Smith #123456." The inmate's name and booking or ID number must be clearly printed outside the envelope or postcard. Mail received at the old address after January 1, 2025 is returned to sender, except legal mail, which still goes to the facility.

LFUCG's inmate resources material says lobby kiosk deposits are available within about 30 minutes. Refunds and inmate account releases require photo identification and have extra steps for former inmates who live more than 75 miles away.

Booking and Intake at Fayette County Detention Center

A local arrest usually moves through transport to the detention center, intake, booking identifiers, booking photo and fingerprint processing, charge entry, medical or mental-health screening, classification, bond or hold review, housing assignment, and a later court appearance. The 48-hour booking shortcut is useful because new records may appear before a name search is easy to narrow.

Booking charges are not the final court record. LFUCG's portal warning says the listed arrest information reflects charged offenses at the time of booking. Fayette District and Circuit Courts are the verification points for formal charges, amendments, dismissals, dispositions, and court dates.

About Fayette County Detention Center

Community Corrections publishes details on inmate services, educational and life-skills programming, GED, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, job skills, parenting skills, recreation, laundry, and multi-faith religious services. Inmate Services counselors respond to requests, visit housing units, explain policy and procedure, and act as a liaison with administration. The chaplain office is also the channel for approved religious service coordination and emergency family-related contact through the jail line.

Local details make the facility easier to distinguish from the other Lexington custody sites. The adult jail sits on Old Frankfort Circle near Old Frankfort Pike and New Circle Road Exit 6. Official directions route visitors from I-64 and I-75 through KY-922, KY-4/New Circle Road, and Old Frankfort Pike. LFUCG also dedicated "The Birth of Hope" public art installation along Old Frankfort Pike in front of the detention center in 2025.