This is a private reference site, not a sheriff's office, jail, court, or county office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, pull official records, correct a jail file, or speak for any agency. Use the official contacts below for those requests.
Official Contact Paths
Metcalfe County does not operate the active jail that houses Metcalfe prisoners. For custody, call the Barren County Detention Center. For a Metcalfe arrest report or local law-enforcement record, start with the Metcalfe County Sheriff's Office. For court filings after an arrest, use the Metcalfe Circuit Court Clerk. Public-record requests in Kentucky are handled under the Kentucky Open Records Act, KRS 61.870 to 61.884.
Metcalfe County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Lonnie Hodges
P.O. Box 371
Edmonton, KY 42129
Phone: 270-432-3041
Barren County Detention Center
Jailer Aaron Shirley
201 Samson Street
Glasgow, KY 42141
Phone: 270-651-8806
Fax: 270-651-7717
Metcalfe Circuit Court Clerk
Tommy A. Garrett
Tom Emberton Metcalfe County Courthouse
201 E. Stockton St.
P.O. Box 27
Edmonton, KY 42129
Phone: 270-432-3663
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Use the record type to choose the right route. A person booked after a Metcalfe arrest is usually checked through Barren County custody records, while case filings belong to the Kentucky Court of Justice through the Metcalfe clerk.
- For someone in the serving county jail, start with jail inmate records and the Barren County Detention Center.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and ask the custodian whether a photo can be requested.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest or call the Metcalfe Circuit Court Clerk.
- For facility details, use the Barren County Detention Center and Historic Metcalfe County Jail pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Kentucky prisoner, use Kentucky Online Offender Lookup through the Kentucky Department of Corrections.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE detainee locator instead of a county jail roster.
No verified Metcalfe County Sheriff mobile app, Edmonton Police app, or Barren County jail store app was found in the research. The Barren jail site functions as a web app, but it should not be treated as an App Store or Google Play app unless an official listing is later verified.