Understanding Perry County Releases
A person leaves Kentucky River Regional Jail for several possible reasons. Bond, dismissal, a court order, time served, probation, shock probation, or expiration of a local term can end physical custody in the community. Parole and mandatory reentry supervision also place a person in the community, but the sentence continues under rules. A transfer to the Kentucky Department of Corrections, another jail, or an agency acting on a detainer ends the KRRJ booking without ending custody. Hospitalization or death can also change the jail record.
KRRJ is a regional jail. It holds pretrial detainees, locally sentenced people, and some state inmates. That mixed population makes the destination field vital. “Not here” is not a release finding. Ask whether the booking closed as a community release or transfer, then request the actual date, time, category, and receiving agency. The jail entry is strongest for physical movement. A court or corrections record is usually stronger for the legal cause and any duty that follows.
- Time served
- The custody ordered in that matter was satisfied, though another case or supervision may remain.
- Parole
- Conditional community release during a prison sentence.
- Probation
- Court-ordered community supervision, often instead of part of a jail or prison term.
- Discharge
- The formal end of a custody or supervision obligation.
- Detainer
- A request that another authority take custody when the first booking ends.
Perry County Release Types Compared
The recorded exit type directs the next search. A bond entry should be paired with the court’s bond order. A probation entry points to the judgment and supervision record. A transfer calls for the destination agency, not a search for a person at liberty.
| Recorded exit | Meaning | Next record |
|---|---|---|
| Bond or dismissal | Local custody ended in the community | KRRJ release entry and court order |
| Time served | The recorded custodial term was met | Judgment, jail credit, and release time |
| Probation or shock probation | Community supervision follows | Court order and KOOL when listed |
| Parole or mandatory reentry | State imprisonment changed to supervision | KOOL, VINE, and KDOC record |
| Transfer or detainer | Another agency took custody | Destination agency locator or record |
A maximum-expiration or serve-out event may end imprisonment, but a separate supervision term can still exist. Confirm both events. A release from KRRJ, KDOC, BOP, or ICE ends only that agency’s custody relationship.
Perry County Release Record Fields
A useful release record links one person to one booking. Names can repeat, and aliases can mislead. Include the booking number, approximate admission date, date of birth or another permitted identifier, and committing agency. Ask for these existing fields rather than a new narrative.
| Field | What it establishes |
|---|---|
| Committed name and jail ID | The person and booking being reviewed |
| Admission date and time | The start of that custody episode |
| Charges and bond | The booking context, not guilt |
| Actual release date and time | When KRRJ processed the exit |
| Release type or disposition | Why the booking closed |
| Destination or receiving agency | Whether custody continued elsewhere |
| Authorization or transfer record | The document supporting the movement |
KRRJ publishes no online archive window or retention period. A narrow request should ask whether the specified record remains retained. Court records may last after transient jail information disappears, subject to judicial retention, sealing, juvenile confidentiality, and expungement.
Request Perry County Release Records
KRRJ is the custodian of its booking and release entry. The Perry County Sheriff may hold the arrest or incident report, while the Circuit Court Clerk holds judicial files. Sending every request to the sheriff can delay the answer. The official KRRJ page links its open-records rules and Kentucky’s standardized request form.
- Identify one person and one booking with the full name, booking number, and approximate date.
- Ask for the booking and release entry, actual exit date and time, recorded release category, destination if transferred, and any releasable authorization.
- Download and complete the standardized form, then call KRRJ administration at 606-436-0622 to confirm the delivery method, hours, and likely cost.
- Deliver the form to Kentucky River Regional Jail, 200 Justice Drive, Hazard, KY 41701. The current page does not authorize email delivery.
- If a field is withheld, ask for the exemption or retention rule cited by the custodian.
KRRJ publishes no per-page fee, special photo charge, named custodian, exact response estimate, or online retention schedule. Confirm each point before travel or payment.
Kentucky executive and local records fall under KRS 61.870 through 61.884. Exemptions in KRS 61.878 can protect privacy, specified law-enforcement interests, preliminary material, and records made confidential elsewhere. Judicial files follow Kentucky Court of Justice access procedures instead.
Expunged Perry County Release Records
Expungement can explain why an older Perry County booking or case no longer appears in ordinary public systems. Kentucky requires an AOC and Kentucky State Police certification for many petitions. The official expungement guide explains the qualifying process and filing route. A certification is not itself an expungement. Only the court can grant relief.
Dismissals with prejudice and acquittals on or after July 15, 2020 are generally expunged automatically after 30 days, except traffic cases. Other cases follow their own eligibility and waiting rules. Once covered records are removed, do not treat an empty search as proof that no event occurred. Do not try to reconstruct sealed, juvenile, or expunged details through an archive or another person’s copy.
Find Perry County Released Inmates
The best search branches by custody population. KRRJ has no verified public recent-release feed. Start with the jail for a recent local booking, Kentucky VINE for a status lead, and the court file for the legal event. Use KOOL when state imprisonment or community supervision is possible. Federal and immigration tools apply only when those authorities became involved.
- Call KRRJ inmate information at 606-436-4032 or booking at 606-436-1008. Ask whether the person remains there and whether any closed booking shows release or transfer.
- Search Kentucky VINE for both a local-jail and a KDOC entry. Note the contributing agency and released date, then corroborate it.
- Search KOOL by name, PID, or DOC number if state custody, parole, probation, or mandatory reentry may apply.
- Use CourtNet to locate District and Circuit cases. Request the signed bond, dismissal, judgment, probation, revocation, or amended order from the clerk.
- Use BOP or ICE only for a supported federal or immigration lead. Otherwise, request the KRRJ release entry.
Removal from a live roster is negative evidence. It may reflect release, transfer, corrected data, a merged booking, or a system delay.
The Released Last 24 Hours page explains the local same-day fallback when no feed exists. For a state sentence calculation, distinguish every projected date from the actual release event.
Kentucky Offender Release Search
The Kentucky Offender Online Lookup, or KOOL, covers the state corrections population. It can show Active Inmate, Parole, Probation, Mandatory Reentry Supervision, or an absconder status. A person who bonded out of a short local misdemeanor stay may never appear there. Search the full record and match identifiers.
| Search or detail field | Use |
|---|---|
| Name, alias, PID, DOC number | Find and distinguish the person |
| Status and location type | Separate prison, supervision, and other states |
| County of supervision | Find the current community office |
| Supervision begin and end | Track the supervision period, not final certainty |
| Projected and expiration dates | Estimate sentence milestones |
| Parole table | Review hearing actions and proposed dates |
KDOC says data is entered or updated daily but warns that information less than 120 days old may not be finalized. A supervision-begin date is stronger evidence of prison exit than a future projected date. A formal KDOC release or discharge record is best when public fields conflict.
Perry County Court Release Proof
Perry County provides separate District and Circuit Court lines and a public terminal. District Court handles misdemeanors, violations, traffic matters, and the early stage of felony cases. Circuit Court handles felony prosecutions after indictment. One booking can therefore connect to both divisions. Search each division when needed, then ask for the signed order rather than relying on a short docket label.
The Perry County Hall of Justice is at 545 Main Street in Hazard. Circuit Court is 606-435-6000 and District Court is 606-435-6002. Regular hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The local clerk page notes closure on Thursday and Friday during the third week of September for the Black Gold Festival, so call before traveling. A court order proves legal authority, while KRRJ’s entry proves when staff completed the physical exit.
The successful CourtNet public search capture shows the case-search starting point.
Use its result to identify the case and division, then obtain the official document from the clerk.
Perry County Release Notifications
Kentucky VINE can return a “not in custody” result with a released date and can send custody-change alerts. It receives information from local jails and KDOC, so one person may have two valid records from different agencies. Register against each relevant record and verify any alert with KRRJ, KOOL, or the court. A documented vendor issue caused false state-custody release alerts in February 2026, making that second check essential.
For community supervision, KOOL is the public starting point. Perry County is served locally by the KDOC District 11 satellite at 205 Lovern Street in Hazard, phone 606-435-6034. Conviction county does not always equal supervision county. Read the current office and county fields rather than assuming Perry remains responsible.
VINE registration can use phone, email, text, or an in-app channel when offered. Telephone registration uses a four-digit PIN to acknowledge the alert. County-jail calls may repeat every 30 minutes for up to 24 hours, while notice for a state-institution release is attempted 72 hours in advance when possible. Those periods describe alert delivery, not a Perry County 24-hour or 72-hour release list. KRRJ publishes neither list.
A released result also identifies the contributing agency. That detail helps separate the end of a local jail record from the end of a state corrections record. Check for duplicate legitimate entries, record the date and agency shown, and then ask the contributing office for the underlying event record.
Perry County Reentry Contacts
KDOC publishes a Perry County community resource manual with named local contacts. The document is a useful starting point after release, but it appears dated. Treat each listing as a lead to verify by telephone, not as a promise that an office, program, number, or eligibility rule remains unchanged.
Reentry needs do not establish legal status. A transportation, health, identification, or support contact may help a person return to daily life, yet it cannot confirm that a jail booking ended or that supervision began. Keep the records task separate. First identify the release event through KRRJ, VINE, the court, or KDOC. Then call the service provider to confirm current hours, intake rules, and availability.
Supervision also differs from voluntary support. Parole, probation, and mandatory reentry supervision carry official conditions and a named office. KOOL can display the current supervision location and dates. The District 11 Hazard satellite can clarify the public route for an official status or discharge record. A future supervision-end date may change after a court order, revocation, absconding period, or other event.
Perry County Federal Release Checks
The BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 forward. “Released” or “Not in BOP Custody” means only that the Bureau no longer holds the person. Another agency or federal supervised release may follow. A BOP notice of release can show the method, institution, supervision term, community or detainer destination, and supervising jurisdiction.
The official federal search screen illustrates why a BOP result must not be confused with a Perry County jail record.
Use PACER for the federal court order. ICE’s locator is a narrow follow-up only when immigration custody is indicated, and its released-person view lasts just 60 days.
Perry County Custody Paths
Each source has a defined role. A current roster answers who is held now. A release record answers how and when one booking ended. KOOL answers state corrections and supervision questions. Court files explain the legal event. BOP and ICE cover separate federal systems.
| Situation | First source | Confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Still held at KRRJ | KRRJ phone line | Current booking information |
| Local community release | KRRJ release entry | VINE and court order |
| Transfer to state custody | KOOL | KRRJ destination field |
| State release to supervision | KOOL status | KDOC record and VINE |
| Federal exit | BOP locator | Federal docket or release notice |
Perry County Regional Jail Releases
Kentucky River Regional Jail is the only verified adult detention facility physically in Perry County. Its regional authority status matters more than the label. Sources do not conclusively settle every current participating county, so no broad membership claim is safe. Ask which agency committed the person and which agency received the person when the booking closed.
No official source publishes a release-processing hour, exit door, family waiting area, property-return procedure, weekend practice, or transportation service. The administration or booking line is the proper same-day source. The official facility page states a capacity of 150 beds, but capacity does not describe how many people were released on any day.
A caller should keep a short record of the answer, including the date of the call, the booking identifier used, and whether staff described release or transfer. If the answer remains unclear, the written record is the next step. Requesting the recorded destination is especially useful when a person moved into state custody. KOOL may then show a state institution or a community supervision office. If KOOL has no match, return to the local record and court case rather than treating the missing result as proof of freedom. Short local stays do not always create a state corrections entry.
Families planning to meet someone should confirm practical details directly with booking. Research found no published rule for the exit point, permitted waiting area, return of property, or transport. Those details can change with the person and the day. The confirmed legal status and the practical pickup plan are separate questions, and neither should be guessed from an old web listing.
- Kentucky River Regional Jail, 200 Justice Drive, Hazard, KY 41701, administration 606-436-0622.