This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that holds the record.
Find the Right McLean Office
McLean County Jail is closed. The county has an elected jailer but no operating detention center or local inmate roster. Ask Jailer Chris Ellis, P.O. Box 127, Calhoun, KY 42327, at 270-499-8530 to identify the host jail for a particular custody episode. The correct host keeps its own booking and release sheet.
Local records contacts
McLean County Sheriff's Office
135 E Second St
Calhoun, KY 42327
Office: 270-273-3276
Dispatch: 270-273-3551
Fax: 270-273-3277
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; use dispatch after hours.
McLean Circuit Court Clerk, Taylor Skaggs
Courthouse Annex, 210 E Main St
P.O. Box 145, Calhoun, KY 42327
270-273-3966 or 270-273-5055
Fax: 270-273-5918
Ohio County Detention Center
108 E Washington St, Hartford, KY
270-298-4455
Call to verify current release-record request instructions.
Route the question by record type. The sheriff can address an arrest or transport record it created. The court clerk holds the case docket and release authority. KDOC open-records requests for state release or discharge documents go to correctionsopenrecords@ky.gov, fax 502-564-9575, or P.O. Box 2400, Frankfort, KY 40602.
- For a released person or release sheet, start with the home page search and records guide.
- For active community supervision, use the District 13 and post-release supervision resources.
- For a same-day release, identify the host before checking current custody and requesting the release transaction.
- For a date or alert, compare KOOL with Kentucky VINE and the custodian's record.
- For a known facility, choose its page in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use Kentucky Online Offender Lookup and KDOC records.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE system rather than a county roster.