This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, obtain an official booking record, or pull a court file. Use the official Kenton County office that maintains the record or custody status you need.
Where to Route a Kenton County Question
Kenton County Detention Center: For current custody at KCDC, JailTracker roster questions, jail information, ICE detainee information at the facility, after-hours or weekend bond location, mail, visitation, and phone-time issues, start with Kenton County Detention Center, 3000 Decker Crane Lane, Covington, KY 41017. Phone: 859-363-2400.
Kenton County Sheriff records: Sheriff Jude Hehman's office is separate from the jailer. For sheriff records, open-records requests, civil process, warrant-office routing, and sheriff services, use the Covington office at 1840 Simon Kenton Way, Suite 1200, Covington, KY 41011. Main phone: 859-392-1800. Fax: 859-392-1829. Public office hours listed for sheriff locations are Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The sheriff open-records custodian is Jerome D. Knochelmann, phone 859-392-1808; principal-office hours for records are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., excluding holidays.
Kenton Circuit/District Clerk: For court records, docket questions, District Criminal/Traffic matters, Circuit felony cases, business-hours bond posting, and bond refunds, contact the Kenton County Office of Circuit Court Clerk at the Kenton County Justice Center, 230 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 41011. Phone: 859-292-6521. Listed hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; bond refunds and phone payment cutoff are listed as 3:30 p.m.
Prosecutor routing: Felony prosecution matters route to Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders, 1840 Simon Kenton Way, Suite 2300, Covington, KY 41011, phone 859-292-6580. County Attorney Stacy Tapke's office handles county-attorney services and many local matters at 1840 Simon Kenton Way, Suite 4200, Covington, KY 41011, phone 859-491-0600.
Use the record type to choose the next step:
- For someone believed to be held at KCDC, use jail inmate records and then call KCDC if the online roster does not answer the custody question.
- For booking photos, start with jail roster mugshots; if no image appears, request the record from the office that maintains it.
- For charges and hearings after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Circuit Clerk rather than the jail.
- For facility-specific rules, use the Kenton County Detention Center page linked in the footer.
- For sentenced Kentucky offenders, use Kentucky Online Offender Lookup through KDOC instead of assuming the county roster is still current.
- For federal sentenced inmates or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator; KCDC can answer only if the person is housed there.