Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Bullitt County, Kentucky, has about 86,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bullitt County is held at the county jail, run by the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Bullitt County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bullitt County is held at the county jail, run by the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office at bullittky.com/?page_id=810 (page title: Detention Center), phone (502) 543-7263, 1671 South Preston Hwy PO Box 768 Shepherdsville, KY 40165, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (502) 543-7263.
The Bullitt County Jail by the Numbers
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 260 people on an average day, down from about 290 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 323 beds, and it is running at 80 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bullitt County has about 86,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bullitt County Jail
The Bullitt County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Mount Washington, Shepherdsville, Hillview, Pioneer Village and Lebanon Junction make the arrests that end in a booking in Bullitt County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Bullitt County: Bullitt County Public Schools (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office's 883 for 2025, Shepherdsville's 515 for 2025 and Hillview's 307 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Bullitt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,912 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Bullitt County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Bullitt County serves the sentence in a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bullitt County?
Ask the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office at (502) 543-7263; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bullittky.com/?page_id=810.
How many people are in the Bullitt County jail?
About 260 on an average day so far in 2026, against a rated capacity of 323 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bullitt County jail?
(502) 543-7263, the number on the page of the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bullitt County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Bullitt County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.