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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Carlisle County, Kentucky, has about 4,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Carlisle County is held at the county jail, run by the Carlisle 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, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Carlisle County public records, Carlisle County arrest records, Carlisle County warrants, Carlisle County criminal records, Carlisle County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Carlisle County
The county jail, run by the Carlisle County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Carlisle County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Carlisle County Sheriff's Office at carlislecountysheriff.com (page title: Carlisle County Sheriff's Office), phone (270) 628-3377, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 (270) 628-3377.
Who Books People Into the Carlisle County Jail
The Carlisle County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bardwell make the arrests that end in a booking in Carlisle County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Carlisle County Sheriff's Office's 74 for 2024 and Bardwell's 6 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Carlisle County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 85 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 Carlisle 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 Carlisle 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 Carlisle County?
Ask the Carlisle County Sheriff's Office at (270) 628-3377; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at carlislecountysheriff.com.
What is the phone number for the Carlisle County jail?
(270) 628-3377, the number on the page of the Carlisle County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Carlisle County go?
To a facility of the Kentucky Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at kool.corrections.ky.gov/.
Is this the official Carlisle 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.