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Shelby County Jail KY, KY Inmate Search, Visitation Hours

Updated on: February 6, 2023
Shelby County Jail KY
502-633-2343
1000 Detention Road, Shelbyville, KY, 40065
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The Shelby County Jail KY is a medium-security facility nested in Shelbyville, Kentucky. The Shelby County Jail KY Sheriff’s Department is the agency that oversees the day to day operations here at the Shelby County Jail KY.

Inmates in the Shelby County Jail KY have been arrested throughout the county. At times, the Shelby County Jail KY may take in inmates from other counties, states, and even occasionally the federal inmate as well.

Shelby County Jail KY — General Information

Shelby County Jail KY, County Jail.
Adult, Capacity 100 persons.
1000 Detention Road, Shelbyville, KY, 40065
http://www.shelbycountykentucky.com
502-633-2343

Shelby County Sheriffs Office

Address: 501 Main Street, Shelbyville, Kentucky, 40065

Phone: 502-633-4324

Fax: 502-633-9677

Throughout the United States, county jails are slowly putting their inmate roster on the web. As of 2019, the Shelby County Jail KY does not have their inmate roster on the web.

What does this mean for you?

You will need to direct all questions, comments, and concerns about inmates to the staff members here at the Shelby County Jail KY. They will be able to give you the information you need. In order to have a seamlessly easy phone call, you should have the inmate’s name along with the inmate’s date of birth.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

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The Shelby County Jail KY does not give their inmates a lot of freedom or privileges, but one privileges they do have is being able to send and receive handwritten letters.

All letters you write to an inmate should be addressed like below:

Inmate Full Name

Shelby County Jail KY

1000 Detention Road, Shelbyville, KY, 40065

You should also have your return address and name on every piece of mail you send to an inmate in the Shelby County Jail KY. All incoming mail will also be required to be sent through the United States Postal Service.

Please refrain from using any or adding any of the following:

  • Glitter

  • Stickers

  • Spraying Letters with Perfume/Cologne

  • Sexually Explicit Content

  • Postal Stamps

  • Writing Paper

  • Envelopes

Sending Money

An inmate may write to you or even phone you to tell you that they will need money in their commissary or their phone account.

To easily deposit funds into the inmate’s commissary or their phone account, you can come down to the Shelby County Jail KY and use the kiosk that is in the lobby. The lobby is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for you to come in and use the kiosk to make a deposit.

If you do not live local to the Shelby County Jail KY, you can deposit funds into an inmate's account by logging on to the expressaccount.com and follow the steps provided.

You will need to keep in mind that there may be a service fee for using these third-party services, which you will always know about prior to going through with the deposit.

Please Note: If you deposit money into the wrong inmate’s account, there will be a short delay of transferring it to the correct inmate’s account.

Phone calls

Inmates in the Shelby County Jail KY does not have many privileges but being able to call home is one of them.

The Shelby County Jail KY uses Securus Technologies as their phone provider. Inmates will still have the option of calling collect if they choose as well, but if no one on the inmates list of family or friends have a landline, the next best option is using Securus Technologies.

You will need to set up an account with Securus Technologies. If you have any questions about Securus Technologies and its services, you can reach them at 866-558-2323 or at 800-844-6591.

Visitation

Want to visit an inmate in the Shelby County Jail KY? You will need to first and foremost get in contact with the facility to find their most updated visitation hours.

Please do not come down to the Shelby County Jail KY before contacting them to ensure they will be accepting visitors and what you need to do prior to visiting an inmate. You want to make sure you do everything correctly, so they have no reason to refuse your visit to the inmate in question.

Visiting Hours

Monday:
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Thursday:
Friday:
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Saturday:
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Sunday:
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Holiday:

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