This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, pull official booking records, correct a jail file, or speak for any Mercer County, Boyle County, Woodford County, Kentucky, federal, or court agency.
Where to Start
Mercer County's official jailer page says Mercer County houses inmates in Boyle County and Woodford County rather than in a public Mercer County housing jail. Use the contacts below based on the record or custody question you need answered.
Mercer County Jailer
Brett Chamberlain, Mercer County Jailer
Mercer County Courthouse and Fiscal Court complex
207 W. Lexington St., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Email: bretchamberlain54@gmail.com
Fiscal Court fax: 859-734-6345
The jailer handles transport to and from jail and court, booking and bond paperwork, and jail-related reports for Mercer County. This office is not a public housing jail.
Mercer County Sheriff
Sheriff Ernie Kelty
P.O. Box 126, Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Phone: 859-734-4221
Emergency: 911
Official pages: Mercer County Sheriff and Mercer County Sheriff's Office
The sheriff's office handles law enforcement, court security, service of papers, transports, patrol, tax duties, election duties, and records coordination.
Harrodsburg Police Department
Chief Scott Elder
1300 Louisville Road, Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Main and records phone: 859-734-5120
Non-emergency weather, road, and extra patrol line: 859-734-3311
Official page: Harrodsburg Police Department
Boyle County Detention Center
1860 South Danville By-Pass, Danville, KY 40422
Phone: 859-238-1100 Ext. 300 or 859-238-1100 x1011
Fax: 859-238-1126
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Official page: Boyle County Detention Center
Detention site: boylecountydetention.com
Woodford County Detention Center
204 Beasley Drive, Versailles, KY 40383
Phone: 859-873-3196
Roster contact: 859-873-3119
Fax: 859-873-1014
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Official page: Woodford County Detention Center
Roster: Woodford County JailTracker
Jail site: woodfordcountydetention.com
Mercer County Judicial Center
Circuit Court Clerk Jennifer Edwards
224 S. Main St., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Phone: 859-734-8452
Fax: 859-734-8454
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Court page: Mercer County court information
Records requests: Kentucky Court of Justice records request page
Prosecutor Offices
Commonwealth Attorney Justin Johnson
119 South Main Street, Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Phone: 859-734-0770
County Attorney Ted Dean
319 South Main St., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Phone: 859-734-6320
Fax: 859-734-6321
For common record tasks, use this list as a starting point:
- For a person who may be held in a county jail serving Mercer County, start with jail inmate records and the Boyle or Woodford detention contacts above.
- For booking photos or roster images, use jail roster mugshots and the detention center that holds the person.
- For charges, hearings, or filings after an arrest, check court records after a jail arrest and the Mercer County Circuit Court Clerk.
- For a specific detention center, use the Boyle County Detention Center or Woodford County Detention Center pages linked in the footer.
- For sentenced Kentucky prisoners, use Kentucky Online Offender Lookup.
- For federal sentenced inmates or immigration detainees, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For notification options, use VINELink.