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The Owsley County Inmate Population

Owsley County does not have a separate full-service county jail for ordinary local bookings. The main custody point is Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville, which serves Owsley County along with Lee, Wolfe, Madison, Estill, and other contract counties. That regional setup matters. A person may be arrested in Booneville or elsewhere in Owsley County, lodged outside the county, and still have court business at the Owsley County Courthouse. Directory pages may use the phrase Owsley County Jail, but the official custody path identified in the research points to Three Forks Regional Jail.

The Owsley County inmate population is therefore not the same as the full Three Forks population. The jail's reported population includes all counties and classifications housed there. Owsley-specific annual bookings, average daily population, and jail demographics were not located in official sources, so those figures should not be inferred from the regional count. The strongest local data point is the Kentucky Department of Corrections weekly jail report for the regional facility serving Owsley County.

Owsley County Inmate Population Statistics

The KDOC Weekly Jail Report is the most useful source for the regional jail population. The report dated 05/07/2026 lists Three Forks (Lee) with 182 total beds and 249 people in custody. That is a facility-level count for the regional jail serving Owsley County, not an Owsley-only count. The same report places the jail 67 people over bed capacity and at 137 percent of capacity.

The KDOC weekly report page was captured in the project image set. The KDOC weekly jail reports list is the source for the regional jail figures used here.

The screenshot connects the Owsley County inmate population page to the state report series rather than to an unsourced local estimate.

Owsley County Population Trends

Official Owsley-only jail trend data was not located. The available local trend source is resident population, which helps explain why a small rural county relies on a regional jail rather than a stand-alone county facility. The FRED/Census series shows Owsley County's population near four thousand people across recent years. That resident trend should not be converted into an incarceration rate from the full Three Forks jail count because the jail population includes several counties.

Who Is Counted in Owsley County Custody

Three Forks Regional Jail holds more than one type of inmate. The population includes pretrial detainees, sentenced jail inmates, Class D state inmates, controlled-intake inmates awaiting state placement, parole violators, and other categories reported to KDOC. For the 05/07/2026 report, KDOC listed 48 Class D inmates, 37 controlled-intake inmates, 6 parole violators, and 0 federal inmates at Three Forks. Those labels are state reporting categories, not a list of Owsley-only cases.

• Secure male: KDOC reported 168 people in this category at Three Forks on 05/07/2026.
• Secure female: KDOC reported 36 people in this category for the same report date.
• Non-secure male: KDOC reported 39 people in non-secure male custody.
• Non-secure female: KDOC reported 6 people in non-secure female custody.
• Federal custody: KDOC reported 0 federal inmates at Three Forks on that date.

Owsley County Jail Capacity

The regional jail was over capacity in the KDOC snapshot. On 05/07/2026, Three Forks was reported with 249 people against 182 beds. That dated count matters for families and attorneys because crowding can affect transport, release processing, visitation, classification, and program movement. It should still be treated as a snapshot. The number may change after releases, transfers, court days, state intake movement, and new bookings from Owsley County or other served counties.

Laws for Owsley County Jail Records

Kentucky law frames how jail records, booking material, and custody data may be requested. The Kentucky Open Records Act guidance explains that public records held by state and local agencies are open unless an exemption applies. Jail records can still be redacted for juvenile information, medical data, victim details, sealed cases, or active investigative material. For Owsley County jail records, the agency that keeps the record controls the response.

Owsley County State Prison Custody

The local jail roster is not the full answer once a person is sentenced or placed into Kentucky state custody. The Kentucky Offender Online Lookup system, known as KOOL, is the state locator for Kentucky offenders. A person sentenced from Owsley County may remain in a county or regional jail for a period as a state inmate, then transfer to a DOC facility based on classification, sentence, medical needs, treatment placement, and bed space.

KDOC statewide context also helps separate local custody from state correctional custody. The KDOC Daily Count Sheet page reported total jail population in the community-services section as 6,938 and grand total statewide DOC population as 19,405 on 06/11/2026. Those are Kentucky-wide figures and should not be used as Owsley County counts.

Search Owsley County Inmate Population

The first online channel for a current Owsley County inmate search is the Three Forks Regional Jail current-inmates page. Research confirmed the official current-inmates URL, but the roster body and profile fields were not captured through text tools. That means the page should be used as the official first stop, while unverified fields such as booking number, housing unit, bond amount, or mugshot display should not be promised.

1. Open the official Three Forks current-inmates page and look for the person by full legal name.
2. If the roster does not load or does not show the person, call Three Forks Regional Jail at 606-464-2598.
3. Have the person's full name, approximate date of birth, arrest date, and arresting agency ready.
4. Use Kentucky Court of Justice dockets for filed court dates after charges reach court.
5. Use KOOL if the person has moved from local jail custody into state custody.

For a narrower roster walkthrough, the Owsley County jail inmate records page focuses on lookup steps, roster limits, and records-request fallbacks.

Owsley County Current Inmate Lookup

The regional roster covers current local or regional custody. It does not replace the court docket, the statewide DOC locator, the federal BOP locator, or ICE ODLS. Owsley County users often need more than one channel because custody, court records, and prosecution status sit in separate systems. The sheriff or arresting agency may answer arrest-agency questions, the jail confirms current custody, and the Circuit Court Clerk handles filed court records.

Owsley County Roster and Locator Choices

Each custody tool answers a different question. A current-inmates page can help confirm whether a person is now held at the regional jail. KOOL is better for sentenced or state-custody offenders. BOP searches sentenced federal inmates from 1982 forward, while ICE ODLS is for immigration detention. VINELink can help with custody-status notification when the person or facility is available through that system.

Owsley County Inmate Record Fields

The official Three Forks roster body was not fully captured, so individual roster fields should be treated with care. When the online roster or jail staff can confirm a booking, the key identifiers to ask about are the name, booking date, arresting agency, charges, bond status, custody status, and release or transfer information. Court charges should be verified through the Owsley court record, not only through the jail screen.

Booking

The jail intake record created after arrest and transport.

Detainer

A hold request from another agency or jurisdiction.

Controlled intake

A Kentucky state-inmate category awaiting DOC placement or classification.

PR bond

Release on personal recognizance, based on conditions rather than cash.

Owsley County Detention Facilities

Only one facility page is needed for this Owsley County inmate population project. The regional jail in Lee County is the practical jail for Owsley arrests, and no state prison, federal prison, or ICE facility was located inside Owsley County. The county courthouse and county government offices remain in Booneville, so custody and court records are handled at different counters.

• Three Forks Regional Jail - regional jail serving Owsley County inmates, pretrial detainees, sentenced jail inmates, and state jail classifications reported to KDOC.

Owsley County Inmate Population FAQ

How large is the Owsley County inmate population?

No official Owsley-only jail population count was located. KDOC reported Three Forks Regional Jail, the regional jail serving Owsley County, with 249 people and 182 beds on 05/07/2026.

Where are Owsley County inmates held?

Ordinary Owsley County bookings are routed to Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville. Court records, bonds, and case copies remain tied to the Owsley County courthouse in Booneville.

How do I search for a current inmate?

Use the Three Forks current-inmates page first, then call the jail if the roster is unavailable or incomplete. Check KOOL only when the person may be in state custody.

Do regional jail numbers equal Owsley-only numbers?

No. Three Forks serves multiple counties. Its capacity and population reports describe the whole regional jail, not only Owsley County inmates.