McCracken County Inmate Population is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, pull an official booking file, or change a jail or court record. Use the official office that maintains the record for those actions.
Where to Look for McCracken County Jail and Court Records
The contacts below reflect the official McCracken County sources identified in the research file. The adult jail is at 400 Clarence Gaines Street in Paducah, while the sheriff, courts, and county attorney offices are in the Clarence Gaines Street courthouse area.
McCracken County Regional Jail
400 Clarence Gaines Street
Paducah, KY 42003
Phone: 270-444-4730
Jailer: Stephen Carter
Official jail site: mccrackencountyjailky.com
McCracken County Sheriff's Office
300 Clarence Gaines Street
Paducah, KY 42003
Sheriff: Ryan Norman
Non-emergency: 270-444-4719
Fax: 270-444-4743
Email: rnorman@mccrackencountyky.gov
Records email: sheriffrecordsrequest@mccrackencountyky.gov
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday except holidays
Records page: mccrackencountysheriff.com/recordsrequest.php
McCracken County Court Clerk and Courthouse
300 Clarence Gaines St.
Paducah, KY 42003
Circuit: 270-575-7280
District: 270-575-7270
Criminal District: 270-575-7272
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Court page: Kentucky Court of Justice McCracken County
McCracken County Attorney
Cade Foster
300 Clarence Gaines Street
Paducah, KY 42003
Phone: 270-444-4709
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
County page: mccrackencountyky.gov/county-attorney
Written sheriff records requests may be hand delivered, mailed, or emailed. The sheriff's records page states that a written response is due no later than five business days after receipt. Listed fees include $0.10 per page for written copies, $25 for video, $10 for a photo or CD/DVD, and actual cost for certain other media.
- For a person currently held in the adult county jail, start with jail inmate records or the official Current Inmates page for McCracken County Regional Jail.
- For a booking photo or roster image, use jail roster mugshots and remember that Kentucky law, including KRS 61.8746, affects commercial use of booking photographs.
- For charges and case activity filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest or the Kentucky Court of Justice case and docket portals.
- For a facility address or operator, use the facility links in the footer for McCracken County Regional Jail and McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
- For a sentenced Kentucky state prisoner, search Kentucky Online Offender Lookup at kool.corrections.ky.gov.
- For federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator at bop.gov/inmateloc; for immigration custody, use ICE at ice.gov/detain/detainee-locator.
- For custody notifications, use VINELink or Kentucky VINE by phone at 1-800-511-1670.