This is a private reference site, not a Rowan County or Kentucky government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that owns the record.
Find the Right Office
The Rowan County jailer and sheriff serve different roles. The jailer operates the detention center and current-inmate route. The sheriff handles sheriff law-enforcement records. County booking-file requests can go through the county records custodian. Posted office details can change, so confirm them before visiting.
Rowan County Detention Center
1075 S. Tolliver Road
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: (606) 784-8457
Fax: (606) 784-2161
Office hours: weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Rowan County Sheriff's Department
600 West Main Street
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: (606) 784-5446
Fax: (606) 784-1323
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Rowan County Records Custodian
Michele Jessee
600 W. Main Street, Suite 154
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: (606) 784-4211
Fax: (606) 784-3535
Email: michele.jessee@rcky.us
Choose the route that matches the question:
- Use the county hub to find a booking record or photo and review the records-request steps.
- Ask the sheriff or issuing court about an appropriate, identity-specific warrant question.
- Use Arrests Last 24 Hours or the Police Blotter for the site's same-day and multi-day lookup methods.
- Contact the detention center for local current custody, release, visitation, bond, or inmate-service questions.
- Use Kentucky Online Offender Lookup for a sentenced state prisoner or person under Department of Corrections supervision.
- Use the federal Bureau of Prisons locator for sentenced federal custody and the ICE locator for immigration detention.