The Ballard County Jail is responsible for keeping and maintaining a safe and humane environment for both its correctional officers and their inmates. Their staff members will complete a rigorous training that is designed for both their safety and the safety of the inmates they are in charge of.

The main mission of the Ballard County Jail is to rehabilitate the inmates prior to releasing them back into the communities.

The Ballard County Jail is operated and ran by the Ballard Sheriff’s Department in Wicklife, Kentucky. The facility is the holding pen for not only people who have already been convicted of their crime but people who are awaiting trial as well.

The Ballard County Jail is accredited by the Kentucky Corrections Accreditation Commission.

The Detention Center comes equipped with a housing area, booking area, laundry facility, medical ward, visiting areas, courtroom, and support areas.

The facility will provide the inmates with personal hygiene products, medical care (if/when needed), and three meals a day. The facility is a medium-security facility meaning most of the inmates here will have a sentence of 2 years or less.

Inmates who are deemed violent or may disrupt the peace will be separated from the general population of inmates.

The Ballard County Jail has its inmate roster available for the general public to look at. This will have all the inmates that are currently sitting in the Ballard County Jail.

Ballard County Detention Center Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Ballard County Detention Center
132 Mayolo Avenue PO Box 545, Wicklife, KY, 42087

Ballard County Detention Center Prison Information