Search the Hopkins County Inmate Population

The Hopkins County Inmate Population

The Hopkins County inmate population is reported through one main local facility, Hopkins County Jail in Madisonville. The county government identifies Mike Lewis as the elected jailer, and the Kentucky Department of Corrections weekly jail reports list Hopkins as a 416-bed jail. Those reports are the best source for a point-in-time count because they separate secure male, secure female, non-secure male, non-secure female, Class D, federal, parole, and other state-tracked categories.

This makes Hopkins County different from a simple local booking page. A person arrested by a local police department may be held in the county jail before court. A sentenced Kentucky offender may appear in the Kentucky Online Offender Lookup. A federal or immigration detainee may be physically housed at Hopkins County Jail but searched through a federal or ICE channel. The Hopkins County inmate population should be read as a custody mix, not just a list of new county arrests.

Hopkins County Inmate Population Statistics

The KDOC weekly jail report index is the source for the main jail population figures. The June 4, 2026 weekly report lists Hopkins with 416 beds and 446 people in custody, which places the jail at 107% of capacity. The same report shows 198 federal inmates, 84 Class D inmates, 17 people eligible for community custody, 10 controlled-intake inmates, 4 parole violators, and 4 alternative-sentence inmates.

The KDOC report index is also useful because it shows where the count comes from. The official weekly jail reports page lists county jail population reports by date.

The screenshot helps tie Hopkins County inmate population figures to the state reporting system instead of a private roster summary.

Hopkins County Inmate Population Trends

The most important Hopkins County inmate population trend is the jump from early 2025 to mid-2026. KDOC weekly reports show the same 416-bed capacity across the comparison points, but the reported population moved from 268 people on January 23, 2025 to 446 people on June 4, 2026. The federal-inmate line changed even more sharply, rising from 3 to 198 during that span.

That trend changes the search strategy. A family looking for a same-day county booking may still begin with the jail, but a large federal or ICE-linked count means the county building may hold people whose primary record is outside the county system. The ICE facility listing and KDOC federal count make that distinction a core Hopkins County fact.

Who Makes Up the Hopkins County Inmate Population

KDOC does not publish every demographic detail in the weekly table, but it does publish custody and housing categories. On June 4, 2026, Hopkins reported 341 secure male inmates, 32 secure female inmates, 73 non-secure male inmates, and 0 non-secure female inmates. The non-secure male count included 56 Class D inmates and 17 community-custody eligible inmates. Secure male custody carried most of the federal count, with 195 federal inmates reported in that line.

• Secure male custody: 341 total, including 195 federal inmates and 28 Class D inmates.
• Secure female custody: 32 total, including 3 federal inmates.
• Non-secure male custody: 73 total, including 56 Class D inmates and 17 community-custody eligible inmates.
• State custody categories: Class D, alternative sentence, controlled intake, and parole-violator lines appear in the KDOC report.

Plain terms help here. A Class D inmate is a Kentucky felony category that may be housed in a county jail. Controlled intake is a state-tracked category tied to state custody management. A federal inmate in the county jail count is not the same as a local pretrial defendant, even if the person is held in the same building.

Hopkins County Jail Capacity

Hopkins County Jail's 416-bed capacity appears across the KDOC weekly reports used for the trend comparison. The June 4, 2026 report shows the jail 30 people over that rated capacity. Earlier points in 2023, 2024, and January 2025 were below capacity, which means the 2026 over-capacity figure is tied to a changed population mix rather than a changed bed count in the research file.

The county jailer biography adds building context. Mike Lewis worked in jail maintenance and command roles before becoming jailer, and the county biography says he supervised an expansion project that added more than 100 beds. That local history helps explain why capacity should be sourced to KDOC reports rather than guessed from old building descriptions or private jail summaries.

Laws for Hopkins County Inmate Population Records

Kentucky law controls how Hopkins County inmate population records, jail files, and booking material may be requested or withheld. The sheriff's open-records page cites Kentucky's Open Records Act and says sheriff public records are open for inspection by Kentucky residents on written application. Court records have a separate path through the circuit clerk, and jail medical or safety records may have limits under state exemptions and jail standards.

Hopkins County and KDOC Records

A sentenced Kentucky offender from Hopkins County may move into the Kentucky Online Offender Lookup, often called KOOL. KOOL is run by the Kentucky Department of Corrections and is not the same as the county jail roster. It is the better system for state offenders after sentencing or state transfer, while the Hopkins County jail route is the better first stop for a new county arrest.

No KDOC state prison was found inside Hopkins County in the research file. The facility map therefore has one local facility page, Hopkins County Jail. Nearby or statewide prisons should not be treated as Hopkins County facilities just because a local defendant may later transfer there.

How to Search the Hopkins County Inmate Population

The official Hopkins County inmate search route begins at the Hopkins County Jail website and its inmate-services path. Research found search-indexed references to JailTracker or Public Safety Cloud, but the exact public roster URL was not reliably available. For that reason, the most accurate instruction is to start from the official jail site, look for the inmate listing or current-inmates link, and use the jail phone if the roster is down or the arrest is very recent.

A name is usually enough to begin, but exact spelling helps. A booking number may narrow the result if the roster exposes that field. If a Hopkins County inmate search does not find the person, the next system depends on the custody stage.

1. Open the official Hopkins County Jail site and look for the current inmate listing or roster link.
2. Search by last name first, then add first name if the result list is too broad.
3. Use a booking number only if the jail record or caller already has one.
4. Call Hopkins County Jail at (270) 821-6704 if the person was just arrested, the roster fails, or the status is unclear.
5. Use KOOL, BOP, ICE ODLS, or court records when the person is sentenced, federal, immigration-held, or in a court-only record.

Current Hopkins County Inmate Lookup

The county roster information captured during research was partial, so field labels should be read cautiously. Search-indexed summaries point to name search and possible booking-number search, but a live official profile was not verified. The field table below keeps that limit visible instead of promising a search feature that the research could not prove from the live page.

Hopkins County Inmate Record Fields

A Hopkins County inmate record may show more than the fact of custody. The record can include a booking date, listed charges, arresting agency, bond information, custody status, and sometimes a booking photograph. Because the live profile was not fully inspected, each field should be verified against the official jail record before money is posted, a visit is scheduled, or a court date is assumed.

County Jail vs State Prison Search

Hopkins County Jail, KOOL, BOP, ICE ODLS, and court dockets answer different questions. The jail tells whether a person is in current local custody or housed at the county facility. KOOL tracks Kentucky sentenced offender records and supervision records. BOP handles federal sentenced inmates from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS searches current ICE custody or CBP custody lasting more than 48 hours.

Hopkins County Court and Bond Records

Jail custody and court records overlap, but they are not the same record. Jail staff receive the person, process intake, assign housing, and list custody information. Judges set bond with advice from the pretrial release officer. After a Hopkins County jail arrest, formal charges and court dates belong to the court file, not the jail roster. The Kentucky Court of Justice docket search and the Hopkins Circuit Clerk are the main court-record channels.

The jail's indexed bond page says bond payments are cash only with exact change and lists a $40 booking fee plus a $5 jail bond fee. Those local payment rules are practical jail-counter facts. Whether a person can be released also depends on no-bond orders, parole holds, federal holds, ICE custody, or warrants from another jurisdiction.

Hopkins County Detention Facilities

The facility map has one Hopkins County facility page. The same physical jail may hold local, state, federal, and ICE categories, so a person can be inside Hopkins County Jail while the best public lookup is not the county roster.

• Hopkins County Jail - county jail in Madisonville for local pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, Kentucky state/Class D inmates, parole violators, federal inmates, and ICE detainees under the facility listing.

Hopkins County Jail Programs

The official jail navigation lists jail programs, substance abuse recovery resources, garden work, roadside cleanup, local organizations, special projects, storm cleanup, recycling, home incarceration, jail tours, inmate rules, mail, bonds, money, visitation, and deposits. The county jailer page also says the jail aims to provide opportunities for inmates to gain skills that support lawful and productive citizenship.

Booking

The intake event where jail staff identify the person, record the arrest, and begin classification.

Detainer

A hold or request from another agency, such as ICE, federal authorities, parole, or another county.

PR bond

A personal-recognizance release that does not require payment of the full bond amount up front.

Class D inmate

A Kentucky felony category often tracked in county jail reports.

Hopkins County Open Records

The Hopkins County Sheriff's Open Records Request page is the fallback for sheriff-held records, including records not visible through a jail roster. The page says written applications may be hand delivered, mailed, or emailed, and applicants must be told whether records are available or given a written reason they are not available no later than five business days after receipt.

For court files, the Kentucky Court of Justice says requests should start with the clerk of the court that handled the case. The Hopkins County judicial information page says court records are available from 1990 to present, copies are $0.25 per page, and the office does not perform record checks.

Hopkins County Inmate Population FAQ

How large is the Hopkins County inmate population?

KDOC reported 446 people in Hopkins County Jail on June 4, 2026, with 416 rated beds. That was 107% of capacity and 30 people over the listed bed count.

Why did the Hopkins County inmate population rise?

The clearest documented change is the federal line. KDOC reported 3 federal inmates on January 23, 2025 and 198 federal inmates on June 4, 2026. The research also found an ICE facility listing for Hopkins County Jail.

Where does a same-day Hopkins County inmate search start?

Start with the official Hopkins County Jail site and the jail phone line. If the person was sentenced, federally held, or immigration-held, use KOOL, BOP, ICE ODLS, or court records as the next channel.

Does Hopkins County have more than one jail page?

No. The facility map identifies one local detention facility: Hopkins County Jail. The same building can hold multiple custody categories.