Oldham County Detention Center

You can support your loved ones at Oldham Co Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 502-222-3500.

When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Oldham County Detention Center so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Oldham Co Jail is a detention center located at 3405 KY-146 LaGrange, KY which is operated locally by the Oldham County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Oldham County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, LaGrange Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Kentucky here.

All programs at The Oldham County Detention are structured to create an environment for positive change in the offender's life, so they can better serve the community as productive citizens when released.
GED - Classes to prepare and improve individuals for final testing to obtain their GED certificate. Multiple classes are offered though the week, as well as onsite testing.
AA/NA (Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics) - Taught by local volunteers
Religious Services - Are offered Three times a week.
Law Library - Offender's have access to an always up to date electronic Law Library in their cell. They may access this library daily.
Work Detail - State, or County Offenders that are serving time. These offenders work in the community, Recycling, Road Dept etc. typically receiving time off their sentence. The Work Detail Program teaches offenders life skills. This program also save the county hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.
Work Release - County Offenders that have been sentenced to serve time, but are allowed to leave the facility, and go to their place of employment. These Offenders must pay $20/day according to the following schedule:

• If serving less then seven (7) days the entire amount must be paid at the time of booking,
• If serving seven (7) days or more the offender must pay $140 at the time of booking, then pay $140 weekly until their release.
• Contact the Class D Coordinator for more details about The Work Release Work Detail program.

HOME INCARCERATION PROGRAM - Allows offenders to serve their sentence in their home instead of the detention facility. These Offenders are monitored by a GPS ankle monitor.

Phone Service - Inmates have access to phones inside their cells. Phones are on daily from 7 am until 2 am. Phones are provided by Combined Public Communications. New arrestees will be given one (1) five (5) minute phone card. If inmates do not have time on their phone account, they will have to make collect calls. Messages cannot be passed to offenders. Time can be added to an offender’s phone account in one of the following ways:

1. Go to inmatesales.com
2. Call 1-877-998-5678
3. By using the BLUE kiosk in the lobby
4. An offender may transfer money from their commissary account to their phone account.