Lookup Marshall County Detention Center Inmates

Marshall County Detention Center is a regional jail contact point to check when a Carlisle County inmate lookup does not show a person in a Carlisle-only custody source. Carlisle County, Kentucky, does not publish an active local jail roster in the research file, so a person arrested in Carlisle County may need to be found through a receiving facility, state locator, court record, or custody-notification system. To look up inmates at Marshall County Detention Center, use the facility contact path, confirm the housing status, and match the jail record to the court case.

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Marshall County Detention Records

Marshall County Detention Center is an official county detention facility in Benton, and it is one of the nearby custody channels named in the Carlisle County research. The official county page identifies the jail contact details, Jailer Roger Ford, public office hours, visitation rules, commissary access, phone service, clothing rules, and mail limits. That makes it a useful source when Carlisle County officials indicate that a person was lodged outside Carlisle County after arrest or court processing.

The official page does not function as the Carlisle County jail roster. It is a facility information source for Marshall County Detention Center. When a Carlisle County search points toward Benton, the reader still needs to confirm actual custody with the jail, the Carlisle County Jailer, the sheriff, or the court clerk. The difference matters because a Carlisle County arrest can create records in one county, housing in another county, and court files through Kentucky's local court system.

Marshall County Detention Center

54 Judicial Drive

Benton, KY 42025

270-527-4760

Fax: 270-527-4745

Office hours: weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.


Marshall County Detention Population

The Kentucky DOC Weekly Jail Report dated June 4, 2026 lists Marshall County Detention Center with 120 jail beds and a reported population of 79. That placed the jail at 66 percent of capacity and 41 people under its rated jail capacity on the report date. The same report listed 13 Class D inmates, 5 community-custody eligible inmates, 6 controlled-intake inmates, 2 parole violators, and no federal inmates in the Marshall jail count.

120 Jail Beds
79 Reported Population
66% Capacity Used

Marshall JRC was listed separately with 84 beds and a population of 15, or 18 percent of capacity. The report also broke the jail population into secure male, secure female, non-secure male, and non-secure female counts. For a Carlisle County custody search, these details do not prove that a specific Carlisle County person is held in Benton, but they show the kinds of jail and restricted-custody categories that may appear in official records.

Marshall UnitBedsPopulationCapacity Use
County jail1207966%
JRC841518%
Federal inmatesNot a bed class0None reported in jail count

Marshall County Inmate Lookup

The official Marshall County Detention Center page gives the jail's contact and inmate-service rules. It does not replace the Carlisle County search sequence. Start with the Carlisle County Jailer or sheriff if the arrest happened in Carlisle County, then call Marshall County Detention Center if local officials or court facts indicate the person may have been transported to Benton. If the person has been sentenced as a state inmate, Kentucky Online Offender Lookup may become the better source.

  1. Confirm whether the arrest began in Carlisle County, Marshall County, or another jurisdiction.
  2. Call Marshall County Detention Center with the person's full name, date of birth or approximate age, and arrest date.
  3. Ask whether the person is in jail housing, restricted custody, released, transferred, or held for another agency.
  4. Use Kentucky VINE, KOOL, and court docket tools if the jail cannot confirm current custody from the first call.

The county jail record and the court record answer different questions. The jail can confirm custody status and facility rules. The court clerk or docket search can show hearing dates, filed charges, and case status. For Carlisle County cases, the court records after jail arrest route is the better place to verify whether a charge has moved beyond booking into a filed court case.

The Marshall County official page shown in the screenshot capture is a facility information page, not a roster card. Source capture succeeded for that page, and the image below shows the official context used for visitation, commissary, telephone, and contact details.

The Marshall County Detention Center source page is the matching official source for the facility image.

Marshall County Detention Center inmate information and facility records page

The image supports the facility-service sections, while actual custody status still has to be confirmed through the jail, court record, VINE, or state locator.


Marshall County Jail Visits

Marshall County Detention Center publishes more specific visit rules than most nearby sources captured in the research. Cell phones, recording devices, and photo-taking devices are not permitted. A violation can lead to removal and suspension of visiting privileges. Visitors should plan around the sign-in cutoff, not just the end time, because the schedule states a last sign-in time for each visit group.

Inmate GroupDaysHoursSign-In Cutoff
Male inmatesTuesday through Saturday7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.10:15 a.m.
Female inmatesTuesday through SaturdayNoon to 1 p.m.12:45 p.m.
Restricted Custody Facility Class D, all dormsSunday and Monday8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.10:15 a.m.

These visit windows are facility rules, not Carlisle County court rules. A court date, transport, discipline, medical issue, or housing change can affect whether a visit occurs. For a person tied to Carlisle County, confirm custody first, then confirm the visit group with Marshall County Detention Center before making travel plans.


Marshall County Mail and Money

Marshall County Detention Center rules are specific for commissary, communication, clothing, books, and medication. Inmates have access to commissary, and the research names Care-A-Cell for hygiene items, snacks, writing materials, video calls, texts, and emails. Money can be deposited online or by calling 800-622-8166. Traditional phone service can be funded through InmateSales online or by calling 877-998-5678.

ServiceMarshall County Detail
Commissary and care packagesCare-A-Cell supports hygiene, snacks, writing materials, video calls, texts, emails, and care packages.
Money depositsDeposit online or by calling Care-A-Cell at 800-622-8166.
Traditional phone serviceFund by calling 877-998-5678 or using InmateSales online.
BooksNew paperback books may be sent but are forfeited to the jail after reading.

Clothing must be mailed from a third party such as Amazon or Walmart and delivered within 14 days of arrival. Allowed items include white or gray short-sleeved cotton tee shirts, socks, underwear, handkerchiefs, long johns, bras without underwire for female inmates, and white or gray cotton gym-type shorts. Drawstrings, buttons, zippers, blue jean shorts, sweatshirts, sweat pants, and pajama pants are not allowed. No outside medications can be brought to the facility. Inmates have access to a library, and Bibles or preferred religious books are available from the chaplain.


Marshall County Booking Intake

Receiving-jail intake normally begins after the arresting agency and court route have made jail housing necessary. For a Carlisle County arrest, local officers may first complete identity checks, citation or arrest paperwork, and court routing. If the person is then accepted by Marshall County Detention Center, the Benton facility controls its own jail intake, property, classification, housing, visit, commissary, and phone rules.

Kentucky jail standards provide the baseline for receiving-jail custody. Research cites statewide requirements for prisoner-rights policies covering access to court, attorney contact, mail, telephone, grievance procedures, searches, discipline, medical care, mental health care where available, and religion. A booking record may show custody and charges, but it does not decide guilt. Court records and later case entries must be checked before treating a charge as a conviction.

Note: For Carlisle County cases, confirm both the jail location and the court docket before sending money or planning a visit.


Marshall County Public Records

Kentucky public-records law applies across county and state agencies, but the custodian changes with the record. KRS 61.870 defines public records and includes booking photographs and official inmate photographs in the Kentucky records framework. KRS 61.872 gives Kentucky residents a right to inspect public records unless an exemption applies, and KRS 61.878 lists exemptions.

For a Carlisle County person held at Marshall County Detention Center, jail booking records may be held in Benton, arrest or transport records may sit with Carlisle County law enforcement, court files may sit with the Kentucky Court of Justice and the local clerk, and state-sentence records may sit with KY DOC. A request should identify the agency, the person's full name, the date range, and the record sought. Broad requests are slower and easier to misroute, especially when one arrest creates records in more than one county.


Marshall County Jail Services

Research found several service details that are useful for families after custody is confirmed. Inmates have library access. Paperback books are allowed only under the jail's rule and become jail property after reading. Religious books are available through the chaplain. Commissary funds can support communication features such as video calls, texts, and emails, but those services depend on the inmate's status and account setup.

No Carlisle County-specific jail program list was located because Carlisle County does not appear to operate an active full-service jail in the official sources. For a Carlisle County inmate housed in Marshall County, the receiving facility's rules control day-to-day services. That is why custody confirmation should come before money deposits, clothing orders, books, or visit plans.

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