Union County Jail Roster Route
Union County does not run a live inmate list for a Morganfield jail. The county's official jail page states that the Union County Jail closed in Fall 2020 because of the building's age and rising operating cost, and it directs offender questions to neighboring Webster County. For a person arrested in Union County, the practical jail records path is the Webster County Current Inmates list or a phone call to the detention center. That distinction matters because many generic lookup pages still imply that the former Union County Jail is an active custody site.
The Webster County Detention Center is the current jail route for Union County arrestees. Union County lists offender information through the Webster jail site and the 270-639-7022 offender line, while Webster County Fiscal Court lists the detention center at 270-639-7020. The sheriff and Union County Jailer still matter for arrests, court security, and transport, but they are not publishing a separate Union County inmate roster for current jail housing.
Use the Union County Roster Path
The official access chain starts with the local closure note, then moves to Webster County's current inmate list. If the list does not load, or if an arrest happened the same day, call the jail before assuming the person was released. The research could not fully inspect the Webster list controls because the official roster connection reset during capture, so a page should not promise a last-name field, booking-number field, refresh schedule, or profile layout that was not verified.
- Open the Union County Jail page to confirm that current custody is routed to Webster County.
- Go to the Webster County Current Inmates page and search or browse if the roster controls load.
- Call 270-639-7022, or Webster County Detention Center at 270-639-7020, if the roster is down or the arrest is recent.
- Switch to Kentucky Online Offender Lookup if the person has been sentenced to KDOC custody.
- Use the BOP inmate locator or ICE detainee locator for federal or immigration custody.
Union County Roster Search Fields
The Webster inmate list is the official online route linked for Union County custody, but the research file records a gap: the page existed, yet full search controls and a sample profile could not be captured from the live site. Treat the roster as the first source, then use phone and records channels as backups. For KDOC custody, the KOOL fields are clearer and should be used only for sentenced or state-supervised offenders, not a brand-new Union County arrest.
| Source | Field Label | Type | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster Current Inmates | Current Inmates link or list | List/link | Official current jail route, but search fields were not confirmed during capture. |
| Webster Current Inmates | Search box | Not confirmed | Do not assume name or booking-number search until the roster loads. |
| KOOL | Last, first, and middle name | Text | Used for Kentucky DOC offender lookup after sentence or transfer. |
| KOOL | Photos only and aliases | Checkbox | Can narrow state offender results when a photo or alias is useful. |
| KOOL | Gender, location type, offender type | Filter | Helps separate jail, prison, and supervised records in state data. |
Union County Inmate Record Fields
A roster record is not the same as a court case. The jail record begins at booking and may include the name, booking photo, charge labels, bond, court information, and custody status if those fields are published. The exact Webster public-profile fields were not verified in the accessible capture, so the safer reading is that the record confirms current custody first and then points the reader to the jail or court clerk for detail.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The inmate identity as listed on the current jail roster. |
| Mugshot or photo | A booking photo may appear, but Webster photo behavior was not fully verified. |
| Booking date | Intake timing if the jail publishes it on the profile. |
| Charges | Booking or hold labels that may later differ from filed court charges. |
| Bond | Release amount or hold status if bond information is displayed. |
| Court date | Possible court timing, best confirmed through KYeCourts or the clerk. |
Union County Jail vs KDOC
Current Union County inmate records are split by custody type. The Webster roster is a county-jail tool for people held after arrest, short local sentences, or court-order holds. KOOL is a Kentucky Department of Corrections tool for sentenced inmates and broader state offender records. BOP and ICE are separate federal systems. A person can move from one system to another after sentencing, a detainer, or a federal case, so a missing Webster listing does not always mean there is no custody record.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Webster County Current Inmates or jail phone line | Union County arrestees transported to Webster County Detention Center. |
| Sentenced Kentucky custody | KDOC KOOL | State prisoners, state-supervised offenders, and facility location data. |
| Victim notification | Kentucky VINE / VINELink | Custody notification, not a full court or jail file. |
| Federal custody | Federal BOP locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Immigration detainee location when public locator rules are met. |
Union County Jail Facilities
The facility list for Union County has two very different entries. Webster County Detention Center is the operating custody facility for Union County arrestees. The Former Union County Jail is a closed building and transport-office context, not a place to visit for current inmates. That split should guide every inmate records search, bond question, and visitation plan.
Webster County Detention Center
141 Stegall St.
Dixon, KY 42409
270-639-7020
Union County offender information line: 270-639-7022.
Former Union County Jail
120 South Court Street
Morganfield, KY 42437
270-389-1581
Closed since Fall 2020; no current inmate housing.
Union County Booking Process
A Union County arrest can be made by the sheriff's office, a city police agency, Kentucky State Police, or another authorized agency. Because the Union County Jail is closed, the person is transported for intake at Webster County Detention Center. Typical intake includes identity checks, property inventory, search, booking photo, fingerprints, charge or hold entry, health screening, classification, and housing assignment. Those intake details are general jail-process facts because exact Webster step wording was not published in the accessible official sources.
After booking, court movement becomes a local Union County issue again. The Union County Jailer transports arrested persons to Webster County and back for Union County District and Circuit Court appearances, and the sheriff's court-security page says deputies handle daily movement of prisoners scheduled for court. The court records after jail arrest page is the right place to follow filed charges once the court case opens.
Union County Visitation Records
Visitation for a Union County arrestee is handled through Webster County Detention Center, not the former Morganfield jail. The official Webster visitation page was located but could not be fully retrieved during research. Public snippets state that all visitors are subject to search and that Restricted Custody Center visitation was suspended until further notice. Because those pages can change quickly, confirm the current visit rule with Webster before travel.
| Facility | Published Status | Record-Safe Guidance |
|---|---|---|
| Webster County Detention Center | Visitation page found, full schedule not captured | Call 270-639-7020 or 270-639-7022 before visiting. |
| Webster RCC | Snippet says RCC visits suspended until further notice | Confirm current RCC status directly with the jail. |
| Former Union County Jail | Closed | No current jail visitation in Morganfield. |
| KDOC prisons | Statewide, facility-specific | Use KDOC facility rules after a state transfer. |
Union County Records Requests
When the online roster fails, use the written records channels tied to the record's source. Union County Fiscal Court says open-records requests must be written and sent to the Records Custodian at 100 West Main Street, P.O. Box 60, Morganfield, Kentucky 42437, emailed to kim.nance@unioncountyky.gov, or hand delivered during public office hours. The request should identify the record, provide contact information, state commercial or noncommercial purpose, state Kentucky residency status, and include a signature. Noncommercial copies are listed at ten cents per page plus justified media, mechanical, and postage costs.
Union County 911 records have a separate channel at 118 East Main Street, Morganfield, with contact through Eva Skaggs. The county page says accident reports can be requested by sending a $5 check or money order payable to the Union County Sheriff's Office with the local report code and collision date. Accident reports are narrower than inmate records and are limited by KRS 189.635 access rules, so do not use that route as a substitute for a jail custody question.
Union County Inmate Funds
Money and property rules for Union County arrestees are Webster County jail rules. The Webster site includes Leave Money, Sending In Items, Reading Materials, Bonds, and Visitation pages, but several could not be fully retrieved. Search snippets for the money page state that funds can be dropped off from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, and that money is not taken at other times. The sending-items snippet says an inmate must submit a property request and the items must be approved before ordering.
Note: Confirm custody at Webster County Detention Center before sending funds, ordering property, or scheduling a visit.