Grant County Detention Center Overview
Grant County Detention Center is the primary facility resolved for this Gallatin County inmate population build. It is operated by the Grant County Jailer and Grant County Fiscal Court, and it functions as a full-service county/regional contract detention center plus a jail/reentry custody point. The facility holds adult male and female offenders, Grant County inmates, state inmates, community-custody state inmates in work programs, treatment-program participants, and contracted county inmates accepted from other counties, including Gallatin when applicable.
The facility's role is important because Gallatin County's old jail identity can mislead searchers. KOOL still lists "Gallatin County Jail (closed)," and the official local research did not find a live Gallatin jail roster. For a person arrested in Gallatin County, start with Gallatin Sheriff or dispatch if the arrest is fresh, then use GCDC for booking, custody, bond, visits, phone, mail, and commissary questions after acceptance.
Grant County Detention Center Capacity
GCDC and Grant County Fiscal Court publish a 348-bed facility count. Kentucky DOC's June 4, 2026 weekly jail report split Grant into 280 secure jail beds and 68 Grant JRC beds. The same report listed 267 people in secure custody and 51 in the JRC, which placed the secure jail at 95 percent capacity and the JRC at 75 percent capacity. These are facility numbers, not Gallatin-only population numbers.
Look Up Grant County Detention Center Inmates
The official GCDC site links "Jail Tracker" to the Public Safety Cloud/JailTracker inmate-information route. The Grant Fiscal Court agencies page also points inmate-information questions to the same official roster family. Because the public app shell did not reveal every visible field to the crawler, confirm details by opening the profile and calling GCDC when money, bond, travel, or release timing depends on the result.
- For a new Gallatin arrest, call Gallatin Sheriff at (859) 567-5751 or dispatch at (859) 567-7020 to confirm custody routing.
- Open the official GCDC inmate-information route from Grant County Detention Center.
- Search by first and last name, then compare date, agency, and charge context.
- Open the profile for booking number, charges, bond, warrant, court, hold, and release fields if they display.
- Use KOOL after a sentenced Kentucky DOC transfer.
Grant County Detention Center Address
The facility publishes its main location, phone, and office hours. Use the jail phone line for custody status, bond routing, current visit status, mail questions, and public records routing tied to a GCDC booking. Court case records and payment rules still belong with the Gallatin Circuit Court Clerk when the case is in Gallatin court.
Grant County Detention Center
212 Barnes Road
Williamstown, KY 41097
(859) 824-5191
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Gallatin Circuit Court Clerk
100 Main St., P.O. Box 256
Warsaw, KY 41095
(859) 567-5241
Use for Gallatin court records and clerk payment questions.
Grant County Detention Center Visits
GCDC says inmates are permitted at least one free 20-minute visit per week. Visits are scheduled by calling the scheduling number at least 24 hours in advance. Remote visitation uses Inmate Sales. The visitation page also carried a Covid-era note saying onsite visitation was suspended while clergy visits were allowed, so confirm the current onsite or remote status before leaving Gallatin County for Williamstown.
| Visit Type | Schedule / Access | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free weekly visit | Daily except Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. | One 20-minute visit; call (866) 340-7879 at least 24 hours ahead. |
| Remote/video visit | Inmate Sales | Fee service; online access or (866) 340-3779. |
| Clergy visit | Allowed under Covid-era note | Call GCDC for current clergy visit rules. |
| Onsite visit | Status must be confirmed | The official page listed scheduling and a suspension note. |
Grant County Detention Center Mail and Money
GCDC has an inmate mail page and mail-instructions button, but the full instruction text was not captured in the research file. Use the facility's current mail instructions before sending books, money orders, photos, or legal material. Inmates cannot receive incoming phone calls. They can place collect calls or use phone cards, and family can add phone money through Inmate Sales.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Use current GCDC mail instructions and include full name or ID if required. | (859) 824-5191 | |
| Phone account | Inmate Sales | (877) 998-5678 |
| Remote visit | Inmate Sales | (866) 340-3779 |
| Commissary | JailFunds online or phone deposit route. | (855) 836-3364 |
| Account transfer | Commissary money can move to phone, not phone to commissary. | Per GCDC FAQ |
Grant County Detention Center Booking
For a Gallatin County arrest, booking may follow arrest by the sheriff, Warsaw Police, Glencoe or Sparta enforcement, Kentucky State Police, or another agency. After transport and acceptance at GCDC, intake can include search, fingerprints, records entry, booking photo if facility procedure requires it, medical and mental-health screening, classification, housing assignment, phone access, and court or pretrial steps.
Kentucky jail standards support this general intake process. 501 KAR 3:120 covers admission, search, and release procedures for full-service jails. KRS 441.055 requires jail standards for recordkeeping, operations, custody, care, treatment, medical care, safety, and classification. A booking record is still not a conviction record; it is a custody record that should be checked against Gallatin court records after the case is filed.
Grant County Detention Center Bond
GCDC does not publish a separate bond-payment page in the captured research. Its FAQ says to call the jail or Pretrial for bond information. For a Gallatin case, the Gallatin court page states that cash is required for bond, restitution, and returned checks, and that a driver's license or state-issued photo ID is required when posting bond or picking up released bond.
Bond Check: Call GCDC before paying or traveling because a separate hold can block release even when one charge has bond.
Grant County Detention Center Programs
GCDC publishes more program detail than many regional jail sources. The official site describes a 69-bed work program for community-custody state inmates who provide community-service work. It also identifies a 100-bed Substance Abuse Program for male and female offenders. SAP is described as a six-month intensive treatment program recognized by Kentucky DOC.
The facility also describes SOAR, Supporting Others in Active Recovery, as an expansion of treatment and continuing support. Additional programs listed in the research include GED, Moral Reconation Therapy, Lifeskills, Soft Skills Bootcamp, substance-abuse treatment, counseling, and support. The family/inmate public advocacy number published in the research is (859) 282-1461.
Directions From Gallatin County
Visitors traveling from Gallatin County should treat GCDC as a Williamstown destination rather than a Warsaw courthouse stop. From Warsaw, the common route moves south or east from the Ohio River area toward I-71, KY-35, KY-467, and local Williamstown approaches. From I-75 or I-71 in northern Kentucky, use the Williamstown exits and follow GPS toward Barnes Road. The official source provides a Google directions link but does not publish parking rates, public transit lines, or ADA entrance details.
GCDC publishes the location and directions page used for the address and route planning source.
The location screenshot reinforces the main travel point: jail custody is handled in Williamstown, while Gallatin court business remains in Warsaw.
Grant County Detention Center Sources
The GCDC about page is the source for bed count, program descriptions, and facility role details used in this facility profile.
Grant County Detention Center publishes its facility overview and program information.
The about page helps explain why the facility includes secure detention, state inmates, work program custody, SAP, SOAR, and other programming.