Hart County Jailer Residential Center Overview
Hart County Jailer Residential Center, often shortened in state reporting as Hart JRC, is reported by the Kentucky Department of Corrections as a separate non-secure facility from the Hart secure jail. The research did not locate a separate public JRC website, a confirmed street address, a public roster, or a dedicated visitation page. Contact should route through Hart County Jailer and Hart County Jail at 270-524-2571.
The residential center matters to Edmonson County because Edmonson detainees are housed through Hart County rather than an active Edmonson detention center. A person arrested in Edmonson should not be assumed to go directly into the JRC. New arrests normally require secure intake, booking, and classification first. Placement in a non-secure residential center is a jail decision tied to eligibility, sentence status, classification, and available program or housing space.
Because the JRC is non-secure and male-only in the dated KY DOC report, this page uses careful placement language. It does not treat Hart JRC as a public booking counter, a separate Edmonson jail, or a roster substitute. It is best described as a Hart County jailer residential facility that can appear in the broader Edmonson inmate-population picture when people from Edmonson are housed through Hart's local corrections system.
Hart County Jailer Residential Center Capacity and Population
The Kentucky Department of Corrections Weekly Jail report dated June 4, 2026 lists Hart JRC with 83 beds, 27 reported inmates, 56 beds under capacity, and 33 percent capacity use. The facility security field is marked "N," and the population line shows 27 non-secure male inmates. The same report shows 13 Class D inmates, 14 community-custody eligible inmates, and 0 federal inmates on the JRC line.
| KY DOC 06/04/2026 Measure | Hart JRC Figure | Lookup Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Facility security | N | Reported as non-secure, unlike the secure Hart jail line. |
| Non-secure male population | 27 | The dated report shows the JRC population as male. |
| Class D inmates | 13 | Some residents may be state-category inmates housed locally. |
| CC eligible | 14 | Community-custody eligible count reported by KY DOC. |
| Federal inmates | 0 | No federal inmates were reported on the JRC line that week. |
These numbers are facility-level Hart County figures, not an Edmonson-only count. They should not be used to estimate how many Edmonson County people are in Hart custody. The research file specifically cautions that Edmonson-only detainee counts were not located in official published sources.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Hart County Jailer Residential Center
No confirmed public Hart JRC roster was found in official sources during research. The correct first step is to call Hart County Jail and ask whether the person is currently in custody and, if so, whether the person is assigned to the secure jail, the residential center, court transport, another county hold, state custody, or release status. For sentenced or state-supervised people, Kentucky DOC KOOL is the official state-corrections search, but it is not a same-day county booking roster.
- Gather the person's full name, any known date of birth, arresting county, and approximate arrest or transfer date.
- Call Hart County Jail at 270-524-2571 and ask for current custody confirmation before asking about JRC placement.
- If Hart confirms the person is in the JRC, ask what name, booking number, or facility identifier is required for visitation, mail, phone, and money questions.
- If the person was arrested in Edmonson, check Edmonson court records for the underlying criminal case rather than assuming a Hart court case.
- If the person has been sentenced, transferred, or classified into state custody, search KOOL and follow the Kentucky DOC record path.
VINELink may help with notification when a custody record is available, but it should not be treated as a complete case-management system. Likewise, federal BOP and ICE locators apply only when federal or immigration custody is involved; they do not replace Hart County's jailer contact for a local JRC placement question.
Hart County Jailer Residential Center Address and Contact
The research did not locate a confirmed public street address for Hart JRC separate from the Hart County Jail contact structure. The safest contact route is Hart County Jail or the Hart County Jailer at the published office phone. Do not travel to a residential-center location, send mail, or arrange money based on a private directory unless the Hart County jailer confirms the person's current placement and instructions.
Hart County Jailer Residential Center
Munfordville, KY 42765
270-524-2571
Call Hart County Jail/Jailer for custody confirmation, JRC placement, visitor entry, mail rules, and money instructions.
Hart County Jailer Mailing Address
P.O. Box 670
Munfordville, KY 42765
270-524-2571
Use only after the facility confirms the correct mail or records-request format.
Visiting Someone at Hart County Jailer Residential Center
Official public sources inspected did not provide a Hart JRC visitation schedule, visit type, visitor approval rule, video vendor, dress code, or check-in procedure. Because the JRC is non-secure and differs from the secure jail, visitors should not assume that Hart County Jail visiting rules, if later found, automatically apply in the same way to the residential center. Classification, work or program movement, court obligations, sanctions, and transfer status can affect availability.
| Question to Confirm | Current Public Finding | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation schedule | No official Hart JRC schedule located. | Call 270-524-2571 before planning travel. |
| Scheduling method | No public sign-up method located. | Ask whether visits require approval, appointment, or remote setup. |
| Visitor ID and age rules | No JRC-specific rule posted in inspected sources. | Ask what ID, guardian, and minor-visitor rules apply. |
| Facility entrance | No separate public JRC entry instructions located. | Ask where to report and whether the person is eligible that day. |
| Program or work status | No public movement rules located. | Ask whether the resident's schedule limits visits, phone, or mail access. |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Hart County Jailer Residential Center
The research did not find official Hart JRC mail rules, deposit vendors, fee schedules, phone providers, video providers, or commissary policies. The absence of a public rule sheet is not permission to guess. Non-secure residential placement may have different communication and property rules than secure jail housing, and those rules may depend on classification or program status. Confirm the person's current facility and accepted channels before sending anything.
| Service | Public Status | Call-to-Confirm Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address | No official JRC format located. | Ask whether mail goes through the jailer, secure jail, or a separate residential-center process. |
| Resident identifier | No public booking-number rule located. | Ask what name, number, or housing designation must appear. |
| Phone or video | No confirmed vendor located. | Ask whether phone access is prepaid, collect, app-based, or facility-controlled. |
| Money deposits | No confirmed vendor or fee table located. | Ask whether deposits are accepted online, by kiosk, by money order, or not at all for JRC residents. |
| Books and packages | No official restriction list located. | Ask whether publications or packages are allowed and who may send them. |
Public Records Fallback for Hart JRC Placement
When a JRC placement cannot be confirmed online, use the same custodian logic that applies to other Edmonson custody questions. Hart County Jail or the Hart County Jailer is the starting point for current custody and facility-placement records. Edmonson County Sheriff's Office is the likely custodian for sheriff incident reports or arrest reports created by Edmonson deputies. Edmonson Circuit Court Clerk is the route for Edmonson District or Circuit Court records, while Hart County court records matter only when the underlying case is actually a Hart County matter.
A written Kentucky open-records request should be narrow. Identify the person, approximate dates, arresting agency, and the exact record requested, such as booking confirmation, release date, housing transfer, court order, or incident report. Some information may be unavailable, exempt, sealed, juvenile, medical, security-sensitive, or maintained by a different agency. If the request concerns state custody after sentencing, KY DOC open records and KOOL are the more appropriate state-level path.
Intake and Placement at Hart County Jailer Residential Center
Hart JRC should not be described as the initial street-arrest booking point for Edmonson County. A new arrest normally goes through secure booking first, where the jail confirms identity, checks warrants and holds, inventories property, screens for medical or safety concerns, and processes bond or court information. Movement into a non-secure residential center is a later placement decision, not a promise made at arrest.
The dated KY DOC report indicates a non-secure male population, with Class D and community-custody eligible categories. That supports a careful explanation: JRC placement may involve sentenced or classified residents who meet non-secure criteria, but the public research did not locate Hart's detailed eligibility rules, program catalog, work-release terms, or disciplinary transfer process. Call the jailer for current placement rules before relying on any outside description.
About Hart County Jailer Residential Center
Hart County Jailer Residential Center is part of the broader Hart local-corrections picture serving the region that includes Edmonson detainees, but it is not a separate Edmonson County facility. It appears in KY DOC weekly population reporting because Kentucky tracks local jail beds, security level, and custody categories statewide. The JRC's 83-bed capacity and 27-person population on June 4, 2026 help explain available Hart correctional capacity, but they do not identify individual residents or Edmonson-only counts.
For families and records searchers, the most important distinction is custody type. Secure Hart County Jail is the likely first contact for a recent Edmonson arrest. Hart JRC is a non-secure residential line that may apply after classification or sentence-related placement. KY DOC KOOL applies to sentenced or state-supervised people. Court records remain with the court that has the case. Keeping those systems separate prevents the common mistake of treating one search result as proof of every custody, charge, and release detail.
Note: Confirm JRC placement with Hart County Jail/Jailer before visiting, sending mail, depositing money, or relying on outside listings.