This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly.
Christian County Official Contacts
Use the office that created or keeps the record. Routine records requests should go by email, mail, fax, or hand delivery, and requesters should retain a copy. Do not use a records email for an emergency.
Christian County Sheriff's Office
701 West 7th Street
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Office: (270) 887-4141
County-listed alternate: (270) 887-4143
Fax: (270) 887-4032
Email: admin@christiancountyso.com
Open records: mglover@ccsoky.com
Administrative hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
After-hours dispatch: (270) 890-1300
Emergency: 911
Christian County Detention Center
410 W. 7th Street
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Phone: (270) 887-4152
Fax: (270) 887-4450
Administration hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Christian County Circuit Court Clerk
Christian County Justice Center
100 Justice Way, Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Phones: (270) 889-6539, (270) 889-6541, (270) 889-6542, (270) 889-6592
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Choose the Right Record Route
Different systems answer different questions. These routes avoid sending a request to an office that does not hold the record:
- For a booking photo, current roster entry, or released booking record, begin with the Christian County records hub and the detention center.
- For sheriff records or a wanted-list tip, use the sheriff's verified office, public-affairs, or dispatch contact.
- For a case docket or disposition, start with the Circuit Court Clerk and Kentucky CourtNet.
- For a Hopkinsville municipal police record, use OPENRECORDS@HOPKINSVILLEKY.US or (270) 890-0210.
- For Oak Grove city records, contact the City Clerk at (270) 439-4646.
- For Pembroke city records, use (270) 475-4343 or pembroke@mchsi.com.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Kentucky Department of Corrections KOOL offender search.
The federal Bureau of Prisons locator and ICE detainee locator cover separate federal systems. Neither is a Christian County jail roster. For current county custody, the detention center remains the official starting point.
Urgent and Bond Questions
Call 911 for an immediate safety emergency. For routine after-hours law-enforcement contact, use dispatch at (270) 890-1300. If a caller claims a warrant requires Bitcoin, gift cards, or immediate payment, end the call and dial the sheriff independently.
Bond business is separate from records access. The jail directs regular-hours bond matters to the Justice Center and after-hours cash bonds to the jail side entrance. Confirm the current procedure and amount with the responsible office before traveling or paying.