Search Big Sandy JailTracker
Current Elliott County jail custody is searched through the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center JailTracker roster. The official JailTracker metadata identifies the agency as Big Sandy Regional Detention Center KY and shows the public roster as current-offender only. That matters because a person who was released, transferred, or sentenced to state prison may not remain visible in the current jail roster even though court or driver-history records may still exist elsewhere.
The roster is not a complete criminal-history report. It is a public custody tool. Its strongest use is confirming current regional jail status, intake date, identifying fields, and charge rows tied to the booking. For case outcomes, bond questions, and court dates that do not appear in the roster, contact the Elliott County Circuit Court Clerk or search the Kentucky court system.
The official roster source is the Big Sandy JailTracker public roster.
Use the roster as the first check for active jail custody, then verify court status through the clerk when a charge or case number needs a final disposition.
- Open the Big Sandy JailTracker public roster.
- Search by name, offender ID, permanent ID, gender, or intake date when known.
- Review the list result for name, gender, offender ID, permanent ID, agency, and intake date.
- Open the detail page for the booking photo, identifiers, charges, physical descriptors, arresting agency, and county arrested.
- Print or export only as a working copy, then confirm any legal action with the court or jail before relying on it.
Elliott County Roster Fields
JailTracker gives several ways to narrow a current roster search. None of the basic name fields is listed as required, and the agency settings show gender options of blank, F, and M. Release-date searching is hidden in the current public configuration because the roster is set to show current offenders only.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | No | Enter key can trigger the search. |
| Last Name | Text | No | Use with first or middle name to reduce matches. |
| Middle Name | Text | No | Field id appears as middlename. |
| Gender | Dropdown | No | Blank, F, or M. |
| Offender Id | Text | No | Useful when a prior roster result is known. |
| Permanent Id | Text | No | Separate agency permanent identifier. |
| Intake Date Range | Date range | No | From and to date fields for recent bookings. |
| Agency | Dropdown | No | All or Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. |
| Search offenders | Button | No | Runs the roster search. |
| Clear | Button | No | Resets search fields. |
Inmate Profile Inventory
An Elliott County inmate result may show more than a name and booking image. The inspected public data model included list fields, a detail header, a CriminalOffenses table, and extra information fields. Sensitive values such as birth date, Social Security number, driver's license number, and state ID were not public in the sampled data, appearing null or encrypted instead.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and agency | First, middle, last name and the jail agency attached to the booking. |
| Booking photo | Photo if available, or an image-not-available message. |
| Intake date | The date the person entered the regional jail record. |
| Offender identifiers | Offender ID and permanent ID used inside JailTracker. |
| CriminalOffenses table | Offense, arrest code, statute, charge description, status, case number, and control number. |
| Additional information | Age, race, birthplace, height, weight, hair color, eye color, scheduled release date, arresting officer, badge, agency, and county arrested. |
| Not consistently observed | Bond amount, magistrate, warrant number, next court date, housing pod, and medical or protective-custody flags. |
Charge rows are not final court judgments. Sampled JailTracker rows included case-number formats such as 24-CR-00010, 26-CR-29, and 25-M-464, but charge status fields were sometimes blank. A court record or clerk confirmation is needed to know whether a charge was amended, dismissed, pleaded, or sentenced.
Jail, Prison, and Alerts
Big Sandy JailTracker is the active local/regional custody source. The Kentucky Department of Corrections provides statewide offender lookup through KOOL for state corrections information, and Kentucky VINE provides custody-status notifications. KOOL is not the same as the regional jail roster; DOC warns that KOOL is updated daily but newer offender data may not be finalized for 120 days.
The Kentucky DOC VINE information page explains custody notifications by phone or email.
VINE is best for release, transfer, escape, and parole-hearing alerts, but urgent custody facts should still be checked with the jail or court.
The Kentucky State Police Sex Offender Registry is a separate registry, not a jail roster.
Use the registry only when the question is registrant status; it does not replace JailTracker, KOOL, VINE, or the Elliott County court file.
Elliott County Jail Contacts
The official county elected-officials page lists Sheriff Ray Craft and Jailer Dustin Kelley. No separate Elliott County jail facility address was located in the official local sources, and the regional roster does not publish a full visitation or commissary manual in the researched text. Use the public roster for online custody checks, then call before sending money, mailing items, or traveling for a visit.
Elliott County Sheriff's Office
P.O. Box 729
Sandy Hook, KY 41171
606-738-5422
Fax: 606-738-4669
Email: ecso@mrtc.com
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; first and third Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Elliott County Jailer
Dustin Kelley
Sandy Hook, KY 41171
606-738-5422
Email: dustinrkelley34@yahoo.com
Call before travel; no separate official jail address was found in the county text.
Big Sandy Regional Detention Center
Public roster agency
Big Sandy Regional Detention Center KY
Use JailTracker roster and posted facility contact channel
Current public roster only; released search is hidden in the current configuration.
Visitation and Mail Gaps
The public custody tools do not provide a complete official visitation, mail, commissary, phone, or money-deposit policy for Elliott County inmates in the researched sources. That gap should be treated as a limit, not filled with vendor guesses. No official Securus, GTL, HomeWAV, Access Corrections, JPay, tablet, or commissary provider was confirmed.
| Topic | Official Source Found | Practical Channel |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation schedule | Not located online | Call 606-738-5422 or the regional jail contact before travel. |
| Video visitation | Not located | Do not name a provider until the jail confirms one. |
| Visitor ID requirements | Not located | Ask the jail before the visit date. |
| Dress code and child visitor rules | Not located | Confirm with jail staff. |
| Inmate mail format | Not located | Call before mailing; do not assume booking-number format. |
| Money deposits and commissary | Not located | Call before sending funds. |
| Phone calls | Not located | No official provider was confirmed. |
| Emergency custody notification | VINE | Use VINE online or call 1-800-511-1670. |
Note: No official Elliott County sheriff app, Sandy Hook police app, app-only inmate lookup, or app-only warrant feature was located.
Elliott County Booking Records
When a booking or law-enforcement record is not available through JailTracker, ask the proper custodian. That may be the sheriff, jailer, regional detention center, or court clerk, depending on whether the request seeks a booking record, agency incident record, charge row, case filing, or court order. Kentucky open-records procedures under KRS 61.870-61.884 may apply to agency records, while court case access starts with the Office of Circuit Court Clerk.
For an inmate charge that has moved into court, the most reliable chain is roster first, then KYeCourts or the Elliott Circuit Court Clerk, then VINE or KOOL if custody changes. For a final criminal-history report, AOC FastCheck is a statewide report tool, but it is still not a full case file with every docket entry and document.
Booking to Court Path
A booking entry can be the first public sign of an Elliott County criminal or traffic case, but the court map controls where the matter goes next. Circuit Court is Kentucky's general-jurisdiction trial court and handles felonies, capital offenses, felony pleas, felony sentencing, contested probate, divorce, and appeals from District Court. District Court handles misdemeanors, violations, traffic offenses, arraignments, felony probable-cause hearings, juvenile matters, probate of wills, and small claims. Family Court is a Circuit Court division where assigned and covers family and child-related matters.
The Office of Circuit Court Clerk is the local records office for Elliott County Circuit, District, and Family Court case records. A roster charge row may include a case number, statute, control number, arresting agency, and county arrested, but it does not prove the final charge, plea, disposition, sentence, or payment status. The court file is the better source for arraignment, bond order, hearing, plea, dismissal, amended charge, sentence, probation, warrant recall, or expungement entries.
Record check: Use JailTracker for current custody, KYeCourts or the Circuit Court Clerk for the court case, and VINE for custody alerts.
Roster Accuracy Limits
Big Sandy JailTracker is useful because it exposes current public roster data, but the researched system has clear limits. It is configured for current offenders only, so released people may disappear from the public roster. The sampled public details did not consistently show bond amounts, next court dates, magistrate names, warrant numbers, housing units, or medical flags. Public values for sensitive identity fields were not displayed.
For state prison custody, KOOL is the better system, but DOC warns that information is not guaranteed and that offender data newer than 120 days may not be finalized. For release or transfer notifications, VINE can call or email registered users, but a February 2026 state notice about VINE restoration shows why urgent custody information should be cross-checked with the jail, court, or law-enforcement office before action is taken.