Official Ballard Contacts
For current custody, start with the jail. For sheriff law-enforcement records, start with the sheriff. For court records after charges are filed, use the Ballard Circuit Court Clerk through the Kentucky Court of Justice.
Ballard County Detention Center
132 Mayola Ave
Wickliffe, KY 42087
(270) 335-3691
Email: ballardcd@ky.gov
Ballard County Sheriff
437 Ohio Street
Wickliffe, KY 42087
(270) 335-3561 or 335-5153
Sheriff: Ronnie Giles
Ballard County Courthouse
132 North 4th Street
Wickliffe, KY 42087
Use the Kentucky Court of Justice Ballard page
Circuit Court Clerk: Charissa Harris
Where to Look First
Choose the record type before calling. That saves time and helps the office route the request.
- For someone in the county jail, use jail inmate records and the Ballard County Detention Center phone line.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and ask the jail about open-records release.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the circuit court clerk.
- For the county jail facility, use the Ballard County Detention Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use Kentucky Online Offender Lookup through KYDOC.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator.