Hart County Jail Overview
Hart County Jail is the only detention facility identified in the Facility Map for Hart County. The operator is the Hart County Jailer / Hart County Fiscal Court. The official county jail web app is Hart County KY Jail, and the official Commonwealth-hosted Hart County Jailer page names Israel "Brown" Bergenson as jailer. The sheriff is a separate county office, so custody and jail questions should not be routed first to the sheriff unless the issue is a sheriff record or law-enforcement matter.
The jail is a county full-service jail and local correctional facility. It can hold pretrial detainees, people serving local sentences, local court holds, and eligible state or Class D populations reflected in Kentucky DOC reporting. The research file also identifies a Hart JRC component in the weekly jail report. No adult Kentucky DOC prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was found physically in Hart County.
The official Hart County KY Jail landing page is the local jail source reviewed for this facility page.
The site confirms the official jail web presence, but it does not provide a working searchable roster in the accessible pages reviewed.
Hart County Jail Capacity
The Kentucky DOC weekly jail report is the strongest source for Hart County Jail capacity and population. On June 4, 2026, Hart secure jail capacity was 97 beds with 89 people reported. Hart JRC capacity was listed separately at 83 beds with 27 people reported. The secure facility was near capacity, while the JRC was well below capacity. Reported federal inmates in Hart were 0 on that date.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Secure jail capacity | 97 beds | Kentucky DOC weekly jail report, June 4, 2026 |
| Secure jail population | 89 people | Kentucky DOC weekly jail report, June 4, 2026 |
| Hart JRC capacity | 83 beds | Kentucky DOC weekly jail report, June 4, 2026 |
| Hart JRC population | 27 people | Kentucky DOC weekly jail report, June 4, 2026 |
Lookup at Hart County Jail
No official searchable Hart County Jail roster was located. The official jail app includes an Inmate Info route, but the accessible page had no defined content during research. For Hart County Jail inmate lookup, the practical official path is a direct call to the jail, followed by court and records channels if the person is not confirmed through jail staff.
- Call Hart County Jail at 270-524-2571 and ask whether the person is currently held there.
- Have the person's full name, spelling variants, date of birth if known, arresting agency, and approximate arrest date ready.
- If jail staff cannot answer a records question by phone, ask what written open-records request method the jail requires.
- For filed charges or court dates, contact the Hart County Circuit Court Clerk or search Kentucky court systems.
- For sentenced or DOC-tracked custody, search Kentucky Online Offender Lookup instead of the county jail page.
Important: A missing online Hart County Jail result does not prove release because no official live public roster was found.
Hart County Jail Contact
The official jailer office phone is the main custody contact for Hart County Jail. The physical address was confirmed in an official Kentucky State Police release, while the county jailer page lists the official mailing address. Do not confuse the jail with the sheriff's office at 100 Main Street or the Hart County Judicial Center at 117 E. South St.
Hart County Jail
520 AA Whitman Lane
Munfordville, KY 42765
270-524-2571
Call for custody, release, bond, visitor, mail, and property questions.
Jailer Mailing Address
P.O. Box 670
Munfordville, KY 42765
Fax: 270-524-2570
Use the request method confirmed by the jail before mailing records requests or inmate mail.
Hart County Jail Roles
Hart County has several offices that touch a jail arrest, but they do not do the same job. The jailer handles jail custody. The sheriff handles law enforcement, taxes, court security, and other sheriff duties. The Circuit Court Clerk handles court records for cases heard in Hart County. The County Attorney handles misdemeanor, violation, and certain juvenile matters, while the Commonwealth's Attorney handles felony prosecution for the 10th Judicial Circuit.
| Office | Use It For | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Hart County Jail / Jailer | Current custody, booking, release, visit, jail records | 270-524-2571 |
| Hart County Sheriff | Law-enforcement reports, tips, taxes, court security | 270-524-2341 |
| Hart Circuit Court Clerk | Case records, court dates, court payments | 270-524-5181 |
| Hart County Attorney | Misdemeanor and violation prosecution, local open-records route for that office | 270-524-2547 |
Visiting Hart County Jail
Official Hart County visitation rules, public visit days, video-visit vendor, visitor approval process, dress code, and child-visitor rules were not located in the official pages reviewed. That should be stated plainly. Visitors should call the jail before traveling and ask for the current schedule, required government ID, approved visitor list, property limits, dress rules, lobby entrance, and whether attorney visits use a separate procedure.
| Topic | Official Finding | Visitor Action |
|---|---|---|
| Public schedule | Not located in official sources | Call 270-524-2571 before traveling. |
| Visitor ID | Not located in official sources | Ask what ID is required. |
| Video visitation | No official vendor confirmed | Do not rely on third-party schedules. |
| Attorney visits | Procedure not published in reviewed sources | Attorneys should call the jail directly. |
Note: Confirm the visit schedule and allowed items with Hart County Jail before leaving for Munfordville.
Mail and Money at Hart County Jail
Official inmate-mail format, banned-mail rules, commissary vendor, money-deposit method, phone provider, tablet provider, and fee tables were not located for Hart County Jail. The county jailer mailing address is public, but that is not the same as a confirmed inmate-mail format. Call the jail before mailing anything, depositing money, or relying on a vendor page.
| Service | Verified Hart County Finding | Best Step |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate mail | Format not published in official reviewed pages | Ask the jail for the correct name and address format. |
| Commissary | No official vendor located | Confirm accepted deposit methods and fees by phone. |
| Phone or tablet service | No official provider located | Ask whether the jail uses calls, tablets, or video services. |
| Property release | No public rule sheet located | Ask the jail for ID and authorization requirements. |
Hart County Jail Booking
Hart County has not published a detailed local booking walkthrough on the official jail pages reviewed. Kentucky jail standards support a cautious description. After an arrest, a person who is not cited and released may be taken to Hart County Jail for identification, property handling, authorized search, booking documentation, medical or mental-health screening, photographs or fingerprints where required, and initial classification. Classification means the jail assesses custody and housing needs based on risk, charge, health, and operational factors.
Bond and release status should be checked directly with the jail and, when tied to a case, with the Hart County Circuit Court Clerk. Kentucky law includes personal recognizance, unsecured bond, cash bond, property bond, surety bond, and no-bond or hold situations. A detainer from another county, probation or parole, federal agency, or immigration agency can block release even when a local bond is resolved.
Hart County Jail Programs
The official Hart County Jail Jailer page says the jail mission is to protect public and institutional safety while providing programs aimed at reducing re-incarceration. The staff list includes a Class D Coordinator, Angela Ballard, and a Chaplain, Ben Benningfield. Those verified titles support careful references to Class D coordination and chaplaincy, but no detailed calendar for programs, reentry services, GED, work release, substance-abuse classes, grievance procedures, or medical request steps was located in official Hart sources.
The jailer page provides the official mission statement for Hart County Jail.
The mission statement supports a programs discussion, while schedule and eligibility details still need direct jail confirmation.
Hart County Jail Records
When an inmate is not found through the local jail contact, the next record source depends on what happened after booking. Court records after a Hart County jail arrest are handled through Kentucky Court of Justice and the Hart County Circuit Court Clerk. Sentenced offenders may later appear in KOOL. Victims and families may use VINELink for status notification. Federal prison and immigration detention are searched through their own systems, not the Hart County Jail site.
For records not available online, Kentucky's Open Records Act supplies the fallback. A request should identify the record, the agency likely to have it, and the requester contact information. The Hart County Attorney open-records page gives a local example of signed, dated requests by email, mail, or drop-off and repeats the five-business-day response rule. Jail-specific records should be directed to the custodian of the jail record.