Nicholas County Inmate Roster Source
Nicholas County does not publish a standalone official county jail website with its own local roster in the source set. The official custody source is Bourbon County Regional Jail, which houses offenders for Bourbon County and nearby counties, including Nicholas, Harrison, and Robertson. The facility also houses Kentucky Department of Corrections and U.S. Marshals offenders, so a person found there is not automatically a Nicholas County court defendant.
The jail homepage links to the current inmate list, commissary deposits, phone time, bonds, Pay My Jailer, and visitation. For Nicholas County inmate records, that means the jail roster is useful for current custody, charges, and bond information, while the Circuit Court Clerk and KYeCourts remain the better sources for court dates, dispositions, and criminal case history.
Bourbon County Regional Jail's homepage is the official page that links Nicholas County detainee users to roster and support services.
The regional jail structure is the key local detail for Nicholas County inmate lookup because the custody facility is in Paris, not Carlisle.
Use the Nicholas County Jail Roster
The official jail homepage links to the Cadmus/Scribe current inmate portal. The research capture could not inspect the live fields because the portal returned a JavaScript error, but the jail page still identifies it as the current inmate list used for charges and bond information. If the portal fails, phone contact with the jail is the next official step.
- Open the Bourbon County Regional Jail Current Inmate List from the jail website.
- Search the current roster for the person's name if the portal loads correctly.
- Review any listed charges, bond information, and custody status.
- Call Bourbon County Regional Jail at 859-987-2137 if the person is not found or the portal does not load.
- Check KOOL for state custody if the person may have moved from county jail to the Kentucky Department of Corrections.
- Use KYeCourts or the Circuit Court Clerk for court dates, case numbers, and dispositions.
Note: No official Nicholas County sheriff or Carlisle Police app with app-only inmate lookup was found in official sources.
Nicholas County Inmate Access Channels
An inmate record search can point to several systems. Current jail custody is not the same as state prison custody, and neither one replaces the court case record. Nicholas County detainees can also have case records in District or Circuit Court, depending on the charge and procedural stage.
| Channel | What It Covers | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Current Inmate List | Current detainees, charges, bond information | First check for active regional jail custody |
| Bourbon County Regional Jail phone | Current custody questions | Use when the portal fails or status is unclear |
| Nicholas County Jailer | Local jailer questions | Contact Robert Sosby at 859-473-1691 |
| KOOL | State inmates and supervised offenders | Use after transfer to Kentucky DOC or supervision |
| KYeCourts and clerk | Court dates, charges, bond orders, dispositions | Use for case records, not custody location alone |
| VINE | Status notifications | Use when notification is the search goal |
Nicholas County Inmate Search Fields
The local jail portal fields were not visible in the static capture, so the page should not invent name, booking, or date filters for that tool. The official research confirms the current inmate list link and says the roster provides charges and bond information. State-level KOOL fields are documented more fully and apply when the person is in DOC custody or supervision.
| System | Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmate List | Current inmate list | link/search portal | n/a | Official jail link; live fields not visible in capture |
| Current Inmate List | Result information | result fields | n/a | Jail says charges and bond information are available |
| KOOL | Last name | text | optional/unspecified | Search by offender name |
| KOOL | First name | text | optional/unspecified | Used to narrow results |
| KOOL | Middle name | text | optional/unspecified | Optional field |
| KOOL | Search aliases | checkbox | optional | Includes alias records if checked |
| KOOL | Photos only | checkbox | optional | Filters to photo records only |
| KOOL | Gender, location type, offender type | dropdown/filter | optional | Used for state offender filtering |
The jail's facility page states that Bourbon County Regional Detention Center houses Nicholas County offenders.
That official facility statement supports using the Bourbon roster for Nicholas County current custody checks.
Nicholas County Inmate Profile Fields
The local roster was not inspectable in the capture, but the jail homepage states the current inmate list provides charges and bond information. KOOL results add state-offender fields when the person is no longer held as a county detainee. The court file may add case number, division, hearing events, and disposition.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The detainee or offender name shown by the jail or DOC system |
| Charges | The current listed charges when the jail roster makes them public |
| Bond information | Bond amount or type if listed by the current inmate list |
| Current location | Bourbon County Regional Jail or a DOC location if in state custody |
| PID or DOC number | State offender identifier shown in KOOL results |
| Offense counts | KOOL result count fields for state offender records |
| Court event | Next hearing or docket event from KYeCourts or trial dockets |
Nicholas County Jail Facilities
Current Nicholas County detention is regionalized through Bourbon County Regional Jail. The Nicholas County Jailer remains a local official, but the published facility for housing Nicholas detainees is the Paris regional detention center. The facility's original capacity was 87 beds, and its official history says a new wing was built in 2016-2017, increasing capacity.
Bourbon County Regional Jail
101 Legion Road
Paris, KY 40361
859-987-2137
s.norris@bourboncountydetention.com
Nicholas County Jailer
125 East Main Street
Carlisle, KY 40311
859-473-1691
Jailer Robert Sosby
The Bourbon County Regional Jail staff page identifies jail administrator Sam Norris and command staff.
Staff information helps confirm the official facility contact path for Nicholas County detainee questions.
Nicholas County Booking Process
A Nicholas County arrest may be made by the sheriff, Carlisle Police, Kentucky State Police, or another agency. The person is generally transported to Bourbon County Regional Jail for booking if local custody is needed. Intake and classification occur at the jail, while charges, bond, and court dates connect back to District Court or Circuit Court depending on the offense.
The roster may show charges and bond for current detainees. It does not replace the court case file. First appearance, arraignment, bond changes, plea, disposition, and sentencing are court matters. If the issue is the difference between a jail charge and a final court outcome, the Nicholas County arrest records and court charges path is the closer match.
A current jail entry can also be brief. It may not show whether a charge was amended, dismissed, indicted, reduced, or resolved by plea. It may not show older bookings after release, sealed case material, juvenile information, or state-prison transfer details. For that reason, a Nicholas County inmate record should be checked against the court case, the roster, and KOOL when the person may have moved from county custody to the Kentucky Department of Corrections. That cross-check also helps avoid confusing an arrest with a conviction.
Release can also change the best search path. If the person bonded out, served a short sentence, or was transferred, the current inmate list may stop being the right tool even though the court case remains active. In that situation, use the Trial Court Docket portal for the next event, KYeCourts for public case information, and the Circuit Court Clerk for official status or certified copies.
Nicholas County Inmate Visitation
The jail homepage links visitation to InmateSales.com and instructs users to create an account to schedule visitation on the provider website. The official captured sources did not publish a full visitation schedule, visit length, visitor ID rule, dress code, child-visitor rule, attorney-visit rule, or on-site versus remote distinction. Those details should be confirmed with the jail before planning a visit.
| Day | Published Hours | Official Detail Located |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Not published in captured sources | Schedule through InmateSales.com |
| Tuesday | Not published in captured sources | Schedule through InmateSales.com |
| Wednesday | Not published in captured sources | Schedule through InmateSales.com |
| Thursday | Not published in captured sources | Schedule through InmateSales.com |
| Friday | Not published in captured sources | Schedule through InmateSales.com |
| Saturday | Not published in captured sources | Schedule through InmateSales.com |
| Sunday | Not published in captured sources | Schedule through InmateSales.com |
Nicholas County Inmate Support
The jail homepage links commissary deposits through CorrectPay/JailFunds, phone time and messaging through InmateSales, bonds, and PayMyJailer.net. CorrectPay materials identify website, toll-free phone, and lobby kiosk deposit methods, plus services such as commissary deposit, phone time, video visit scheduling, messages, bonding, gift baskets, e-cigarette, money order, tech account deposit, and payments, while noting that not every service is available at every facility.
| Support Need | Official Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Commissary | CorrectPay/JailFunds | Gift baskets, e-cigarettes, and commissary deposits listed |
| Phone time | InmateSales | Phone calls, chirping, and other communications listed |
| Jail fees | PayMyJailer.net | Linked from the jail homepage |
| Bond | Jail bond page and court record | Compare roster bond information with court orders |
| Call the jail first | No full official mail-rule page was found in captured sources |
Kentucky.gov's Department of Corrections agency page points users toward state correctional resources such as KOOL.
State DOC lookup is the right fallback when a Nicholas County detainee is no longer in the regional jail roster.