Lincoln County Inmates

Visitation Hours

Inmates can visit with their friends and family for 45 minutes twice a week. All visits are onsite video visitation and must be scheduled in advance. All visitors must present a valid photo identification card.

Visitation hours are 9am to 4pm, Tuesday through Sunday.

The Lincoln County Jail has an inmate jail roster available for the public to view. The roster lists all current inmates housed in the jail. Inmates can be searched by their first and last name. The jail roster lists the inmate’s full name, birth date, booking date, arresting agency, bond amount, and charges they were arrested for.

Lincoln County Sheriff Information

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is the chief law enforcement agency located in Stanford, Kentucky. The office is made up of the Sheriff, court security personnel, civil personnel, and deputies who patrol the streets. The current Sheriff is Shawn Hines.

Contact the office at the following:

Sheriff Shawn Hines

104 N. 2nd Street
Stanford, KY 40484

Phone: (606) 365-2696

Lincoln County is located in the central region of the state of Kentucky. The county covers a total of 337 square miles and according to the 2020 census, the population was 24,275. The census shared that there were approximately 9,000 households and 6,500 families. There are 10,000 houses in the county with an average density of 30 per square mile. The county is part of the Danville, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Lincoln County Crime Statistics
Violent Crime 2016- 6
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter- 0
Property Crime 2016- 77

Lincoln County Public Records Information

Public records for Lincoln County are available through the county’s clerk office. The Attorney General’s Office has produced a general form. The applicant can print the form and submit it to the office. If the applicant cannot print this form, the applicant may make a written request, which shall include the applicant’s name, phone number, address, list of precise documents being requested, residency of the applicant, and any additional information the applicant deems necessary to help this office fulfill the open records request.

There is a fee for copies of records that must be paid in advance.

Requests can be sent to the following:

Hand delivered to 301 N. 3rd Street, Stanford, KY 40484,
Emailed to [email protected],
Mailed to 301 N. 3rd Street, Stanford, KY 40484, or
Faxed to (606) 365-4572.

The office has 5 days to respond to the request.