Where Hickman County Inmate Searches Start
The Hickman County contacts page lists Sheriff Ben Natividad, the court clerk, county clerk, and other Clinton-based offices, but the research did not locate a current Hickman County-owned jail roster or a separate Hickman County jail page. The practical public roster channel is the Fulton County Detention Center Current Inmates page, which loads the Public Safety Cloud/JailTracker roster for Fulton County Regional KY. That distinction matters. Fulton County Detention Center is in Hickman, Kentucky, a city in Fulton County. Hickman County is a separate county with its county seat in Clinton.
For a recent Hickman County arrest, use a chain rather than one lookup. Search the Fulton jail roster first. If the name does not appear, call Fulton County Detention Center at 270-236-2405 and ask whether the person was booked, released, transferred, or held under another name. For the arresting agency, transport, or a warrant question, call the Hickman County Sheriff's Office at 270-653-2241 or Hickman County Dispatch non-emergency at 270-653-5871. Court case records after an arrest are handled by the Hickman County Circuit Court Clerk, not by the roster.
Important custody point: No active Hickman County jail line appears in the Kentucky DOC weekly report reviewed for June 4, 2026. The public inmate population figures below are Fulton County Detention Center facility figures serving the Hickman/Fulton area, not a count of Hickman County residents in custody.
Fulton Jail and Hickman County Custody
The Fulton County Detention Center is the only detention facility in the project facility map. Its official site lists the jail at 2010 South Seventh Street, Hickman, KY 42050, with phone 270-236-2405. The jailer's page names Steven Williams, and the homepage describes the jail's mission as safe, humane housing with programs that help offenders prepare for return to the community. The site also says the facility follows Kentucky Jail Standards and houses both male and female inmates.
The jail publishes services that matter after a name is found on the roster. Phone and video visitation are handled through Combined Public Communications and inmatesales.com. Money deposits and care packages are routed through careacell.jointaccounts.com. VINE custody notification is listed with 1-800-511-1670 and vinelink.com. Mail has a separate processing address, so letters should not be sent to the street address. These details are useful because a roster hit is only the first step. Families still need to confirm visitation, mail, money, release, and court timing with the correct office.
The official jail homepage is shown in the screenshot captured from Fulton County Detention Center.
The page is useful because it places the roster, VINE, mail, phone, money, and visitation contacts in one official jail source.
Hickman County Inmate Population Snapshot
The most useful dated data comes from the Kentucky Department of Corrections weekly jail population reports. Those reports list Fulton, Fulton JRC, and Fulton RCC. They did not list an active Hickman County jail in the current report reviewed for June 4, 2026. For that reason, the Hickman County inmate population discussion should be read as the regional facility population readers are most likely to check, not a county government jail census.
| Measure | Figure | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton main secure jail beds | 449 | Kentucky DOC weekly jail report, June 4, 2026 |
| Fulton main secure reported population | 433 | Kentucky DOC weekly jail report, June 4, 2026 |
| Fulton main capacity percentage | 96% | Kentucky DOC weekly jail report, June 4, 2026 |
| Fulton JRC beds and population | 40 beds / 30 population | Kentucky DOC weekly jail report, June 4, 2026 |
| Fulton RCC beds and population | 36 beds / 0 population | Kentucky DOC weekly jail report, June 4, 2026 |
| Facility self-described bed count | 525-bed correctional facility | Fulton jail official site, inspected June 2026 |
Hickman County Inmate Population Trends
Population pressure rose across the sampled Kentucky DOC reports. The main Fulton facility moved from 334 people in July 2025 to 433 people in June 2026. Capacity use increased from 74% to 96% across those sampled dates. The JRC stayed in the high 20s to low 30s, while the RCC reported zero population in all sampled reports. These are facility trends. They should not be described as Hickman County arrestee-only trends unless a later official source publishes that narrower count.
| Date | Facility | Beds | Population | Capacity note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2025 | Fulton | 449 | 334 | 74%; 241 Class D, 63 controlled intake, 7 parole violators |
| November 6, 2025 | Fulton | 449 | 381 | 85%; 281 Class D, 80 controlled intake, 1 parole violator |
| May 7, 2026 | Fulton | 449 | 381 | 85%; 315 Class D, 43 controlled intake, 1 parole violator |
| June 4, 2026 | Fulton | 449 | 433 | 96%; 354 Class D, 66 controlled intake, 2 parole violators |
| June 4, 2026 | Fulton JRC | 40 | 30 | 75%; non-secure male |
| June 4, 2026 | Fulton RCC | 36 | 0 | 0% |
The Kentucky DOC weekly report index was captured from the state corrections research and statistics page.
Those weekly reports are the dated source for capacity and population figures, while the jail website supplies local service details.
Who Is in the Hickman County Inmate Population
The June 4, 2026 DOC report breaks the Fulton secure population into male and female groups and state custody categories. The secure male population was 397, including 322 Class D inmates, 63 controlled-intake inmates, and 2 parole violators. The secure female population was 36, including 32 Class D inmates and 3 controlled-intake inmates. The Fulton JRC listed 30 non-secure male inmates, split between 16 Class D and 14 community-custody eligible inmates. The main report listed zero federal inmates for Fulton on that date.
- Class D
- A lower-level felony class in Kentucky that can appear in jail population reports.
- Controlled intake
- A state-custody category used while DOC manages placement and movement.
- Parole violator
- A person held because release supervision may have been violated.
- JRC and RCC
- Jail/restricted custody components that Kentucky DOC reports separately from the main secure count.
Hickman County Jail Population Laws
Kentucky law explains why many jail and court records are open, why some details are redacted, and why jail population reporting exists. The Open Records Act does not mean every jail detail is released. It points requesters to the custodian of the record, then allows exemptions for sealed, juvenile, medical, security, and active-investigation material. Jail standards also require records and weekly population updates for jails housing state prisoners.
Key statutes and rules:
KRS 61.870 defines public records, public agencies, custodians, and related Open Records Act terms.
KRS 61.872 states the public right to inspect public records, subject to limits in law.
KRS 61.878 lists exemptions that can support withholding or redaction.
501 KAR 3:020 covers jail operations, retained prisoner records, serious-event reporting, and weekly population updates for jails housing state prisoners.
Search Hickman County Inmates
The current public roster path begins at the official Fulton jail site and its Current Inmates link. The frame page loads the Public Safety Cloud roster for Fulton County Regional KY. JailTracker apps commonly let users search current and released entries by name and status filters. The research identified model fields such as last name, first name, search type, released-since value, current-only flags, and captcha fields. Because live rendering was limited in the capture environment, do not assume every label or button appears the same on every device.
- Open the official current-inmates frame or the direct JailTracker roster.
- Search by last name first. Add the first name when the surname is common or the grid returns too many people.
- Check whether the search is limited to current inmates or also includes released entries.
- Open the profile for charges, bond, booking date, court fields, arresting agency, holds, release status, and any published image.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail, then check Hickman County Sheriff, KOOL, VINE, BOP, or ICE based on the custody type.
Hickman County Roster Search Fields
The roster fields below are drawn from the Fulton JailTracker app model and the official frame page. A blank search may list all current inmates if the agency allows it. If the app requires a name, enter at least a last name. Captcha may appear after load or search attempts, so a failed first search is not always a no-custody result.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | App model exposes lastNameSearchText; use surname first. |
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | App model exposes firstNameSearchText; narrows common names. |
| Search Type | Option or toggle | Unspecified | Model includes current and released-search controls. |
| Captcha | Challenge | Conditional | Captcha fields exist in the app model and may appear during use. |
| Current/released filter | Toggle or dropdown | Unspecified | Model includes ShowCurrentInmatesOnly and ReleasedSinceValue. |
Hickman County Inmate Record Fields
A roster profile is a custody record, not a final court judgment. It may show a booking charge, a bond amount, a court name, a warrant number, or a hold, but those entries can change after the prosecutor files charges or the court amends a case. Use the roster for jail status and then use the Hickman County court clerk or CourtNet for court records after a jail arrest.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Name and identifiers | First, middle, last name, Uid, jacket, arrest number, or booking-number settings. |
| Booking dates | Original booking date and final release date when released views are enabled. |
| Image | Image fields exist, but public display depends on facility settings. |
| Charges | Charge descriptions, offense dates, case numbers, court type, counts, and charge status. |
| Bond and fine | Bond type, bond amount, or fine amount if the roster publishes them. |
| Holds | Hold type, reason, hold date, expiration date, contact, phone, or sentence fields. |
| VINE | VINE site and agency identifiers that can support custody notification. |
Hickman County Jail vs DOC
Readers often search the wrong system after a transfer. A county or regional jail roster is for recent local arrests, pretrial custody, and short-term or local jail status. Kentucky Online Offender Lookup, known as KOOL, is the state DOC locator for sentenced or incarcerated offenders in the Kentucky corrections system. Federal sentenced inmates use the BOP inmate locator. Immigration detainees use ICE ODLS.
| Custody type | Best lookup | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Local arrest or pretrial jail custody | Fulton JailTracker roster | Current or recent jail custody at the regional facility. |
| Sentenced Kentucky offender | KDOC KOOL | DOC/PID numbers, current location, offender type, and state custody records. |
| Custody notifications | Kentucky VINELink | Notification signups and custody-status checks. |
| Sentenced federal prisoner | BOP locator | Federal register-number or name search. |
| Immigration detainee | ICE ODLS | A-number/country or biographical detainee search. |
Hickman County Detention Facility
The facility map has one public roster facility. It should be listed first in sidebar and footer facility links because it is the only mapped detention center for this project. No state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center was located inside Hickman County in the official source checks.
- Fulton County Detention Center is the regional jail roster channel in Hickman, Kentucky, for current or recent custody checks tied to the Hickman/Fulton area.
Hickman County Records Requests
Open-records requests should go to the agency that created or keeps the record. Sheriff incident or arrest paperwork should be requested from Sheriff Ben Natividad's Hickman County Sheriff's Office unless a newer custodian is named. Jail booking, housing, mugshot, visitation, release, and custody records should be directed to Fulton County Detention Center if that facility booked or housed the person. Court filings after arrest should be requested from the Hickman County Circuit Court Clerk, because the Kentucky Court of Justice records request page says requests for copies or review start with the clerk of the court that heard the case.
If a case is older, the clerk may identify a state records facility and provide file locator data. State Records Center searches cannot be searched by name or Social Security number according to the Kentucky court records request guidance. For mugshots, Kentucky's KRS 61.8746 creates a special warning about commercial use of booking photographs or official inmate photographs obtained under open records.
Hickman County Inmate Population FAQ
Is there a Hickman County jail roster? No separate Hickman County-owned roster was located in the official sources reviewed. The public roster channel identified for this area is Fulton County Detention Center's JailTracker roster.
How large is the Hickman County inmate population? The dated data available here is facility-level Fulton data. On June 4, 2026, Kentucky DOC listed Fulton at 433 people in 449 secure beds, plus Fulton JRC at 30 people in 40 beds.
Where do sentenced inmates go? A sentenced Kentucky offender may move from a jail roster into KDOC custody. Search KOOL when a person no longer appears in the regional jail roster after sentencing or transfer.
Are booking photos always online? The JailTracker model supports images, but the research did not confirm that every public profile always displays a mugshot. If no image appears, call the jail or ask the record custodian about open-records release.