Facilities · Jail

Shelby County Jail

Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky · capacity 316

Also reported as Shelby County Detention Center; jail at Shelbyville, Ky..

8 deaths are recorded here, from 1911 to 2025; all by name.

lynching 6
undetermined 2

The people

Jose Carlos Miranda November 29, 2025
Glenn Burger May 4, 2012
Gene Marshall January 15, 1911
Wade Patterson January 15, 1911
Jim West January 15, 1911
Sam West January 15, 1911
John Patterson January 15, 1911
Janus West Date not reported

History and conditions

Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.