The Woodford County Detention Center is located in Versailles and processes bookings from the Woodford County Sheriff's Office, Versailles Police Department, and other local agencies. Booking records are publicly accessible under the Kentucky Open Records Act (KRS 61.870–61.884). As a smaller county, the facility handles a more modest volume of bookings compared to the larger urban detention centers in Louisville and Lexington.

Versailles is located approximately 12 miles west of Lexington along U.S. Route 60 and serves as the commercial center for the county. The town's name is French in origin but pronounced locally as “ver-SALES,” a distinction that often surprises visitors. Midway, a small town in the northern part of the county, is home to Midway University and is known for its charming railroad-town Main Street lined with shops and restaurants.

About Woodford County

Woodford County is the geographic and spiritual heart of Kentucky's bourbon industry. The Woodford Reserve Distillery, one of the oldest and smallest distilleries on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, is located along Glenn's Creek in the county. Several other major distilling operations are nearby. The county's landscape of white-fenced horse farms, stone walls, and rolling bluegrass pastures is among the most iconic in Kentucky. Woodford County is also one of the wealthiest counties in the state per capita, with high property values driven by the horse and bourbon industries as well as commuter access to Lexington. The Kentucky River forms the county's southern and western boundaries, cutting through dramatic palisades.