BEATTYVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky State Police are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Three Forks Regional Jail on Saturday, May 31.

What You Need To Know

  • Jeffrey Harrison escaped from the Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville

  • He was accidentally released after pretending to be his brother, who was set to be released

  • Harrison was serving time for bringing dangerous contraband into a detenton facility

  • KSP believe he was last seen in an older white Subaru

Jeffrey Harrison, age 43, of Lexington, was accidentally released from custody after he impersonated his brother, who was eligible for release. KSP learned of the escape Sunday. Jailers didn’t realize Harrison was gone until staff conducted roll call Sunday night.

Escapee Jeffrey Harrison is suspected of leaving the Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville, Ky., in an older white Subaru. (Kentucky State Police)

Harrison is a white man, weighing 138 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a red jacket, blue jeans, camouflaged shoes and a black hat. He is believed to have left in an older model white Subaru.

Harrison was in jail serving a sentence for promoting contraband in the first degree, which according to Kentucky statutes is knowingly bringing dangerous contraband into a detention facility or penitentiary. It’s a Class D felony, which in Kentucky carries a sentence of one to five years in prison.

KSP asks anyone with information to call local law enforcement or KSP Post 7 at 859-623-2404.

Correction: A previous version of this story had an incorrect escape date. It has been corrected. (July 8, 2025)