To the Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville, a regional jail that houses prisoners from several eastern Kentucky counties. The Bath County jailer's office oversees taking people to the Three Forks Regional Jail. If a recent arrest isn't on the roster yet, ring the sheriff at 606-674-2931.

Type the last name into the roster and match the birth date, because other counties' prisoners share the list. A booking from this morning may not be listed until later in the day. VINELink sends custody alerts, and KYeCourts public case search shows hearings in Owingsville.

Call 606-464-2598 to learn the visiting schedule, how to sign up, which ID is needed and whether video visits are offered. Ask before bringing children. Ask what items may be brought inside. Our visitation guide explains the process.

Once Beattyville tells you the amount, head to Owingsville with payment and ID; the clerk sits in the Bath County Judicial Center, 65 Water St., Owingsville, KY 40360 (606-674-2186). Check with the jail before the drive, since pretrial release may already have happened. See our bail guide and money guide.

Three Forks (606-464-2598) can explain deposit options, limits and fees. Include the full legal name and birthday so funds reach the right account. Our money guide and commissary guide describe common methods.

Inmates place calls from a prepaid account; nobody can call in. Three Forks (606-464-2598) explains account setup. Assume someone is listening, and keep talk about the case off the line. Our phone guide and messaging guide have more.

Rules change, so check with 606-464-2598 before mailing anything. Address the envelope with the full legal name, and put your return address on it. Our mail guide explains what jails can reject.

Medical worries and property pickups both start with a call to 606-464-2598; request the supervisor working that shift and name the inmate. You'll learn the jail's medication process and the hours for collecting belongings. The Morehead Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (1225 US-60 West, Suite 104, Morehead, KY; 833-514-8981) may help when a health issue affects the case.

Ask the sheriff at 606-674-2931, or let an attorney look and arrange a surrender date. The lawyer can then address bail when the judge first sees the case.

Minors are never put in the Beattyville adult jail. Under state law, a youth kept locked up goes before a judge in 48 hours or less, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) decides placement, and the case goes to the Bath court in Owingsville.

Yes. File an open records request with Three Forks to ask for a mugshot. Reporters and other news media can ask the Owingsville sheriff for booking photos. An immigration photo calls for the ICE FOIA form. The U.S. Marshals share federal photos only when a fugitive is still being sought.

They might be; Three Forks (606-464-2598) can say who it is holding, and Lexington's marshals office is 859-436-6750. The U.S. Marshals decide where a federal detainee from Bath is housed. Their cases are filed at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 101 Barr Street, Lexington, KY 40507, 859-233-2503, where a detention hearing decides custody. Once sentenced, they show in the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Owingsville families can reach the U.S. Marshals district headquarters in Lexington at 859-436-6750.

The Beattyville jail (606-464-2598) can confirm an ICE hold on the person; ICE Louisville is 502-625-6202.

1. ICE files Form I-247A with the jail.
2. After the Bath charge stops keeping them in, Three Forks can add up to 48 hours past release.
3. If ICE hasn't come to pick the person up by the end of that window, they walk out.
4. Use the ICE detainee locator to find them.

The judicial center clerk (606-674-2186) lists Division 1 rule day on the third Thursday and Division 2 on the first Thursday. Beattyville's regional jail (606-464-2598) held 280 inmates in 182 beds on Oct. 22, 2026, per DOC.

The person walks out in Beattyville, well away from Owingsville, so someone should be ready to drive. Paperwork starts after bail is paid. Any fees owed are deducted from the inmate's account before the balance is handed over. Ask 606-464-2598 for a time estimate.

Corrections places sentenced people in a prison or in a county jail under contract. Look them up in the KOOL offender search, and use our Kentucky state prison guide for addresses and phone numbers. A recent transfer can take several days to appear.

Montgomery County keeps the Montgomery County Regional Jail in Mt. Sterling, 859-498-8747, and Fleming County prisoners go there or to the Mason County Detention Center in Maysville, 606-564-3621. Bourbon County books into the Bourbon County Regional Detention Center in Paris, 859-987-2137, where Nicholas County arrests are held as well. Rowan County has the Rowan County Detention Center in Morehead, 606-784-8457. Menifee County prisoners go to Three Forks, the same Beattyville jail Bath uses.

• Owingsville Police Department, City Hall, 19 Goodpaster Ave., Owingsville, KY 40360: 606-674-2341
• Bath County Sheriff's Office: 606-674-2931
• Kentucky State Police Post 8, 1595 Flemingsburg Rd., Morehead, KY 40351: 606-784-4127

Deputies and state troopers patrol outside Owingsville, including Salt Lick and Sharpsburg. For emergencies, dial 911.