They are housed at the Bell County Detention Center on West Virginia Avenue in Pineville. Middlesboro arrests come here too, since it is the county's only jail. The phone is 606-337-5507. If a fresh arrest isn't listed yet, call the sheriff at 606-337-3102 or check the roster later in the day. Pineville's jail runs far over its rated size. Kentucky Corrections recorded 109 inmates there on Oct. 22, 2026, against 59 beds, which is 185 percent of capacity, and 94 of them were men. Bell County's population was 22,829 in the 2025 Census estimate.

Type a surname into the roster and compare ages to pick the right person. Only people in custody now appear, not past bookings. Sign up for VINELink to hear about release, and use KYeCourts search for court dates. Try other spellings if the name doesn't come up.

Phone 606-337-5507 to ask about visiting hours, registration, ID and any video visit option. Plan ahead if children are coming, and ask whether they need a parent or guardian along. Personal items stay in the car, and visitors are searched. See our visitation guide.

First get the amount from 606-337-5507. Next, go to the clerk at the Farmer Helton Judicial Center (606-337-9900) with photo ID and payment. A quick call first avoids paying for someone who has just gone home. Our bail guide and money guide have more.

Yes. Ask 606-337-5507 about the current deposit methods, limits and fees, with the person's legal name ready. The balance covers commissary items and phone time, and any jail fees come out first. See our money guide and commissary guide.

Ask 606-337-5507 how to set up a prepaid calling account. Inmates call out, but family can't call in. All calls are recorded, so leave the case out of it. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Confirm the address and current rules with 606-337-5507 before sending anything. Address envelopes with the full legal name and include where you live. Letters from lawyers stay sealed; everything else is opened and anything banned is refused. Read our mail guide before mailing photos.

Call 606-337-5507 and ask for the shift supervisor. Explain the concern, such as a needed medication, and give the inmate's name. The supervisor can also answer questions about picking up property. Lawyers at the Bell County Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (204 S. Pine St., Pineville, KY 40977; 833-895-0578) can raise health issues in court.

They can, starting with the sheriff's office at 606-337-3102, whose deputies serve the county's warrants. The courts' free guest case search then runs the name statewide, showing whether Harlan, Knox or Whitley holds an open case as well.

After release, a remaining warrant is normally taken care of back at the Bell County Detention Center; defense counsel can schedule the surrender and argue bond. Missed dates are the circuit clerk's job at 101 W. Park Ave., Pineville, KY 40977, reachable at 606-337-9900.

Youths are kept out of the adult jail on West Virginia Avenue. Kentucky law requires a hearing for a held youth inside 48 hours, with weekends and holidays not counted (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) handles placement, and the case goes to District Court in Pineville.

Yes, under the open records law. Put your mugshot request in writing as an open records request to the detention center. The jail and the sheriff both take news media requests too. Immigration photos require the FOIA request form at ICE. The Marshals keep federal photos private unless a fugitive is being hunted.

Yes, if the Marshals pay for beds in Pineville. Federal cases from Bell County go to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 310 South Main Street, London, KY 40741, 606-877-7910, and custody is settled at a detention hearing in front of a magistrate. After sentencing, the federal Bureau of Prisons lookup tracks them. Pineville and Middlesboro relatives can call the U.S. Marshals London office at 606-864-6993.

1. The jail receives Form I-247A from ICE.
2. After the Bell case would end custody, 8 CFR 287.7(d) lets ICE ask the jail to keep a Bell prisoner up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released.
3. ICE has to pick the person up within that time.
4. Without a pickup, the person is released.
5. Use the online ICE locator to track someone ICE has taken.

Release can take several hours after bail is posted. Money left in the account and personal property are returned after any fees are taken out. Call 606-337-5507 for timing, and have transportation ready, and bring a photo ID if you plan to meet the person in the jail lobby.

Use the KOOL inmate lookup to search by name. A sentenced person may be placed in a state prison or a county jail that holds state inmates. Our state prison guide has contact details. Allow a few days for new transfers to show up.

Every Kentucky county touching Bell books arrests at its own jail. Knox County arrests go to the Knox County Detention Center in Barbourville, 606-546-6215, and Whitley County arrests to the Whitley County Detention Center in Williamsburg, 606-549-6013. Clay County has the Clay County Detention Center in Manchester, 606-598-2133, and Leslie County the Leslie County Detention Center in Hyden, 606-672-3548. Harlan County uses the Harlan County Detention Center near Evarts, 606-837-0096. An arrest across the Tennessee or Virginia line is handled in that state.

Bell County arrests may come from any of these agencies.

• You can call the Middlesboro Police Department, 126 North 20th Street, Middlesboro, KY 40965, at 606-248-3636.
• Call the Pineville Police Department at 606-337-2207.
• Call the Bell County Sheriff's Office at 606-337-3102.
• The Kentucky State Police Post 10, 3319 South US 421, Harlan, KY 40831, answers at 606-573-3131.

Middlesboro and Pineville are the two cities in Bell County. Outside them, the sheriff and state police respond. In an emergency, call 911.