The population is mostly pretrial local defendants, along with county-sentence inmates and state prisoners. Reach the jail at 606-739-4224. The front office is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., so call then with general questions. Kentucky's corrections department counted 297 people in the Catlettsburg jail on Oct. 22, 2026, well above its 206 beds, and 20 of them were federal detainees. Boyd's 2025 Census estimate is 47,751 residents.

Use the roster to see names, charges and bonds; spell the name the way it would appear on an ID. VINELink confirms custody and can alert you when a person is released or moved. Court dates appear on KYeCourts public access. A new booking may take a little while to post.

The jail has no in-person visiting. Per its visitation page (boydcountyjail.com), video visits run 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily on tablets in the housing units. Book through the jail's deposit service; you need an account and a photo of both sides of your ID. Each inmate gets 30 free minutes per week, reset Sunday evening, then it is $0.25 a minute. A lobby tablet is available weekdays 8 to 4, except holidays. See our visitation guide.

Bond is posted with the clerk at the Boyd County Judicial Center, 2805 Louisa Street, Catlettsburg, KY 41129 (606-739-4131). A good share of local defendants walk out on a pretrial release and owe nothing. Read our bail guide for bond types and refunds before you go. Bring photo ID and the inmate's full name and case number, and keep the receipt for the refund later.

Call 606-739-4224 during office hours and ask how to fund an account, what the limits are and when commissary orders are filled. The jail does not accept clothing; inmates buy socks, underwear and T-shirts from commissary, and those with no money get basic hygiene and writing supplies. See our money guide and commissary guide.

People in housing units can make calls from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., and new arrivals get a few calls to a lawyer or family. Calls are recorded. To block unwanted calls, follow the voice prompt or call 606-739-4224. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Confirm the current mailing address with the jail at 606-739-4224 before you write, and use the person's full booking name and your return address. Do not mail clothing, because the jail will not accept it. Our mail guide lists general rules for Kentucky jails.

People who cannot afford counsel can ask for the Boyd County Trial Office (108 28th Street, Catlettsburg, KY 41129; 833-385-6052). The judge decides at arraignment. Relatives may phone the 28th Street office, give the case number, and learn the lawyer's name. See our court guide.

Call the Boyd County Sheriff's Office at 606-739-5135, or ask a defense lawyer to check court records, since Kentucky keeps warrants off the internet. An attorney can arrange a voluntary surrender.

Youths are kept apart from adults. Anyone under 18 who is detained must see a judge within 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) decides placement and contacts the parents.

Ask the jail in writing at 209 28th Street, Catlettsburg, KY 41129 for the mugshot under Kentucky's Open Records Act. Local news media may request booking photos from Boyd's sheriff. ICE photos need the ICE records request form. The Marshals will not release federal booking photos unless the person is a wanted fugitive.

Sometimes. The Catlettsburg jail (606-739-4224) can say whether a federal prisoner is housed there; bed assignments for those prisoners are made by the U.S. Marshals. After a federal arrest, the person appears at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, federal building, 1405 Greenup Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101, 606-329-2465, and a detention hearing settles whether they remain in custody. After sentencing, use the federal prison locator. For a federal prisoner's whereabouts, the Marshals Service office in Ashland takes calls at 606-329-2587.

Booking staff on 28th Street (606-739-4224) know if ICE paperwork sits in the file, and ICE's Louisville office answers at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends the jail Form I-247A.
2. When the local charges no longer hold the person, the jail may keep them up to 48 hours past release.
3. Without a pickup by ICE in that window, Boyd releases the person.
4. Find them with the ICE finder.

Expect a wait of several hours between the bond or court order and the door opening. The person gets back stored property and any remaining account money, minus allowed fees. Plan a ride from 28th Street and call 606-739-4224 for timing.

After sentencing, Corrections reviews the case file and chooses where the sentence will be served. Search the KOOL lookup by name or inmate number, or use our prisons in Kentucky for prison phone numbers and addresses. A transfer can take weeks to show.

Boyd's Kentucky neighbors each book elsewhere. Greenup has the Greenup County Detention Center in Greenup, 606-473-9660, and Carter the Carter County Detention Center in Grayson, 606-475-1606. Lawrence arrests are taken to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville, 606-297-5245. An arrest across the river in Ohio or West Virginia goes to a jail in that state.

• Ashland Police Department, 201 17th Street, Ashland, KY 41101: 606-385-3273
• Catlettsburg Police Department, 2600 Broadway Street, Catlettsburg, KY 41129: 606-739-5126
• Boyd County Sheriff's Office: 606-739-5135
• Kentucky State Police Post 14, 5975 US 60, Ashland, KY 41102, 606-928-6421

For emergencies, call 911.