It is the county's own jail, on the South Danville Bypass. Its number is 859-238-1100, ext. 300, with office hours from 8 to 4 on weekdays. Because it also holds people from Garrard and Mercer counties, check the county on a roster entry. On weekends and holidays, the jail is also where money bonds are paid.

Search the inmate list by name; it shows charges and bond amounts. A new booking may take some time to appear. VINELink can send a text or call when custody changes, and KYeCourts search lists upcoming court dates.

Visits run every day from 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., with two free 15-minute visits per inmate every seven days. Call 859-238-1100, ext. 300 to confirm how to schedule, what ID is needed and whether children may join. Our visitation guide explains common rules.

Monday through Friday, Danville bonds go to the third-floor clerk at the Boyle County Courthouse, 321 West Main Street, Danville, KY 40422 (third floor) (859-239-7442). On weekends and courthouse holidays, the jail takes money bonds by cash or card, with extra fees. Bring photo ID. See our bail guide and money guide.

Phone 859-238-1100, ext. 300 for current deposit choices and costs on the Bypass. Know the full name, and confirm the county on the roster since the jail holds three counties' inmates. Our money guide and commissary guide explain the usual choices.

Inmates call out from prepaid or collect accounts; you cannot call in. Ask the jail at 859-238-1100, ext. 300 how to set up an account. Treat every call as recorded and leave the case out of it. Our phone guide and messaging guide have more.

Use the inmate's legal name and the jail address, 1860 South Danville Bypass, Danville, KY 40422. Put your return address on the envelope. Call 859-238-1100, ext. 300 for current rules about photos and books before sending them. Our mail guide lists common limits.

At arraignment the judge reviews finances and appoints the Danville Trial Office (438 W. Walnut St., Danville, KY 40422; 833-205-0827) when the person qualifies. Relatives can reach the Walnut Street office and give the case number to find out who is defending. See our court guide.

Call the Boyle sheriff at 859-238-1123 or ask a lawyer to look. Surrendering on a planned day alongside counsel can help when bail is decided.

Juveniles are held separately from adults. Kentucky requires a detention hearing for a held youth within 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) handles placement and contacts a parent.

Yes. The Bypass jail handles mugshot requests made under the Open Records Act. Reporters with news media outlets may request booking photos from the Boyle sheriff. ICE photos must be requested through the ICE FOIA portal. Federal booking photos are released by the U.S. Marshals only when a fugitive is wanted.

It may; call the Bypass jail (859-238-1100, ext. 300) to ask. The U.S. Marshals' Lexington office (859-436-6750) chooses where federal defendants stay. Federal cases begin at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 101 Barr Street, Lexington, KY 40507, 859-233-2503 in Lexington; a detention hearing there decides pretrial custody for Boyle arrests. People serving federal sentences appear in the BOP search. Danville relatives with federal questions can phone the Lexington Marshals, 859-436-6750.

Danville jail staff (859-238-1100, ext. 300) can confirm whether ICE lodged a detainer; ICE's Louisville office covers Kentucky at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends Form I-247A to the jail.
2. Once the Boyle charge allows release, staff on the Bypass may hold the person up to 48 hours past release.
3. If ICE does not pick up the person within that time, the jail must free them.
4. Use the ICE lookup to locate them.

The jail at 859-238-1100, ext. 300 reported 81 people in its 140 secure beds on Oct. 22, 2026, per the state Department of Corrections weekly count, with 64 more in its 80-bed restricted custody unit. For the bond itself, the Boyle circuit clerk (859-239-7442) says cash is required; cards carry a fee and apply to other payments.

Processing takes some time once bail is posted or a judge orders release. Property and account money are returned after fees. Call 859-238-1100, ext. 300 for an estimated time and plan a ride from the Bypass.

For state sentences, Corrections assigns Boyle defendants to a prison or a jail renting state beds. Search the KOOL page by name or check our Kentucky prison listings. It may take several days for a transfer to show up.

Garrard and Mercer arrests come to the Bypass jail, and the other counties near Boyle book elsewhere. Casey has the Casey County Detention Center in Liberty, 606-787-9097. Marion has the Marion County Detention Center in Lebanon, 270-692-5802, which also takes Washington arrests. Lincoln sends people to the Pulaski County Detention Center in Somerset, 606-678-0130.

• Danville Police Department, 445 W. Main Street, Danville, KY 40422: 859-238-1224
• Junction City Police Department, reached through City Hall: 859-854-3900
• Perryville Police Department: 859-583-0497
• Boyle County Sheriff's Office: 859-238-1123
• Danville 911 Center (non-emergency dispatch for the whole county): 859-238-1220
• Kentucky State Police Post 7, 699 Eastern Bypass, Richmond, KY 40475, 859-623-2404

The Danville 911 Center dispatches police, deputies and fire crews across the county. In an emergency, call 911.