They are taken to the Mason County Detention Center in Maysville. The Bracken County jailer's office oversees taking people to the Mason County Detention Center. Call 606-564-3621 and mention which county made the arrest. If a recent arrest doesn't appear, the sheriff at 606-735-3233 can help.

Bracken prisoners show up on the inmate roster kept by Mason County's Maysville jail; type a last name to search it. Match the age or birth date before assuming it is the person you mean, since only current inmates are shown. VINELink can text or call you about a release, and KYeCourts lookup has upcoming court dates.

Visits follow the Maysville jail's rules. Call 606-564-3621 for days, sign-up, accepted ID and any video choice. Minors need a parent or guardian. You'll be searched, so leave extra items in the car. See our visitation guide.

The Mason County jail in Maysville gives out bond amounts at 606-564-3621. The bond itself must be cash and is paid in Brooksville at the judicial center (606-735-3328); carry a photo ID. Our bail guide and money guide have more details.

Yes, through the Maysville jail. Call 606-564-3621 about deposit methods, limits and fees, and use the inmate's legal name. Funds cover commissary and phone time, and fees owed to the jail may be deducted. See our money guide and commissary guide.

Inmates call out on prepaid accounts; ask 606-564-3621 how to set one up. No one can call in. Recordings can reach prosecutors, so the charges are best left unmentioned. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Mail goes to the Maysville jail. Confirm the address with 606-564-3621. Write the full legal name, and put your address on the envelope. Staff open everything except legal mail and return items that aren't allowed. Our mail guide explains the rules.

A supervisor at 606-564-3621 handles these calls. Be ready with the name and the specific need, for example a medication. The supervisor can also explain property pickup. A lawyer from the Newport Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (601 Washington Ave., Suite 300, Newport, KY 41071; 833-514-8985) can raise medical problems with the court.

A missed date might appear on KYeCourts lookup. The sheriff at 606-735-3233 can confirm, and a lawyer can help plan a surrender, which may help at a bail hearing.

Bracken youths are never booked into the Mason County lockup with grown inmates. A detained youth must see a judge within 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) chooses placement, and District Court in Brooksville hears the case.

Yes, by request. Send or hand the Maysville jail an open records letter naming the person and booking date, and it can release the photo. Newspapers and other news media may send the sheriff the same mugshot letter. For a picture taken by ICE, file with the ICE FOIA page. Marshals keep federal booking photos private unless a fugitive is being sought.

Yes, when the U.S. Marshals rent beds. Federal cases from Bracken County go to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 35 West Fifth Street, Covington, KY 41011, 859-392-7925, which holds a detention hearing on custody. The BOP inmate locator lists sentenced federal inmates. Relatives in Brooksville can reach the Covington Marshals office at 859-392-7918.

Bracken prisoners sit in Maysville, so a detainer shows up on the Mason County file first (606-564-3621). Immigration questions go to ICE in Louisville (502-625-6202); federal criminal holds are for the U.S. Marshals, whose northern Kentucky deputies sit in Covington (859-392-7918).

1. ICE sends Form I-247A to the jail.
2. When the local charge stops holding them, ICE gets a window of up to 48 hours after that release point.
3. Agents must pick the person up during those hours.
4. Otherwise the person is released.
5. Use the ICE detainee search after a transfer.

The Mason County jail begins release processing once bail has been paid. Property and leftover funds come back after fees. Brooksville is a separate drive, so plan a ride and call 606-564-3621 for timing. The jail must receive the court's paperwork before anyone walks out.

Search the KOOL database by name. Results show whether the person is at a prison or at a jail holding state inmates. Our prison guide for Kentucky has addresses and phones. After a move, give the listing time to update, or call the facility to confirm the person arrived there.

Bracken's own prisoners go to Maysville, but its neighbors vary. Harrison, Pendleton and Robertson send arrests to the Bourbon County Regional Detention Center in Paris, 859-987-2137, where Nicholas prisoners are booked as well. Mason arrests stay at the Mason County Detention Center in Maysville, 606-564-3621, the jail the county uses, which also holds Fleming and Lewis prisoners. Clermont and Brown counties are across the Ohio River in Ohio.

For a Brooksville case, the County Attorney on West Miami Street (606-735-2905) is the one who tries Bracken's misdemeanor and youth cases. Felonies go to the 19th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney on West Third in Maysville (606-564-4304), who also covers Fleming and Mason. If the family cannot pay for counsel, the judge can appoint the public defender's Newport Trial Office on Washington Avenue (833-514-8985). Augusta police (606-756-3296) and Brooksville police (606-735-3553) keep their own arrest reports. For arraignment and hearing steps, see our court process page.

In Augusta, the police department answers at 606-756-3296, and Brooksville police can be reached at 606-735-3553. The Bracken County Sheriff's Office is at 606-735-3233, and Kentucky State Police Post 6 (4265 US Highway 25, Dry Ridge, KY 41035) is at 859-428-1212.

Augusta, Brooksville and Germantown are the cities in Bracken County. Germantown has no police force, so sheriff's deputies and Post 6 troopers patrol it, as they do every part of the county beyond Augusta and Brooksville. Call 911 in an emergency.