The Clay County Detention Center on Shamrock Road in Manchester, phone 606-598-2133. People arrested by city police, deputies or state troopers in the county are booked there. If a recent arrest isn't showing yet, call the sheriff at 606-598-3471 or try the roster again later. The jail is large for a county of about 19,465 people, the Census Bureau's 2025 figure. Kentucky Corrections listed 238 people in its 234 beds on Oct. 22, 2026. Of those, 113 were Class D felons, the lower-level state prisoners Kentucky lets county jails keep, and 98 lived on the jail's non-secure side.

You can type a surname into the roster and then compare birth dates. It lists people in custody now, not past bookings. VINELink sends free release alerts, and KYeCourts public lookup shows court dates. If no match comes up, try other spellings or call 606-598-2133 with the full name.

On-site visits run Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:40 p.m., and each inmate gets one on-site visit per week. Paid remote visits are also offered. Call 606-598-2133 to schedule and to ask about ID and rules for children. Our visitation guide has more tips.

Call 606-598-2133 for the bond amount. Then take a photo ID and the money to the clerk's office in Suite 108 of the Justice Center (606-598-3663). Confirm with the jail that the person hasn't already been released. See our bail guide and money guide for details.

Ask 606-598-2133 about deposit methods, fees and limits. Double-check the spelling of the prisoner's name so the deposit isn't misapplied. Funds cover commissary items and phone time, and jail fees may be taken first. See our money guide and commissary guide.

Inmates can only make outgoing calls from a prepaid account, so you can't call in. Ask 606-598-2133 how to set up the account. Calls are recorded and can be used as evidence, so stick to family news on these calls. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Confirm the mailing address and rules with 606-598-2133. Each envelope needs the prisoner's full name and a return address. Staff check incoming mail, except legal letters, and send back items that break the rules. Read our mail guide before sending photos.

Call 606-598-2133 and ask for the shift supervisor. Give the inmate's name and describe the need, such as a medicine. The supervisor can also explain how and when to pick up property. Lawyers at the London Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (217 S. Main St., Suite 201, London, KY 40741; 833-205-0826) can raise health concerns with the court.

It happens, and the sheriff's office will run the name at 606-598-3471. The court system's free guest case search adds a statewide list of open cases under a name, so Laurel, Leslie or Knox matters show up too; a birth date keeps relatives with the same name out.

A warrant that outlasts the current stay is normally cleared by returning to the Clay County Detention Center with a defense attorney who can speak to bond. For missed dates, reach the circuit clerk's office at 316 Main St., Suite 108, Manchester, KY 40962, by calling 606-598-3663.

Youths are not held in the adult jail on Shamrock Road. Any teen kept in custody sees a judge inside 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) chooses where a youth stays while the case moves through the Manchester court.

Yes. File an open records request with the detention center naming the person and asking for the mugshot. News media may also go to the sheriff's office for booking photos. ICE images require the ICE FOIA request page. Federal pictures are released by the Marshals only when a fugitive is being sought.

Sometimes, when the U.S. Marshals rent bed space there. Federal court for this area is the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 310 South Main Street, London, KY 40741, 606-877-7910. A magistrate there holds a detention hearing to rule on custody, and people appear in the BOP inmate finder after sentencing. For Manchester, the closest Marshals office is London, 606-864-6993.

Clay's jailers at 606-598-2133 know whether ICE has asked for a hold, and immigration's Louisville office can be reached at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends the jail Form I-247A.
2. When the Clay case would release the person, ICE can ask Manchester's jail to hold the prisoner up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, as 8 CFR 287.7(d) sets out.
3. ICE has to pick the person up in that window.
4. If ICE doesn't come, the jail releases the person.
5. Use the ICE locator site to find someone ICE has moved.

Release happens at the jail on Shamrock Road. Processing begins after bail is posted. Any fees owed come out of the account before money and property are returned. Call 606-598-2133 for timing and plan a ride home.

Search the KOOL offender search by name. Corrections places sentenced people in a state prison or a county jail with a state contract. Our Kentucky state prisons page lists contact information. Records can take several days to update after a transfer.

Laurel County arrests go to the Laurel County Correctional Center in London, 606-878-9431, which also takes McCreary County prisoners. Knox County uses the Knox County Detention Center in Barbourville, 606-546-6215, and Bell County the Bell County Detention Center in Pineville, 606-337-5507. Leslie County books into the Leslie County Detention Center in Hyden, 606-672-3548, with overflow sent to the Kentucky River Regional Jail in Hazard, 606-436-4032. Jackson County holds people at the Jackson County Detention Center in McKee, 606-287-4551, and Owsley County arrests go to the Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville, 606-464-2598.

Here is who patrols Clay County.

• The Manchester Police Department, 200 White Street, Manchester, KY 40962, answers at 606-598-8411.
• The Clay County Sheriff's Office picks up at 606-598-3471.
• The Kentucky State Police Post 11 is at 11 State Police Rd., London, KY 40741 and takes calls at 606-878-6622.

Manchester is the only incorporated city in Clay County. In an emergency, call 911.