The Clinton County Jail in Albany holds adults arrested anywhere in the county. Call 606-387-4395 for help locating someone. When a recent booking is missing from the roster, ask the sheriff at 606-387-5111. Because it is classed as a life safety jail, the Albany lockup cannot take state inmates, according to the state auditor's 2019 regional jail bulletin, and Corrections does not track its population. Clinton County's estimated population fell from 9,252 at the 2020 base to 9,139 in 2025, Census figures show.

Enter the surname on the roster, then check the age shown. It lists only current inmates. For a call when someone is released, register with VINELink. Court dates are posted on KYeCourts search. If the search comes up empty, try a nickname or other spelling.

For visiting schedules, sign-up, ID and any video choice, phone 606-387-4395. Ask staff about rules for bringing kids. Visitors are searched, so leave phones and bags behind. Showing up early helps if there is a wait. Our visitation guide has more.

Call 606-387-4395 for the bond amount and to confirm the person is still held. Next, the courthouse clerk on South Cross Street (606-387-6424) takes the payment; carry a photo ID. Check with the clerk on accepted payment forms. Our bail guide and money guide explain more.

Ask the jail at 606-387-4395 about deposit methods, limits and fees. You'll need the inmate's full name. Funds buy commissary items and phone time, and the jail may first take out fees it is owed. See our money guide and commissary guide.

They place outgoing calls; families cannot call in, so ask the Albany jail whether a home or cell number needs any setup before it can take a call. Ask 606-387-4395 how to set up a prepaid account. All calls are recorded and may be heard by prosecutors, so avoid talking about the case. Read our phone guide and messaging guide.

Yes. Call 606-387-4395 first to confirm the mailing address and rules. Write the inmate's legal name and your own return address. Staff open and review all mail except legal mail, and items that break the rules are returned. Our mail guide lists what's allowed.

Call 606-387-4395 and ask for the officer in charge of the shift. Describe the need, such as a prescription, and name the inmate. That officer can also answer property questions. A lawyer from the Columbia Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (833-254-2467) can raise medical issues in court.

The county sits on the Tennessee line, close to Russell and Wayne, so families sometimes find a second case. The sheriff's deputies search local warrants at 606-387-5111, and the courts' free guest records login lists open Kentucky cases statewide, while Tennessee's courts cover anything filed across the border.

If one is still there when the person gets out, counsel can line up a return to the Clinton County Jail and ask for bond in the same step. The circuit clerk at 100 S. Cross St., Albany, KY 42602, answers at 606-387-6424.

They are not placed with adults. A held juvenile gets a court hearing within 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) decides placement, and District Court in Albany takes the case.

Yes. Ask the Albany jail for the mugshot in a written open records letter that gives the arrestee's name and booking day. Reporters for news media do likewise through Albany or the Clinton sheriff. Immigration photos need the FOIA request form at ICE. The U.S. Marshals put out federal booking photos only to find fugitives.

Yes, whenever the Marshals contract for a bed in Albany. The U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 241 East Main Avenue, Bowling Green, KY 42101, 270-393-2500 handles those charges and holds a detention hearing on custody. Once sentenced, a federal prisoner appears in the federal Bureau of Prisons lookup. Albany families with a federal question can dial the Bowling Green Marshals at 270-901-2108.

1. The jail gets an I-247A form from ICE.
2. Once the Clinton charges are settled, ICE may ask the Albany jail to keep a Clinton prisoner up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, under 8 CFR 287.7(d).
3. Within that window, ICE must pick the person up.
4. If no one comes, the person is let go.
5. Find people ICE has taken with the online ICE locator.

Out-processing starts once bail is paid. Remaining account money and personal items are returned after fees. Call 606-387-4395 for an estimate and plan a ride, and bring a photo ID for whoever signs out the property. The jail needs the court's release paperwork before letting anyone leave.

Use the KOOL inmate lookup. The person may be in a state prison or a county jail that houses state inmates. Our state prison guide has addresses and phone numbers. A fresh transfer might not post right away. Call the facility directly if you need to confirm someone arrived.

Russell County has the Russell County Detention Center in Jamestown, 270-858-6900, and Wayne County the Wayne County Detention Center in Monticello, 606-348-3626. Cumberland County prisoners are housed at the Adair County Regional Jail in Columbia, 270-384-5701.

The County Attorney is on East Cumberland Street (606-387-0780). Felonies go to the 40th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney on North Cross Street (606-387-8458), who also serves Cumberland and Monroe. Appointed lawyers come from the public defender's Columbia office (833-254-2467). Albany police (606-306-1622) and KSP Post 15 in Columbia (270-384-4796) make most arrests. Our Clinton court guide walks through each hearing.

The Albany Police Department answers at 606-306-1622, and the Clinton County Sheriff's Office at 606-387-5111. Kentucky State Police Post 15 in Columbia can be reached at 270-384-4796.

Albany is the only city in Clinton County. Outside Albany, the rest of the county is covered by sheriff's deputies and Post 15 troopers. Dial 911 for any emergency; for a past incident, call the agency that took the report.