At the Mason County Detention Center in Maysville (606-564-3621) and the Montgomery County Regional Jail in Mount Sterling (859-498-8747). Families may need to call both jails, and should say the arrest came from Fleming County. For an arrest that just happened, the sheriff (606-845-4701) may know where the person was taken.

Yes. Search the inmate roster by last name and compare the birth date, because both jails house people from other counties. VINELink offers release alerts, and KYeCourts case search lists court dates.

First learn which jail is holding the person, then phone that jail about visiting hours, registration, ID and video options. Anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian present. Ask what may be brought inside. Our visitation guide explains more.

Start by phoning the jail to check the bond amount and whether the person is still in custody. Then take payment to the circuit clerk in Flemingsburg (606-845-7011); the jail itself won't accept bond. Bring photo ID, and if you plan to write a personal check, have that ID ready too. See our bail guide and money guide.

Each jail sets its own deposit methods, limits and fees, so call the one holding the person. Use the legal name. Money pays for snacks, hygiene products and calls after any jail fees. Our money guide and commissary guide help.

Yes, through a prepaid account with the jail that holds them; you can't call in. Each jail has its own phone service, so ask about rates there. Everything said is taped and could be played in court, so steer clear of the case. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Learn which jail has the person and ask that jail how letters should be addressed. Write the complete legal name and include where you live. Staff open all but legal mail and return banned items. Our mail guide covers photos and more.

Phone whichever jail houses the person and request the supervisor on shift. Name the inmate and explain the issue, for example a missed medicine. Ask about property there as well. A Maysville Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (116 W. Third St., Maysville, KY 41056; 833-895-0576) attorney can bring medical problems to the judge.

It could, and the Fleming sheriff's office will check at 606-845-4701. Because the county borders Mason, Rowan and Bath, a statewide name search on the courts' free guest records search is worth the few minutes it takes.

People released with a warrant usually surrender at the host jail that housed them, the Mason County Detention Center or the Montgomery County Regional Jail, ideally with a defense attorney beside them. The circuit clerk's office at 101 N. Main Cross St., Flemingsburg, KY 41041, answers at 606-845-7011.

Juvenile cases are heard in Fleming District Court, whose clerk is at 606-845-8571. Youths never share a cell block with adults, and any young person kept in custody is brought to court within 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) chooses the placement, and Fleming District Court hears the case.

Yes. Ask the booking jail in writing for the mugshot under Kentucky's open records law, including the name and arrest date. News media and reporters can request it from that jail or from the sheriff. Immigration photos need the ICE FOIA page. A photo from a federal booking is withheld unless the Marshals use it to locate a fugitive.

Yes, either jail can, as long as the U.S. Marshals pay for the beds. A federal case from Fleming County goes to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 101 Barr Street, Lexington, KY 40507, 859-233-2503, where custody is argued at a detention hearing before a magistrate. The BOP inmate locator shows people after a federal sentence. A federal defender is appointed if the person can't pay a lawyer. Flemingsburg federal custody questions go to the Lexington Marshals (859-436-6750).

Ask the holding jail, Mason (606-564-3621) or Montgomery (859-498-8747), whether a detainer arrived. ICE's Kentucky office is in Louisville (502-625-6202); Lexington marshals answer at 859-436-6750.

1. ICE sends an I-247A detainer to the jail holding the person.
2. When the Fleming charge would end custody, ICE may ask Fleming's jail to detain a Flemingsburg prisoner up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, per 8 CFR 287.7(d).
3. ICE must pick up the person before then.
4. If not, the jail releases the person.
5. The online ICE locator shows people in ICE custody.

District traffic and criminal dockets run the first three Thursdays at 9 a.m., with jury trials on the fourth Thursday. Circuit criminal cases are called the first and third Friday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The judicial center clerk (606-845-7011) confirms settings for a person brought over from Maysville (606-564-3621) or Mount Sterling (859-498-8747).

It depends on paperwork, since bail is paid in Flemingsburg and the order has to reach the jail. Property and leftover funds are returned, minus fees. Call 606-564-3621 or 859-498-8747 for an estimate. Both jails are outside the county, so have someone ready to drive.

Enter the name in the KOOL offender search; it shows the prison or the county jail with state beds where the person now is. Our Kentucky state prison list lists contact details. If the listing looks old, call the place it names.

Mason County books into the Mason County Detention Center in Maysville, 606-564-3621, which also takes Bracken, Fleming and Lewis County prisoners; Lewis arrests can instead go to the Greenup County Detention Center, 606-473-9660. Rowan County keeps the Rowan County Detention Center in Morehead, 606-784-8457. Bath County arrests go to the Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville, 606-464-2598. Nicholas and Robertson County prisoners are held at the Bourbon County Regional Detention Center in Paris, 859-987-2137.

Fleming County police work is shared by these offices.

• You can reach the Flemingsburg Police Department through Flemingsburg City Hall at 606-845-5951.
• Reach the Fleming County Sheriff's Office at 606-845-4701.
• The Kentucky State Police Post 8 sits at 1595 Flemingsburg Rd., Morehead, KY 40351; its number is 606-784-4127.

Deputies and state troopers patrol outside Flemingsburg, including Ewing. Call 911 in an emergency.