It is the county's own jail in Prestonsburg. Its number is 606-886-8021. Call that line to confirm visiting, mail and deposit rules before you go or send anything, since those can change. Court cases are heard at the Justice Center on South Lake Drive.

Search the roster by name, and double-check the birth date when a common Floyd surname brings up several matches. Fresh Floyd arrests may not appear for a while after booking. VINELink will text or call when custody changes, and KYeCourts public access shows the next court date in Floyd County.

Call 606-886-8021 before going to confirm visiting days, sign-up rules and whether video visits are offered. Ask about ID, dress rules and children. Phones and bags stay behind in the car. Our visitation guide explains common rules.

Bail is paid on South Lake Drive at the Floyd County Justice Center, 127 S. Lake Drive, Prestonsburg, KY 41653 (606-889-1658). Phone the jail before going, since a Floyd defendant may already be out on recognizance. See our bail guide and money guide.

Ask the jail at 606-886-8021 which deposit methods it uses and what fees apply. Keep the inmate's full name and birth date handy. Our money guide and commissary guide explain the usual choices at Kentucky jails.

Inmates place outgoing calls from an account; you cannot call them. Ask the jail at 606-886-8021 how to set one up. Assume each Floyd call is recorded and leave the charges out of it. Our phone guide and messaging guide have details on rates, accounts and message options.

Call 606-886-8021 for the jail's mailing address and current rules first. Write the inmate's legal name on the envelope and include your return address. Our mail guide covers photos and packages.

After an income review at arraignment, a Floyd judge may assign the Prestonsburg Trial Office (123 E. Court Street, Prestonsburg, KY 41653; 833-895-0579). Relatives can call East Court Street, give the case number and ask who is handling it. See our court guide.

The Floyd sheriff at 606-886-6171 or a lawyer can check whether a warrant is active. Walking into the jail by arrangement with counsel beats a surprise arrest and can help at the bail hearing.

Juveniles are held away from adults. Kentucky gives a detained youth a hearing within 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) arranges placement and contacts a parent.

Yes. Request the mugshot in writing from the county jail, citing the Open Records Act. Newspapers and other news media can also ask the sheriff for booking photos. The ICE FOIA portal handles ICE photos. The U.S. Marshals share federal booking photos only when they are searching for a fugitive.

It can, because the Marshals Service assigns housing for federal defendants. Federal cases start at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 310 South Main Street, London, KY 40741, 606-877-7910 in London, where a detention hearing decides custody. People serving federal sentences appear in the federal prison locator. Prestonsburg cases now route through London, where the Marshals answer 606-864-6993.

Jail staff in Prestonsburg (606-886-8021) confirm detainers; ICE's Louisville office, covering the state, answers at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE files Form I-247A with the jail.
2. Once the Floyd charge allows freedom, the jail in Prestonsburg can keep the person 48 hours past release at most.
3. Without an ICE pickup within that window, Floyd staff must let the person go.
4. Use the ICE finder to find them.

The Floyd justice center splits its phones by court. Circuit felony matters go to 606-889-1658, district misdemeanors and traffic to 606-889-1672, and family cases to 606-889-1651. All three clerk desks take cash, a check or a money order, and fines may be paid by ePay. The jail at 606-886-8021 had 82 people in 112 beds on Oct. 22, 2026, per the corrections department's weekly tally, so space is rarely the reason a release slows down; paperwork from the clerk usually is.

Paperwork takes some time after bail is paid. Property and the account balance come back minus fees. Call 606-886-8021 to ask about timing and plan a ride home from Prestonsburg.

The Prestonsburg jail (606-886-8021) can say if the person has been transferred out. Once a prison term is imposed, custody passes to Corrections (KRS 532.100), which assigns state inmates to a prison or a county jail with state beds. Search the KOOL lookup by name or see our prisons in Kentucky. A transfer can take several days to appear.

Several counties beside Floyd share a regional jail. Johnson is home to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville, 606-297-5245, which also takes arrests from Lawrence, Magoffin and Martin. Pike has the Pike County Detention Center in Pikeville, 606-432-6291. Knott sends people to the Kentucky River Regional Jail in Hazard, 606-436-4032.

• Prestonsburg Police Department, 200 North Lake Drive, Prestonsburg, KY 41653: 606-886-2335
• Martin Police Department: 606-339-5212
• Wheelwright Police Department, reached through City Hall: 606-452-4202
• Floyd County Sheriff's Office: main line 606-886-6171, non-emergency 606-886-6711
• Kentucky State Police Post 9, 3499 North Mayo Trail, Pikeville, KY 41501, 606-433-7711

Deputies and state troopers patrol outside Prestonsburg, Martin and Wheelwright, including Allen and Wayland. In an emergency, call 911.