The Coffee Tree Road jail houses pretrial inmates from Franklin and Anderson counties, people serving state sentences, and some federal prisoners. Call 502-875-8782. Write the full name used at booking on every letter and money order so nothing is returned.

The roster lists current inmates and charges. VINELink confirms custody and alerts you to a release or transfer. Court dates are on KYeCourts public access. Recent bookings may take a few hours to show, so call the jail if you cannot find someone.

Visits are by video. Family can visit from home through the jail's video service, or use the lobby kiosks if the visit was scheduled in advance. Call 502-875-8782 for hours and rules. Visits are recorded, and children must be with an adult. See our visitation guide.

Franklin bonds are cash only. Amounts under $10,000 are paid at the jail at any hour. Bigger amounts are handled by the clerk's office (502-564-7013) on weekdays from 8 to 3, and by the jail after that. Bring photo ID and keep the receipt, since the refund depends on it. Our bail guide explains refunds.

Postal money orders can be sent to FCRJ, P.O. Box 4068, Frankfort, KY 40604-4068. Online deposits are also accepted through the jail's banking vendor. An account can hold no more than $500. Commissary is delivered Tuesday and Thursday. See our money guide and commissary guide.

Inmates place calls out; they cannot receive them. Relatives can open a prepaid calling account with the company that runs the jail phones. Every call is recorded and may be played in court, so leave the charges out of every conversation. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Family letters go to the jail's scanning address: the inmate's full name, P.O. Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076. Do not send letters to Coffee Tree Road. Pages are scanned and shown to the inmate electronically, so skip cards, glitter, stickers and anything perfumed. Legal mail from an attorney follows separate rules; ask the jail. See our mail guide.

Those who qualify get the Frankfort Trial Office of the public defender (223 St. Clair Street, Frankfort, KY 40601; 833-385-6051). Income is reviewed at arraignment. Relatives can phone the Frankfort trial office, give the case number, and ask for the attorney's name. See our court guide.

For a warrant check, call the sheriff at 502-875-8740, or plan a voluntary surrender with a lawyer. A defense attorney can also ask the court whether a warrant was issued and what bond, if any, was written on it.

Juveniles are held apart from adults. A detention hearing must take place within 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) picks placement and contacts a parent.

Mugshots can be requested in writing under the Open Records Act from the jail at 400 Coffee Tree Road, Frankfort, KY 40601. News media sometimes go through the sheriff's office instead. Booking photos taken by ICE require the ICE records request form. The Marshals withhold federal mugshots except when a wanted poster is needed for a fugitive.

The Marshals decide where federal prisoners are housed. Federal arrests appear at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 330 West Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601, 502-223-5225 on West Broadway for a detention hearing. After sentencing, search the federal prison locator. The U.S. Marshals have an office right here in Frankfort; call 502-223-5608.

The regional jail in Frankfort (502-875-8782) can say whether a detainer has been lodged; for the immigration side, ICE's Louisville office is at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends Form I-247A to the jail.
2. When the Franklin or Anderson case would let the person walk out, the detainer allows the regional jail to keep them up to 48 hours past release.
3. If immigration agents have not come to pick up the detainee by then, the jail releases them.
4. Search the ICE finder.

Leaving the regional jail involves paperwork that may run several hours once the bond is paid or a judge signs the order. Property and any account balance are returned. Anderson County inmates are released from Coffee Tree Road too, so plan a ride, and call 502-875-8782 for timing.

Corrections assigns state prisoners after an intake review, and some stay in county jails like this one for much of their sentence. The KOOL lookup finds people by name or DOC number; our prisons in Kentucky has addresses and phones.

Only Anderson sends its arrests to Coffee Tree Road; the other bordering counties use different jails. Scott uses the Scott County Detention Center in Georgetown, 502-863-7880. Shelby has the Shelby County Detention Center in Shelbyville, 502-633-2343, and Woodford the Woodford County Detention Center in Versailles, 859-873-3196. Henry and Owen arrests are taken to the Carroll County Detention Center in Carrollton, 502-732-9499.

Charges filed in District Court are handled from the county attorney office at 222 St. Clair Street, Suite 2007, Frankfort, KY 40601, 502-875-8745. A capital-city grand jury indictment sends a felony up to the 48th Circuit prosecutor, 502-564-4741.

Bonds are cash only. Amounts under $10,000 are paid at the jail. Larger ones go to the circuit clerk weekdays from 8 to 3, or to the jail after hours. Our bail guide covers refunds.

Yes, accounts are capped at $500. Mail USPS money orders to FCRJ, P.O. Box 4068, Frankfort, KY 40604-4068. Online deposits are also accepted. Commissary is delivered Tuesday and Thursday; our commissary guide lists what can be ordered. See our money guide and mail guide for how to address the envelope.

The weekly jail count from the Department of Corrections for October 8, 2026 listed 177 people in 221 beds, with 68 more in the 80-bed restricted custody center. Those totals include Anderson County inmates.

Frankfort Police work from the Public Safety Building, 300 W Second Street, Frankfort, KY 40601, 502-875-8523. Franklin deputies answer at 502-875-8740, and Post 12 troopers in Frankfort are at 502-227-2221.

Attorneys may come at any reasonable hour with a driver's license and bar card, but the jail asks them to avoid meal times and anything after 9 p.m. Clergy may visit from 8 to 11 a.m. and noon to 5 p.m. with an ordination certificate, driver's license or Jail Ministries card. Inmates never have to attend religious services. The jailer's office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except holidays. Family visits are covered in our visitation guide.

Frankfort Police work out of the Public Safety Building, 300 West Second Street, Frankfort, KY 40601, and answer at 502-875-8523. Outside the city, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office (502-875-8740) patrols, and Kentucky State Police Post 12 sits at 1250 Louisville Road, Frankfort, KY 40601 (502-227-2221).

Call 911 for any emergency in Franklin County. For non-urgent questions, use the numbers above.