They are kept at the Grant County Detention Center on Barnes Road in Williamstown. The office line, 859-824-5191, is answered on weekdays. After a fresh arrest, the sheriff (859-824-3333) or the city police who made it can tell you if processing is finished. If the name isn't on the roster yet, booking may still be underway.

Yes. Enter a last name in the inmate roster and compare the birth date to be sure you have the right person. VINELink sends release alerts, and KYeCourts guest search shows hearings. New bookings may take some time to appear.

Schedules, sign-up, ID requirements and any video option are all set by the jail, so phone 859-824-5191 on a weekday. Anyone under 18 comes with a parent or guardian. Expect a screening at the entrance, and leave bags in the car. Visits can be called off during lockdowns. Our visitation guide explains more.

First call 859-824-5191 to verify the bond figure and that the inmate has not already left custody. Then pay the circuit clerk at the judicial center (859-824-4467) in cash or with a certified or cashier's check; the jail doesn't take bond. Bring ID. See our bail guide and money guide.

Deposit methods, caps and charges are set by the jail; ask 859-824-5191. Put the money under the legal name on the booking. It covers commissary food, hygiene goods and calls once fees are subtracted. Our money guide and commissary guide cover the details.

No. Incoming calls aren't put through, though inmates may dial out on a prepaid account. Every call is captured on tape and can become evidence, so never talk about the charges. Ask 859-824-5191 about setup and rates. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Phone 859-824-5191 on a weekday for the address and current rules. Print the whole legal name, plus your own address in the corner. Officers inspect each envelope other than legal mail, and anything banned is sent back. Our mail guide covers photos.

Phone 859-824-5191 and ask for a supervisor; explain what's wrong, perhaps a skipped prescription, and who the inmate is. Property questions are handled there as well. A Boone County Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (6159 First Financial Dr., Suite 300, Burlington, KY 41005; 833-385-6050) attorney may bring health problems before the court. A doctor's name and medicine list help staff check quickly.

The county sits on I-75 between Boone, Kenton and Scott, so people held here sometimes have a case in one of those courts too. The sheriff's deputies will check local files at 859-824-3333. For everywhere else, the free Court of Justice guest search runs statewide; add a birth date for a cleaner list.

If a warrant is still standing when the person gets out, a defense attorney can arrange a return to the Grant County Detention Center with bond already discussed. The circuit clerk at 224 S. Main St., Williamstown, KY 41097, takes missed-court questions at 859-824-4467.

Not to the adult jail. Each youth in detention is entitled to a hearing in under 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) picks the placement, and Grant District Court hears the case.

Grant mugshots fall under the open records law. Put a request in writing to the jail under the open records law, giving the name and arrest date and saying you want the mugshot. Journalists and news media outlets can direct a similar letter to the jail or to the sheriff's office. Immigration photos need the ICE FOIA page. Federal booking pictures stay private except when the Marshals put one out to catch a fugitive.

Possibly, through a Marshals contract. Federal charges from Grant County are heard at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 35 West Fifth Street, Covington, KY 41011, 859-392-7925, where custody before trial is argued at a detention hearing. Look in the BOP locator once a federal sentence begins. Williamstown families can call the Covington office of the U.S. Marshals, 859-392-7918.

Barnes Road staff (859-824-5191) can confirm an immigration detainer; ICE's Louisville office answers at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends an I-247A detainer to the jail.
2. Under 8 CFR 287.7(d), once the Grant case would release the person, Williamstown's jail may be asked by ICE to keep a Grant prisoner up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released.
3. ICE has to pick up the inmate before that time runs out.
4. If not, the jail releases the person.
5. The ICE locator shows people in ICE custody.

Release follows the paperwork. Bail is paid at the judicial center, and the order goes to the jail. Belongings and any balance left on the account are returned, less fees. Ask 859-824-5191 what to expect and line up a driver.

A name search in the KOOL search returns the current prison, or the county jail holding state inmates. Our Kentucky prison directory has the phone numbers. The listing appears once Corrections finishes intake, so check back if it isn't there yet.

Arrests in the bordering counties are not booked on Barnes Road. Boone County has the Boone County Detention Center in Burlington, 859-334-2143, and Kenton County the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington, 859-363-2400. Gallatin and Owen County arrests go to the Carroll County Detention Center in Carrollton, 502-732-9499. Harrison and Pendleton County arrests go to the Bourbon County Regional Detention Center in Paris, 859-987-2137. Scott County uses the Scott County Detention Center in Georgetown, 502-863-7880.

These Grant County offices each keep their own line.

• The Williamstown Police Department serves the city of Williamstown and answers at 859-824-3353.
• Calls for the Dry Ridge Police Department go through Dry Ridge City Hall at 859-824-3335.
• The Grant County Sheriff's Office picks up at 859-824-3333.
• The Kentucky State Police Post 6 is at 4265 US Highway 25, Dry Ridge, KY 41035 and takes calls at 859-428-1212.

Deputies and state troopers patrol outside Williamstown and Dry Ridge, including Corinth and Crittenden. Crittenden has no police department of its own; for police help there, call the Grant County Sheriff at 859-824-3333 or Kentucky State Police Post 6 at 859-428-1212. Call 911 in an emergency.