It is the county's own jail, at 150 South Jenkins Street, Mayfield, KY 42066. 270-247-9829 is the non-emergency line, with office hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Staff cannot pass along phone messages to inmates, so use mail, calls or messages instead.

Search the roster by name. New bookings can take time to post. VINELink can text you if custody changes. Use KYeCourts public access for the next court date.

Call 270-247-9829 during office hours for visiting times before you plan a trip. Ask about video visits, children, ID and dress rules. Expect to leave phones and purses outside. Our visitation guide covers common rules.

Bring cash to the clerk on Paris Road, temporary Graves County Courthouse, 1102 Paris Road, Suite 21, Mayfield, KY 42066 (270-247-1733). Check with the jail first, since screening can lead to release on recognizance. See our bail guide and money guide.

Call 270-247-9829 to ask which deposit methods are offered on Jenkins Street and their fees. Keep the inmate's legal name ready. Only prescription medicine in its proper container can be dropped off; other items come from the commissary. See our money guide and commissary guide.

Calls cost about $0.20 a minute, or roughly $3 for 15 minutes. Inmates call out, and calls can be recorded, so avoid talking about the charges. Set up an account using our phone guide, and see our messaging guide too.

Address personal mail to the inmate's name at 150 South Jenkins Street, Mayfield, KY 42066. The jail scans personal mail and delivers it digitally, so the paper itself does not reach the inmate. Include a return address. Our mail guide has more.

The judge reviews finances at arraignment and appoints the Murray Trial Office (607 S. 6th Street, Murray, KY 42071; 833-514-8983) for those who qualify. Relatives can call that Murray office with a case number to learn the assigned attorney. See our court guide.

Call the Graves sheriff at 270-247-4501 or have a lawyer check. Counsel can set up a planned surrender at South Jenkins Street and ask the judge to set bond at the first hearing, which spares the person an arrest at home or work.

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

Yes, request the mugshot from the jail under Kentucky's Open Records Act. News media can also request booking photos through the sheriff. For ICE photos, use the ICE FOIA portal. Federal booking photos from the Marshals are released only when a fugitive is being sought.

It can, because the U.S. Marshals pick housing for federal defendants. A federal case first goes to the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 501 Broadway, Paducah, KY 42001, 270-415-6400 in Paducah, where a detention hearing decides custody. Sentenced federal inmates appear in the federal prison locator. Mayfield relatives may reach the U.S. Marshals Paducah office, 270-415-1706.

Jenkins Street staff (270-247-9829) can confirm a detainer; ICE's Louisville office is the agency contact at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE files Form I-247A with the jail on Jenkins Street.
2. Once the Graves charge no longer requires custody, Jenkins Street staff may keep the person no more than 48 hours once released.
3. Without an ICE pickup in that window, the jail must let the person go.
4. Search the ICE finder to find them.

The circuit clerk (270-247-1733) works from a temporary courthouse at 1102 Paris Road, Suite 21, Mayfield, KY 42066. That office wants cash for bond, refuses out-of-state checks, and otherwise takes cashier's checks and money orders; ePay covers fines. The jail at 270-247-9829 also runs a restricted custody center for work-release inmates, which the state's Oct. 22, 2026 jail report showed at 60 of 80 beds. People there are serving sentences, not waiting on bond.

Bond paperwork in Mayfield takes some time. Belongings and leftover account funds are returned after fees are taken out. Call 270-247-9829 to ask about timing and arrange a ride from South Jenkins Street.

Start with the Mayfield jail (270-247-9829) to learn the transfer date. After commitment to state custody (KRS 532.100), the Department of Corrections places inmates in a prison or a county jail. Search the KOOL lookup by name, or see our prisons in Kentucky. New transfers may not appear right away.

The counties around Graves book arrests in different places. McCracken has the McCracken County Jail in Paducah, 270-444-4730, Marshall the Marshall County Detention Center in Benton, 270-527-4760, and Calloway the Calloway County Jail in Murray, 270-753-6150. Carlisle arrests go to the Ballard County Detention Facility in Wickliffe, 270-335-3691. Hickman sends people to the Fulton County Detention Center in Hickman, 270-236-2405.

• Mayfield Police Department, 228 Andrea Drive, Mayfield, KY 42066: 270-247-1621
• Wingo Police Department, reached through City Hall: 270-376-2286
• Graves County Sheriff's Office, 1102 Paris Road, Suite 6, Mayfield, KY 42066: 270-247-4501
• Kentucky State Police Post 1, 8366 U.S. Highway 45 North, Hickory, KY 42051, 270-856-3721

Mayfield officers are dispatched through KSP Post 1. In an emergency, call 911.