They're held at the Jackson County Detention Center on McCammon Ridge Road in McKee. Phone 606-287-4551 with the legal name. Right after an arrest, the sheriff (606-287-7121) or McKee police can say whether booking is complete. Intake, fingerprints and a health screening come first, so be patient with the first call.

Yes. Type a surname into the inmate roster and compare dates of birth so you've got the right person. VINELink sends release alerts and KYeCourts guest search shows hearings. Someone booked very recently may be missing for now; try later or ring 606-287-4551.

The McCammon Ridge Road staff at 606-287-4551 set the schedule and explain sign-up, acceptable identification and whether remote video sessions are offered. Anyone under 18 needs an adult parent or guardian present, and every visitor is searched. Call the morning of the trip in case of a lockdown. Our visitation guide has more.

Confirm the amount with 606-287-4551. Payment goes to the judicial center clerk on First Street (606-287-8651 or 606-287-7783), who accepts currency, checks, money orders or cards; nothing is collected at the jail. Photo identification is required. See our bail guide and money guide.

The jail decides how deposits can be made, how much is allowed and what each costs, so start with 606-287-4551. Enter the name exactly as booked. What remains after fees goes toward snacks, toiletries and calls, and any balance is refunded on release. Our money guide and commissary guide explain more.

Yes, through a prepaid account, and 606-287-4551 can explain setup and rates. Conversations are taped and prosecutors may listen, so the charges shouldn't come up at all. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Personal mail doesn't go to the jail's street address. It goes to a separate processing address with the inmate's full name and ID number; call 606-287-4551 for it. Legal mail goes to the jail itself at 1893 McCammon Ridge Road, McKee, KY 40447. Our mail guide covers photos.

Ring 606-287-4551, ask to speak with whoever is in charge that shift, name the inmate and spell out what's wrong, for example a prescription that hasn't been given. The same office handles personal property questions. An attorney from the Richmond Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (116 N. Second St., Richmond, KY 40475; 833-895-0580) can ask the judge to intervene in serious cases. Have the doctor's name and medication list ready.

A skipped hearing sometimes appears on KYeCourts guest search, and deputies at 606-287-7121 can be asked. Coming in through counsel lets the lawyer argue bail when the case is first called.

Not in the adult jail. Youths placed in detention are entitled to a hearing in under 48 hours, with weekends and holidays left out (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) decides placement, and Jackson District Court hears the case.

Yes. Put an open records request in writing to McCammon Ridge Road, list the inmate and arrest date, and request the mugshot specifically. News media outlets may direct their requests to the sheriff instead. ICE photos need the ICE FOIA page. The Marshals release federal mugshots only to find a fugitive.

Only when the McKee jail has a bed-space agreement with the U.S. Marshals. Jackson County's federal prosecutions are handled at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 310 South Main Street, London, KY 40741, 606-877-7910, and a detention hearing there sets pretrial custody. Look up sentenced federal inmates in the BOP locator. Relatives can also call London's Marshals office at 606-864-6993.

The Jackson detention center (606-287-4551) can confirm if ICE lodged a hold; London marshals (606-864-6993) and ICE Louisville (502-625-6202) are the federal contacts.

1. ICE sends an I-247A detainer to the jail.
2. After Jackson's charges no longer justify custody, the jail can keep the inmate for 48 hours at most past that release.
3. ICE agents need to pick up the inmate before that deadline.
4. If not, the jail releases them.
5. The ICE locator lists people in ICE custody.

Felony and circuit questions go to 606-287-7783; misdemeanors, traffic and small claims go to the district desk at 606-287-8651. The jail at 606-287-4551 reported 78 people for 79 beds in the Oct. 22, 2026 corrections department count, effectively full, so new arrests may be lodged elsewhere for a time.

Out-processing starts once the bail payment reaches the jail. Personal items and the remaining account balance come back with fees deducted. Ask 606-287-4551 for an estimate, and arrange for someone to drive up McCammon Ridge Road to meet the person.

A name search in the KOOL search shows which prison, or which county jail with state inmates, is responsible today. Our Kentucky prison directory lists phone numbers for each one. Newly moved inmates may not appear right away.

Rockcastle County keeps the Rockcastle County Detention Center in Mount Vernon, 606-256-2178. Laurel County books into the Laurel County Correctional Center in London, 606-878-9431, and Clay County into the Clay County Detention Center in Manchester, 606-598-2133. Owsley, Lee and Estill County arrests go to the Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville, 606-464-2598. Madison County has the Madison County Detention Center in Richmond, 859-624-4710, with Three Forks as its overflow.

• McKee's police are contacted by phoning city hall, 606-287-8305.
• The sheriff's office takes calls at 606-287-7121.
• Troopers serve the county from Kentucky State Police Post 7, 699 Eastern Bypass, Richmond, KY 40475, at 859-623-2404.

Deputies and state troopers patrol outside McKee. Call 911 in an emergency.