The East Maple Street jail houses pretrial detainees, people doing state time, and a few federal prisoners. Its number is 859-885-4558. Spell the booking name exactly on every envelope and deposit so it reaches the right person, and keep the booking number handy for calls to staff.

The roster shows who is in custody and why. VINELink confirms custody and sends alerts. Court dates are on KYeCourts public access. Fresh bookings may need a few hours to post, so call option 3 at the jail if a name is missing.

Book visits by phone at 866-281-2316. Men can visit Sunday through Friday and women Monday through Saturday, in time blocks from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Bring photo ID and arrive early. See our visitation guide.

Call the jail at 859-885-4558 (option 3) or the clerk at 859-885-4531 and ask which window takes the money right now. Have a photo ID ready, know the inmate's full legal name, and keep the receipt, since you will need it later. Our bail guide covers bond types and refunds.

Send a check or money order made out to the inmate to the jail at 229 East Maple Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356, or ask about other deposit options at 859-885-4558, option 4. The account pays for commissary and calls. See our money guide and commissary guide.

Inmates can call out but cannot receive calls. Family members set up a prepaid account through the jail's phone service; option 4 at 859-885-4558 can explain how. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Personal letters are scanned. Send them with the inmate's full name to P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. You may include up to 5 photos, 4 by 6 inches or smaller. Send legal mail and money orders to the jail at 229 East Maple Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356. See our mail guide.

The Nicholasville Trial Office of the public defender (109 South 2nd Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356-1554; 833-514-8978) is assigned to those who qualify. The judge will review income at arraignment. Family members with the case number can call that office for the attorney's name. See our court guide.

It's possible, especially for people who work in Lexington or Danville, and this jail also houses Garrard arrests. For a local warrant, ask the sheriff at 859-887-5317. Families can use the courts' free guest records search for a statewide look at whether Fayette or another county has an open case under the same name.

A warrant that's still open after release is cleared by surrendering at the Jessamine County Detention Center, preferably on a date counsel has worked out with the court. The circuit clerk at 107 N. Main St., Nicholasville, KY 40356, answers at 859-885-4531.

Youths are kept apart from adults. A detention hearing is required within 48 hours, weekends and holidays excluded (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) chooses placement and contacts a parent.

File a written open records request for the mugshot with the jail at 229 East Maple Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356. News media also ask the sheriff's office for booking photos. Photos from ICE need the ICE records request form. The U.S. Marshals release federal mugshots only when searching for a fugitive.

The Marshals decide whether federal prisoners are housed here. Federal arrestees get a detention hearing in Lexington at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 101 Barr Street, Lexington, KY 40507, 859-233-2503. Use the federal prison locator after sentencing. Nicholasville sits close to the Lexington Marshals office, which answers at 859-436-6750.

Staff at the detention center (859-885-4558) will say if a detainer exists, while ICE's Louisville office, which covers the whole state, takes calls at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends Form I-247A to the jail.
2. After Jessamine charges would end custody, ICE can ask staff to keep a Jessamine prisoner up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Nicholasville staff free the person once the deadline passes without an ICE pick-up.
4. Find them on the ICE finder.

Processing out takes some time after a bond posts or a judge orders release. Property and any money left on the account are returned. People on home incarceration get instructions before they leave. Arrange a ride from East Maple Street and call 859-885-4558 for timing.

Corrections assigns a prison once intake testing is finished, and some Class D inmates stay in county jails for all or part of the sentence. Use the KOOL lookup to search by name or inmate number, or our prisons in Kentucky for addresses.

Yes. Neighbors book into their own jails or a host jail. Lexington arrests go to the Lexington-Fayette County Detention Center, 859-425-2700. Across the Kentucky River, Madison uses the Madison County Detention Center in Richmond, 859-624-4710. Woodford has the Woodford County Detention Center in Versailles, 859-873-3196. Garrard and Mercer arrests are taken to the Boyle County Detention Center in Danville, 859-238-1100 ext. 300.

Book at 866-281-2316. Men may visit Sunday through Friday and women Monday through Saturday, in blocks between 9:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Our visiting guide explains ID and dress rules.

Yes. The weekly jail count from the Department of Corrections for October 8, 2026 recorded 113 people in a 96-bed jail, roughly 18 percent above its rated capacity. The 41-bed restricted custody center held 25.

Personal letters are delivered digitally after going to P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. Legal mail and money orders made out to the inmate go straight to the jail. Our mail guide has the format. Write the full booking name on every page, since scanned letters are matched by name, and never send cash or stamps.

Wilmore Police answer at 859-858-8955; after hours, use 859-858-3535 for non-emergencies. Keene has no police department, so the sheriff, 859-885-4139, covers it. Nicholasville Police, 717 N. Main St., Nicholasville, KY 40356, answer at 859-885-9467 for records and 859-887-5447 for non-emergencies.

The circuit clerk at the Court Complex answers at 859-885-4531 or 859-887-1005. The public defender office is at 109 S 2nd Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356, 833-514-8978; it takes a case only after a judge appoints it. Kentucky State Police Post 7 in Richmond answers at 859-623-2404.

The county's jailer page lists drug rehabilitation, worship services, work details, moral reconation therapy and roadside litter pickup paid for by a state grant. Inmates also tend a five-acre garden and harvest its produce.

Call 859-885-4558 and press 3 for booking, 4 for inmate accounts and commissary, 5 for the Class D coordinator, 6 for home incarceration and drug testing, or 7 for medical. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Write in pencil, standard ink, type or print; felt tip pens, markers and crayons are refused. Polaroids, newspaper clippings, photocopies and printed internet pages are not allowed, and nothing may be taped or glued to the page. A check or money order for the account goes alone in its envelope, made out to the inmate, with no letter inside.

Nicholasville Police are at 717 North Main Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356, with an office line of 859-885-9467 and a non-emergency line of 859-887-5447. Wilmore Police answer at 859-858-8955, and after hours their non-emergency calls go to 859-858-3535.

The Jessamine County Sheriff's Office (859-885-4139) and Kentucky State Police Post 7, 699 Eastern Bypass, Richmond, KY 40475 (859-623-2404), patrol the county outside Nicholasville and Wilmore. Call 911 for any emergency in the county.