The Hammock Road jail holds people awaiting trial, state inmates serving sentences, and some federal prisoners. Call 606-878-9431 any time. Keep the person's full booking name and jacket number handy; you will need both for letters, deposits and any call to staff about the person.

The roster shows who is in custody and the charges. Register with VINELink for a text when the person is released or moved. Hearings are on KYeCourts public access. New bookings can lag online for a few hours, so call the jail if a name you expect is missing.

Visits happen by video, either on a lobby kiosk at the jail or from home through the jail's tablet and messaging service. Create an account and schedule ahead. Call 606-878-9431 for current hours. Visits are recorded, children need an adult with them, and dress rules apply even on video. See our visitation guide.

Phone the jail at 606-878-9431 or the circuit clerk at 606-330-2078 to learn where to pay at that time. Have the inmate's full name and the charge ready, and bring a photo ID. Our bail guide covers bond types, conditions and refunds.

Use the lobby kiosk at the jail, or deposit online with the jail's banking service. That money covers commissary, and a separate prepaid phone account can be funded the same way. See our money guide and commissary guide.

New arrivals get two free 5-minute calls during booking. After that, calls are paid from a PIN debit account or a prepaid account that family sets up. Inmates also send messages on jail tablets. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Personal letters to the Laurel jail are scanned rather than handed over. Write the inmate's full name and jacket number on the envelope and address it to Laurel County Corrections KY, PO Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. Inmates read the scans on tablets. Do not mail cash, stamps, stickers or anything glued or perfumed, since it cannot be scanned. See our mail guide.

The London Trial Office of the public defender (217 South Main Street, Suite 201, London, KY 40741; 833-205-0826) is appointed for those who qualify. Income is reviewed at arraignment. With the case number in hand, family members may call the defender's office to learn who has the file. See our court guide.

Laurel deputies can say whether a warrant is out; call the sheriff's office at 606-864-6600, or have an attorney schedule a walk-in. Walking in with counsel usually means a quicker bond decision, and the lawyer can ask the judge for release terms the same day.

Youths are never housed with adults. Kentucky law sets a detention hearing within 48 hours, leaving out weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) assigns a facility and notifies the family. Juvenile records and hearings are closed to the public.

Ask for a mugshot in writing under the Open Records Act, addressed to the jail at 440 Hammock Road, London, KY 40744. News media often request booking photos from the sheriff's office too. ICE photos require the ICE records request form. The U.S. Marshals keep federal mugshots private unless a fugitive is being sought.

The Marshals decide which federal prisoners are housed here. Federal arrests go to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 310 South Main Street, London, KY 40741, 606-877-7910 for a detention hearing before a magistrate judge. Use the federal prison locator once a sentence starts, since the Bureau of Prisons then chooses the prison. The U.S. Marshals keep an office in London itself; call 606-864-6993.

Booking staff at the London correctional center (606-878-9431) know whether a detainer is attached; ICE's office in Louisville handles the case side at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE files Form I-247A with the jail.
2. When the Laurel case no longer requires custody, staff can hold the person up to 48 hours past release.
3. If ICE does not pick the person up before the window closes, they go free.
4. Track them with the ICE finder.

Out-processing takes some time after bond is posted. The inmate gets back property, clothing and any money left on the account. Arrange a ride from Hammock Road ahead of time; call 606-878-9431 for timing.

Corrections assigns each state inmate after an intake review at a reception center. Some people with shorter Class D sentences stay at county jails such as Hammock Road. Use the KOOL lookup to search by name or number, or our prisons in Kentucky for contacts.

McCreary arrests come to Hammock Road, but the other neighbors keep their own jails. Corbin straddles the Knox and Whitley lines, so a Corbin arrest may go to the Whitley County Detention Center in Williamsburg, 606-549-6013, or the Knox County Detention Center in Barbourville, 606-546-6215. North and east are the Rockcastle County Detention Center in Mt. Vernon, 606-256-2178, the Jackson County Detention Center in McKee, 606-287-4551, and the Clay County Detention Center in Manchester, 606-598-2133. West is the Pulaski County Detention Center in Somerset, 606-678-0130.

The jail lists arraignments on Monday at 11 a.m., Wednesday at 9 a.m. and Friday at 9:30 a.m. A Pretrial Services interview happens within 24 hours of booking, and new arrestees get two free five-minute calls at intake.

Prosecutors share only the basics. The London office of the county attorney, 606-864-6159, can confirm a District Court date, and the 27th Circuit office, 606-330-2035, can do the same once a grand jury indicts.

The weekly jail count from the Department of Corrections for October 8, 2026 listed 662 people in 664 beds, so it was nearly full, with state and federal inmates included in that count. Corbin, which lies partly in Laurel, has its own police; non-emergency calls go to 606-528-1122. The county's older jail building, rated for 251, held nobody that week.

Personal mail is scanned, not handed over on paper. Send it to Laurel County Corrections KY with the person's name and jacket number at PO Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. Check our mail guide for what the scanner rejects.

Book at least six hours ahead, through the jail's video provider online or on the lobby kiosk; first create a profile and upload a copy of your ID. Sessions run 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. every day. Each inmate gets two free 30-minute sessions a week, and up to two people can sit in on one. The inmate must accept the request before it goes ahead. See our visitation guide.

Yes. Attorneys, clergy, media and medical staff may come at any time, and those meetings do not count against the two weekly personal sessions. Lawyer, clergy and medical meetings are not recorded.

No. Officers cannot relay calls or messages, so wait for the inmate to reach out; our phone guide and messaging guide cover the paid options. To pick up an inmate's belongings, come to the jail in person with photo ID; call 606-878-9431 first.

The jail lists GED preparation, life skills workshops and job-training courses, substance-abuse education with treatment referrals by certified counselors, and reentry planning that lines up housing, work and continued treatment before release.

London Police are at 503 South Main Street, London, KY 40741 (606-878-7004), with a non-emergency line at 606-878-7000. Part of Corbin lies inside Laurel County, and Corbin Police work from 805 South Main Street, Corbin, KY 40701 (606-528-1122). The Laurel County Sheriff's Office answers at 606-864-6600, and Kentucky State Police Post 11 is at 11 State Police Road, London, KY 40741 (606-878-6622).

For an emergency anywhere in Laurel County, dial 911.