Lewis sends prisoners to two neighboring counties: the Mason County Detention Center, 702 US 68, Maysville, KY 41056, 606-564-3621, and the Greenup County Detention Center, 100 Laurel St., Greenup, KY 41144, 606-473-9660. Families may need to call both. Soon after an arrest, the Lewis sheriff (606-796-2912) can say which jail received the person. Both host jails were above their bed counts on Oct. 22, 2026. Kentucky Corrections listed 135 people in Mason's 131 beds and 136 in Greenup's 98. Lewis County had an estimated 12,901 residents in 2025, the Census Bureau reports.

Search the inmate roster by surname, then confirm the date of birth. Both host jails house people from several counties, so check that the record says Lewis. If nothing turns up, call 606-564-3621 or 606-473-9660. VINELink sends custody alerts and KYeCourts guest portal shows hearings.

Determine whether the person is in Maysville or Greenup, then ask that facility (606-564-3621 or 606-473-9660) about visiting hours, registration, ID and video choices. A parent or guardian has to accompany minors, and visitors pass through screening. Read our visitation guide.

Learn the amount from the jail holding the person, then pay at the Vanceburg Justice Center (606-796-3053) using cash, check, money order or card. Bring ID. Plenty of defendants are released without paying once the pretrial interview is done. See our bail guide and money guide.

Each host jail has its own deposit system, so ask 606-564-3621 or 606-473-9660 about methods, limits and fees. Use the booked name exactly. The account covers commissary and calls, and leftover money is returned at release. Our money guide and commissary guide explain more.

Yes, through a prepaid account opened with the jail where the person is held, which also sets the rates. Every conversation is taped and can end up as evidence, so leave the charges out of it. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Learn whether Maysville or Greenup has the person, then get that facility's address and rules. Write the full booked name and a return address. Everything except legal mail is opened and searched, and prohibited items are returned. Our mail guide covers photos.

Call the host jail (606-564-3621 or 606-473-9660), request the shift supervisor and describe the concern, giving the inmate's name. The same staff can answer property questions. For serious issues, the Boyd County Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (108 28th Street, Catlettsburg, KY 41129; 833-385-6052) can bring the matter to the judge for qualifying clients; see our court page.

Yes. This county sends its arrests to the Greenup County Detention Center and the Mason County Detention Center, and a second warrant from Greenup, Mason or Fleming turns up now and then. The sheriff's deputies check local warrants at 606-796-2912. A name search on the courts' free guest case search covers every Kentucky county statewide, and Ohio's courts handle cases across the river.

A warrant still standing after release is handled by a planned surrender at whichever of those jails the sheriff directs, with counsel having asked about bond. The circuit clerk at 94 Second St., Vanceburg, KY 41179, answers at 606-796-3053.

Minors aren't held alongside adults in Maysville or Greenup. A detained child gets a hearing within 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) arranges placement, and Lewis District Court hears the case.

Yes. File a written records request to the booking jail listing the inmate's name and arrest date, and state plainly that the mugshot is what you want. Reporters at news media outlets can route these through the sheriff. ICE photos require the ICE FOIA page. The Marshals release federal mugshots only during fugitive searches.

Yes, if the Marshals have a bed contract. Federal cases from Lewis go to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1405 Greenup Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101, 606-329-2465, and a magistrate there rules on pretrial jail at a detention hearing. Look up sentenced federal prisoners in the federal inmate locator. Vanceburg federal arrests fall to the U.S. Marshals in Ashland (606-329-2587).

Vanceburg has no jail, so a Lewis detainer is filed in Maysville (606-564-3621) or in Greenup (606-473-9660), depending on where the person was taken. ICE's Louisville office answers at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends an I-247A detainer to the jail.
2. When Lewis custody would end, ICE can ask the host facility to keep a Lewis prisoner up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, as 8 CFR 287.7(d) provides.
3. Agents have to pick the inmate up before that window closes.
4. If agents don't come, the jail releases the person.
5. Follow transfers on the ICE detainee locator.

Out-processing starts once the bail reaches the host jail. Belongings come back, along with any account balance after fees. Call 606-564-3621 or 606-473-9660 for timing, and plan transportation home to Lewis County.

The Corrections KOOL lookup reveals the prison or state-contract county jail where the person now is; our Kentucky prison directory lists phone numbers. Records may lag after a move.

Mason County keeps the Mason County Detention Center in Maysville, 606-564-3621. It is one of Lewis's two host jails and also holds Fleming and Bracken arrests. Greenup County books into the Greenup County Detention Center, 606-473-9660, which is Lewis's other host jail. Fleming County arrests go to Maysville or to the Montgomery County Regional Jail in Mt. Sterling, 859-498-8747. Carter County has the Carter County Detention Center in Grayson, 606-475-1606, and Rowan County the Rowan County Detention Center in Morehead, 606-784-8457.

The County Attorney in Vanceburg (606-796-3201) handles district court prosecutions. Felonies are handled by the 20th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney (606-473-7978), who also covers Greenup. Appointed counsel comes from the public defender's Boyd County office (833-385-6052). Vanceburg police (606-796-3044) and KSP Post 8 in Morehead (606-784-4127) write most reports. Our criminal court page explains the hearings.

Lewis County arrests may come from any of these agencies.

• The Vanceburg Police Department is reached through Vanceburg City Hall, at 606-796-3044.
• Call the Lewis County Sheriff's Office at 606-796-2912.
• You can call the Kentucky State Police Post 8, 1595 Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, KY 40351, at 606-784-4127.

Deputies and state troopers patrol outside Vanceburg, including Concord. Call 911 in an emergency.