Lyon has no jail of its own and uses three: the Crittenden County Detention Center, 208 W. Carlisle St., Marion, KY 42064, 270-965-3185; the Marshall County Detention Center, 54 Judicial Drive, Benton, KY 42025, 270-527-4760; and the McCracken County Jail, 400 Clarence Gaines Street, Paducah, KY 42003, 270-444-4730. Families may need to call all three. Deputies at the sheriff's office (270-388-2311) can tell you where an arrestee was taken. Their bed counts differ. In the state's Oct. 22, 2026, report, the Crittenden jail in Marion held 123 people in 133 beds, the Marshall jail in Benton held 73 in 120, and the Paducah jail held 363 in 343. Lyon County had about 9,123 residents in 2025, per the Census Bureau.

Try the inmate roster for each host jail, search by surname and confirm the birth date and that the record says Lyon. If nothing appears, call 270-965-3185, 270-527-4760 or 270-444-4730. VINELink sends custody alerts and KYeCourts guest portal shows court dates. A recent intake may lag.

First learn which of the three jails has the person, then ask that facility (270-965-3185, 270-527-4760 or 270-444-4730) about schedules, registration, ID and video options. Minors need a parent or guardian with them, and visitors are screened. Read our visitation guide.

The host jail can give the figure; payment happens at the Eddyville courthouse (270-388-7231). Confirm by phone which payment types work, and carry a photo ID. Judges can also order release with no money paid (KRS 431.066). See our bail guide and money guide.

Each host jail has its own account system, so phone 270-965-3185, 270-527-4760 or 270-444-4730 for options, caps and charges. Spell the name as booked. Funds pay for commissary and calls, and any balance is returned at release. Our money guide and commissary guide explain more.

Yes, by way of prepaid calling that the host jail arranges and prices. Prosecutors can hear the recordings, so stick to family news. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Each of the three has its own address and rules, so pin down the right one first. Address the envelope with the booked legal name and your return address. Staff search everything other than legal correspondence and refuse banned items. Our mail guide covers photos.

Call the host jail (270-965-3185, 270-527-4760 or 270-444-4730), ask for the shift supervisor and describe the issue with the inmate's name. Ask the same staff about stored belongings. Grave concerns can reach the judge through the Princeton Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (833-514-8982) for eligible clients; see our court page.

Yes. Local arrests are housed in Marion, Benton or Paducah alongside people from several counties, and in this lakes region Caldwell, Trigg and Livingston warrants are common too. The sheriff's office looks up Lyon warrants at 270-388-2311, and the courts' free guest case search brings up open cases statewide from one name.

Once released, someone with a warrant still open can have a defense attorney schedule a surrender at the jail the sheriff names, with a bond request ready. The circuit clerk at 500 West Dale Ave., Eddyville, KY 42038, answers at 270-388-7231 about missed dates.

Minors aren't held with adults in the host jails. A detained child gets a hearing within 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) handles placement, and Lyon District Court hears the case.

Yes. Send a written records request to the jail that booked the person with the name and arrest date, asking for the mugshot. The Lyon sheriff and the host jails take the same letter from news media. ICE photos require the ICE FOIA page. Federal booking photos are released by the Marshals solely to help find fugitives.

They can, under Marshals contracts. Lyon federal cases go to the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 501 Broadway, Paducah, KY 42001, 270-415-6400, and a detention hearing before a magistrate settles pretrial jail. Look up sentenced federal prisoners in the federal inmate locator. Eddyville families can call the Paducah office of the U.S. Marshals, 270-415-1706.

Eddyville has no county jail, so a Lyon detainer is filed with whichever of three jails took the person, either Marion (270-965-3185), Benton (270-527-4760) or Paducah (270-444-4730). ICE's Louisville office is at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE sends an I-247A detainer to the holding jail.
2. When Lyon custody would end, ICE can ask that host jail to hold the inmate up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, following 8 CFR 287.7(d).
3. ICE has to pick up the person in that window.
4. If ICE does not, the jail releases the person.
5. Follow moves on the ICE detainee locator.

Out-processing starts once the bail reaches the host jail. Personal items come back, plus any balance after fees. Call 270-965-3185, 270-527-4760 or 270-444-4730 for timing, and plan a ride back to Lyon County.

Search the Corrections KOOL lookup for the prison or state-contract county jail holding the person; our Kentucky prison directory has phone numbers. The database can lag behind a move.

Caldwell County has the Caldwell County Jail in Princeton, 270-365-6790. Crittenden County keeps the Crittenden County Detention Center in Marion, 270-965-3185, and Marshall County the Marshall County Detention Center in Benton, 270-527-4760; both take Lyon arrests. Livingston County prisoners go to the McCracken County Jail in Paducah, 270-444-4730, another Lyon option. Trigg County arrests are held at the Christian County Jail in Hopkinsville, 270-887-4152.

The County Attorney's office is inside the Eddyville courthouse on West Dale Avenue (270-388-7301) and prosecutes district court charges. Felonies go to the 56th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney on Commerce Street (270-388-9494), whose office also serves Caldwell, Livingston and Trigg. The public defender's Princeton office (833-514-8982) is appointed for those who qualify. Eddyville police (270-388-2226) and KSP Post 1 (270-856-3721) make most arrests near Lake Barkley. Because Lyon prisoners may be spread across three jails, write down the booking number once you find it. Our criminal court page covers the hearings.

Lyon County arrests may come from any of these agencies.

• The Eddyville Police Department is reached through Eddyville City Hall, at 270-388-2226.
• The Lyon County Sheriff's Office picks up at 270-388-2311.
• The Kentucky State Police Post 1 sits at 8366 U.S. Highway 45 North, Hickory, KY 42051; its number is 270-856-3721.

Deputies and state troopers patrol outside Eddyville, including Kuttawa. Call 911 in an emergency.