They go to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, 904 Third Street, Paintsville, KY 41240, 606-297-5245. Martin operates no jail, so deputies make the drive from Inez to Paintsville after each arrest. Big Sandy also takes in people from Johnson, Lawrence and Magoffin, so tell staff the person came from Martin and give a birthday. The sheriff's office at 606-298-2828 can confirm an arrest.

Yes, Big Sandy's inmate roster lists everyone it holds; search by last name and make sure the record says Martin and the birth date matches. Call 606-297-5245 if you cannot find a new arrest. VINELink offers release alerts and KYeCourts guest portal lists hearings.

Video sessions are offered every day from 9 to 10. Register by calling 606-297-5245, and ask what identification is required and whether any in-person time is available. Anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian along, and security screens each visitor. Details are in our visitation guide.

Get the figure from Big Sandy, then head to the Inez courthouse with currency and identification for the circuit clerk (606-298-3508). The clerk won't accept checks or cards for bond. Plenty of defendants are freed without money after the pretrial interview, so confirm first. Our bail guide and money guide explain more.

The Big Sandy jail in Paintsville explains its current deposit options at 606-297-5245, along with limits and fees. Callers should spell the name the way the jail recorded it. Deposited money buys commissary items and phone time, and whatever remains is refunded at release. Our money guide and commissary guide have more.

Yes, on prepaid accounts that Big Sandy staff can explain along with current rates. Calls are monitored and kept, and prosecutors sometimes use them, so keep the case out of the conversation. Our phone guide and messaging guide go further.

Letters should carry the prisoner's full booked name and go to Big Sandy's Third Street address in Paintsville, with your return address in the corner. Officers inspect all non-legal letters, and contraband is refused. Our mail guide covers photos and other rules, and 606-297-5245 can answer questions.

Call 606-297-5245 and request the duty supervisor; name the prisoner, give a birthday and explain what's wrong. Belongings taken at booking are handled through the same desk. For clients who qualify, the Prestonsburg Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (123 E. Court St., Prestonsburg, KY 41653; 833-895-0579) may raise grave issues in court. Read our court page.

Kentucky keeps warrants offline. KYeCourts guest portal can reveal a failure-to-appear. Beyond that, phone 606-298-2828, the Martin sheriff, with questions. An attorney can arrange a surrender and speak when the judge sets bail.

Big Sandy doesn't hold children alongside adults. Kentucky law gives a detained minor a court appearance within 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) arranges placement, and Martin District Court hears the case.

Yes. Send Big Sandy an open records request in writing listing who was arrested and when, and ask specifically for the mugshot. News media can send the same request to Big Sandy or the sheriff. ICE images require the ICE FOIA page, and the Marshals release federal photos only to find fugitives.

Possibly, under contracts with the U.S. Marshals. Federal cases from Martin County are heard in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1405 Greenup Avenue, Ashland, KY 41101, 606-329-2465, and a magistrate rules at a detention hearing before the Marshals assign a facility. Search sentenced federal prisoners in the federal inmate locator. Inez cases route through Ashland, where the Marshals answer 606-329-2587.

Inez sends its arrests to the Big Sandy regional jail in Paintsville, a member county arrangement, so detainers are logged there (606-297-5245). ICE's Louisville office answers at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE files an I-247A detainer with the jail.
2. When the state no longer has grounds to hold the person, Big Sandy may keep them up to 48 hours longer after that release point.
3. Federal officers need to pick up the detainee before that deadline.
4. If no one arrives, the jail lets them go.
5. Follow transfers on the ICE detainee locator.

Out-processing starts once bail reaches Big Sandy. The person leaves with their property and remaining account money, less any fees owed. Ask 606-297-5245 about timing, and plan a ride for the trip back to Inez.

Search the Corrections KOOL lookup by name to learn which prison or contract jail Corrections assigned, and use our Kentucky prison directory for numbers. Allow several days for a transfer to appear.

Johnson County arrests go to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville, 606-297-5245, where Lawrence, Magoffin and Martin prisoners are also booked. Pike County has the Pike County Detention Center in Pikeville, 606-432-6291, and Floyd County the Floyd County Jail in Prestonsburg, 606-886-8021.

Appointed counsel for Martin defendants comes from the public defender's Prestonsburg Trial Office on East Court Street (833-895-0579), which also serves Floyd, Johnson and Magoffin. KSP Post 9 in Pikeville (606-433-7711) patrols the county along with sheriff's deputies. Federal criminal cases from Inez now go through the Ashland docket after the August 2026 rule change. Our criminal court page explains the hearings.

The Martin County Sheriff's Office answers at 606-298-2828, and Kentucky State Police Post 9 (3499 North Mayo Trail, Pikeville, KY 41501) is at 606-433-7711.

Inez and Warfield have no police departments, so sheriff's deputies and Post 9 troopers patrol them as part of their countywide work. Call 911 in an emergency.