The Kentucky River Regional Jail, 200 Justice Drive, Hazard, KY 41701, answers inmate questions at 606-436-4032; booking is 606-436-1008. Since it also keeps prisoners from Knott, Leslie, Letcher and Breathitt, give the full name and birthday and say the arrest happened in Perry. The sheriff (606-439-4523) can verify an arrest. The jail is often crowded. The state's weekly report for Oct. 22, 2026, listed 246 people against a 135-bed rating, while the county's own jail page describes a 150-bed facility. Perry had about 26,555 residents in 2025.

There is: the inmate roster. Type a last name and compare age and arresting agency to rule out lookalikes from neighboring counties. Call 606-436-4032 when no match appears. VINELink pushes release notices and KYeCourts guest portal shows upcoming hearings.

Phone 606-436-4032 for the current schedule, registration steps and required identification. Anyone under 18 needs an adult guardian present, screening is mandatory, and clothing rules apply. Arrive ahead of time for check-in. Our visitation guide covers common rules.

Learn the figure by phoning the jail, then head to the Hall of Justice, where the circuit clerk (606-435-6000) requires cash for bail and photo ID. A recognizance release, which the judge may grant once Pretrial Services reports, costs nothing. Read our bail guide and money guide.

Ask staff at 606-436-4032 which deposit options, limits and fees apply right now. Use the exact booking name or the funds may land in the wrong account. Commissary purchases and call time come out of that balance, and leftovers go home at release. Our money guide and commissary guide explain more.

Yes, using prepaid accounts whose rates and refill methods the staff will explain. Everything is recorded and may reach prosecutors, so save case talk for the defense attorney. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Put the inmate's booked legal name first, then the Justice Drive address, and add your own return address. Staff inspect everything except legal mail and send back banned items. Our mail guide covers photos, or ask 606-436-4032.

Ring 606-436-4032, ask for the shift supervisor, describe the problem and give the inmate's full name and birthday. Belongings collected at booking are handled by those same officers. Lawyers at the Hazard Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (470 Main St., Hazard, KY 41701; 833-514-8977) can raise emergencies with the judge; see our court page.

The Perry County Sheriff's Office at 606-439-4523 handles warrant questions, and KYeCourts guest portal shows a failure to appear in a court case's history. An attorney can arrange a voluntary surrender at Justice Drive and press for reasonable bail at the first appearance.

No. Youths are separated from adults and never booked into the regional jail. A judge must hear any detained youth's case inside 48 hours, not counting weekends and holidays (KRS 610.265). Placement is arranged by the Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738), and Perry District Court hears the matter.

Request a Perry County mugshot by sending the jail in Hazard an open records request in writing that identifies who was booked, roughly when, and asks for the mugshot. Reporters with local news media can also ask the Perry County Sheriff's Office. Immigration booking pictures are requested on the ICE FOIA page, while federal mugshots surface from the Marshals solely in fugitive searches.

Yes, provided a U.S. Marshals agreement covers bed space. Perry federal cases go to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 310 South Main Street, London, KY 40741, 606-877-7910, where a detention hearing settles pretrial custody and the Marshals pick the facility. Sentenced federal inmates show up in the federal inmate locator. Hazard federal holds are tracked by the Marshals' London office (606-864-6993).

Hazard is home to the regional jail on Justice Drive, so the Kentucky River records office (606-436-4032) enters immigration detainers for Perry and Knott prisoners alike. ICE's Louisville office answers at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE files form I-247A with the regional jail.
2. When state custody ends, staff may hold the person up to 48 hours past release.
3. Agents are expected to pick the person up within that window.
4. With no pickup, the Hazard jail releases the person.
5. Track transfers with the ICE detainee locator.

Once bail posts and the clerk's paperwork reaches Justice Drive, the jail processes the release. Property and leftover account money come back, minus any fees. Staff at 606-436-4032 can estimate the wait; line up transportation from Justice Drive.

The Corrections KOOL lookup shows which prison or contract jail houses the person, and our Kentucky prison directory lists phone numbers. A move shows once Corrections records it; searching by state number narrows results.

Knott, Leslie, Letcher and Breathitt County prisoners can also be held at this Justice Drive jail, so ask for the county of arrest when calling. Leslie County has its own Leslie County Detention Center in Hyden, 606-672-3548, and Letcher County has the Letcher County Jail in Whitesburg, 606-633-5163. Breathitt and Owsley County arrests can go to the Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville, 606-464-2598. Clay County uses the Clay County Detention Center in Manchester, 606-598-2133, and Harlan County the Harlan County Detention Center in Evarts, 606-837-0096.

The Hazard Police Department answers at 606-436-2222, and the Perry County Sheriff's Office at 606-439-4523. Kentucky State Police Post 13 (100 Justice Dr., Hazard, KY 41701) is at 606-435-6069.

Outside Hazard, sheriff's deputies and Post 13 troopers patrol the county, including Vicco and Buckhorn. Call 911 in an emergency.