Powell County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Start with 606-663-6400 during office hours, 8 to 5 on weekdays, giving the defendant's legal name plus birth date. If staff can't find the person, try Three Forks at 606-464-2598, since overflow inmates also go to Beattyville. Once the judge sets terms, either jail can relay the charge and amount; the clerk at 606-663-4141 has arraignment times.

According to the circuit clerk, the counter handles cash, money orders, in-state checks for fines, and plastic for a fee, plus ePay online. Ask 606-663-4141 which of those a particular bond permits before driving to 525 Washington St., Stanton, KY 40380.

No. Pay the Washington Street clerk (606-663-4141) or the Stanton jail (606-663-6400). None operate legally anywhere in Kentucky; KRS 431.510 bars for-profit bonding. That leaves relatives posting directly at the courthouse, and full attendance through the end of the case means the deposit returns, minus the clerk's fee and any costs.

It can happen; the Stanton jail (606-663-6400) can say where it stands. Pretrial Services staff sit down with every fresh arrestee, confirm work and residence details, and hand the court a risk assessment (KRS 431.515). Low-risk people can go home on recognizance, and moderate cases get monitoring layered on (KRS 431.066). Some minor charges end in a citation and no booking.

The Powell clerk (606-663-4141) can read back the order. Possible orders include release on recognizance, an unsecured bond costing nothing upfront, a ten-percent cash deposit (KRS 431.530), the full sum in cash, or a property bond at twice the bail (KRS 431.535). Kin whom the judge approves may sign as a no-fee surety (KRS 431.520).

Several; the Stanton clerk (606-663-4141) has the amount set. A defendant's finances must be part of the calculation (KRS 431.525), and anyone charged with a violation is presumed releasable (KRS 431.062). Nonviolent misdemeanor bail tops out at the maximum fine with costs added. Assigned amounts govern a long list of Class D felonies (KRS 431.540), and domestic violence or sexual offense bail factors in the victim's protection (KRS 431.064). Jail days offset around $100 apiece.

After final disposition, provided the defendant attended everything. The clerk withholds ten percent, never under $5, and mails back the balance; a dismissal or acquittal returns all of it. Any fines, court costs or restitution owed may be deducted before the refund. Phone 606-663-4141 about timing.

Orders here can prohibit contacting the accuser, and judges may impose drug screens, electronic monitoring or scheduled check-ins. Failing to show leads to a warrant, and forfeiture is possible after 20 days' notice (KRS 431.545). If a term is impossible to meet, a lawyer can move to modify it.

The Powell County Attorney (525 Washington St., Stanton, KY 40380 (606-663-6647)) prosecutes misdemeanors and handles felonies until a grand jury votes. Indicted cases go to the 39th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney, whose office also sits in Stanton (720 Breckenridge St., Stanton, KY 40380 (606-612-5066)). Indigent defendants receive the Stanton Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (452 Washington St., Stanton, KY 40380; 833-895-0582). More detail sits in our court guide.

A state bond in Powell lifts neither kind of hold. Federal prosecutions go through the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 101 Barr Street, Lexington, KY 40507, 859-233-2503. A detainer from ICE allows either jail to hold someone as long as 48 hours beyond the moment state charges alone would free them, so ask 606-663-6400 or 606-464-2598 about holds first. The ICE detainee locator and federal inmate locator show where such detainees go.