At the Powell County Detention Center, 755 Breckenridge St., Stanton, KY 40380, 606-663-6400, whose office is staffed 8 to 5 on weekdays. When beds run short, the Three Forks Regional Jail, 2221 Fairground Ridge Rd., Beattyville, KY 41311, 606-464-2598, also takes Powell prisoners, so call both before concluding someone isn't in custody. The sheriff (606-663-2226) can confirm an arrest.

Yes, through the inmate roster. Enter a surname and compare birth date and agency so a namesake doesn't mislead you, and remember Three Forks keeps a separate list. Brand-new bookings may not appear yet; phone 606-663-6400 if the search comes up empty. VINELink sends release alerts and KYeCourts guest portal posts hearing dates.

No. The detention center offers video visits only, either paid remote sessions or free sessions at the lobby kiosk on Breckenridge Street. Call 606-663-6400 for scheduling and ID rules; overflow inmates follow Three Forks policy. Our visitation guide has general tips.

Find out the amount by phone, then bring payment to the courthouse on Washington Street, where the circuit clerk (606-663-4141) takes cash, money orders or cards with ID. Some walk out with nothing paid once Pretrial Services reviews them. See our bail guide and money guide.

Staff at 606-663-6400 explain current deposit methods, caps and fees, and Three Forks (606-464-2598) handles its own accounts. Match the booking name precisely. That account covers commissary and calls, and any remainder is handed back at release. Our money guide and commissary guide cover details.

They can, on prepaid accounts; jail staff will outline costs and how relatives load money. Calls are monitored and recorded, and prosecutors may hear them, so leave the case for conversations with the defense lawyer. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Postcards only, per the detention center, addressed with the booked legal name and the Breckenridge Street address plus your return address; legal correspondence is the exception. Officers reject anything else. Our mail guide explains more, or call 606-663-6400.

Phone 606-663-6400 (or 606-464-2598 for overflow), ask for the supervisor, describe the concern and supply the inmate's full name and birth date. Intake property is managed by the same staff. The Stanton Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (452 Washington St., Stanton, KY 40380; 833-895-0582) can bring urgent issues before the judge; see our court page.

Yes. The town sits along the Mountain Parkway between Winchester and the Red River Gorge, and families here often have cases in Clark, Estill or Wolfe. The sheriff's deputies handle warrant questions at 606-663-2226, and the courts' free guest case search checks neighboring counties statewide with a single name.

For a warrant left open after release, the person can surrender at the Powell County Detention Center on a day counsel works out with the judge. The circuit clerk sits at 525 Washington St., Stanton, KY 40380, and answers at 606-663-4141.

Juveniles never go into the jail in Stanton and stay separated from adults. If held, a youth gets a court hearing within 48 hours, weekends and holidays not counted (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) handles placement, with Powell District Court presiding.

The detention center's contact page offers an open records form; ask specifically for the mugshot and give the name and booking date. Local news media can ask the sheriff for booking photos too. Immigration photos go through the ICE FOIA page, and the Marshals publish federal mugshots only while searching for fugitives.

Whether Stanton houses federal detainees depends on Marshals agreements. Federal charges in Powell go before the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 101 Barr Street, Lexington, KY 40507, 859-233-2503, where the detention hearing decides pretrial custody and the Marshals choose the housing. The federal inmate locator lists people with federal sentences. Stanton federal custody questions go to the U.S. Marshals in Lexington, 859-436-6750.

Stanton's detention center (606-663-6400) records detainers for its own prisoners; for anyone sent as overflow to Beattyville, ask Three Forks (606-464-2598). ICE's Louisville office is at 502-625-6202.

1. ICE files form I-247A with the jail.
2. Once Powell custody would end, ICE can ask Powell's detention center to hold the inmate up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released.
3. Agents have that window to pick up the detainee.
4. If ICE never arrives, Three Forks releases the person.
5. Follow moves on the ICE detainee locator.

Out-processing starts after bail posts. Belongings and any remaining account balance are returned, less fees. Phone 606-663-6400 for timing and have a ride ready on Breckenridge Street.

Search the Corrections KOOL lookup to see which institution has custody, then pull phone numbers from our Kentucky prison directory. Records may trail a transfer by days; a state ID number sharpens the lookup.

Clark County books into the Clark County Detention Center in Winchester, 859-745-0270, and Montgomery County into the Montgomery County Regional Jail in Mt. Sterling, 859-498-8747. Estill, Lee, Menifee and Wolfe County arrests go to the Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville, 606-464-2598, the same jail that takes Powell's overflow.

The County Attorney on Washington Street in Stanton (606-663-6647) handles the misdemeanor docket; felony indictments belong to the 39th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney on Breckenridge Street (606-612-5066), who also serves Breathitt and Wolfe. The public defender's Stanton Trial Office (833-895-0582) is a few blocks away. Stanton police (606-663-4459) and Clay City police (859-749-7893) handle arrests. Our criminal court page has the steps.

The Stanton Police Department answers at 606-663-4459, and the Clay City Police Department at 859-749-7893. The Powell County Sheriff's Office is at 606-663-2226, and Kentucky State Police Post 8 (1595 Flemingsburg Rd., Morehead, KY 40351) is at 606-784-4127.

Outside Stanton and Clay City, sheriff's deputies and Post 8 troopers patrol the county. Dial 911 for any emergency.