The Pulaski County Detention Center at 300 Hail Knob Road, Somerset, KY 42503 holds county, state and federal inmates, including people from Lincoln County. Call 606-678-0130. Have the full booking name ready, because letters and deposits must match it exactly.

Use the roster to see who is in custody and their charges. VINELink confirms custody and sends notice of a release or transfer. KYeCourts public access lists hearings. People booked recently can take a while to show online.

All visits are by video, at lobby stations or from home. Schedule at least 24 hours ahead with the jail's deposit service or at the lobby kiosk; an account is needed first. Call the jail to confirm hours. Children must stay with a parent or guardian, and visits are monitored. See our visitation guide.

Ask the jail at 606-678-0130 or the circuit clerk at 606-677-4029 how to post bond at that time of day. Phone card payments are not accepted for bonds. Our bail guide explains bond types and refunds.

The jail's deposit service takes deposits online, through its app, by phone at 866-516-0115 or at the lobby kiosk. The trust account pays for commissary. Family can also order hygiene items, not food, from the commissary company's website. See our money guide and commissary guide.

Only inmates can place calls. You must verify your identity with the phone provider first, by making a deposit or opening an account with the deposit service. Prepaid accounts cost less than collect calls. Messages and approved photos go through the same service. See our phone guide and messaging guide.

Personal letters, pictures and drawings are now scanned and shown on the inmate tablet. Address them to Pulaski County Jail, KY, the inmate's first and last legal name and identifier, P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131, with your full name and street address. Money orders and attorney mail still go to the jail at 300 Hail Knob Road, Somerset, KY 42503, never to Phoenix. An inmate may keep only five photos in the cell; extras go back or into property. Use pencil or blue or black ink on plain white paper. No cards, drawings, colored ink, stationery, stamps, staples or mail from other jails. Photos must be real prints, 4 by 6 or smaller. See our mail guide.

Those who qualify are given the Somerset Trial Office of the public defender (203 East Mount Vernon Street, Suite A, Somerset, KY 42501; 833-514-8986). The judge checks finances at arraignment. Family members who know the case number can phone the office to find out who is handling it. Read our court guide.

Yes. The Pulaski County Detention Center also houses Lincoln arrests, and the area draws people from Wayne, Russell and Laurel as well. Questions about local warrants go to the sheriff's office at 606-678-5145. For Monticello, Jamestown, London and beyond, the courts' free guest case search covers every county statewide in one search.

When a warrant survives a release, a defense lawyer can book the surrender at the detention center and press for bond. The circuit clerk at 50 Public Square, Somerset, KY 42501, answers at 606-677-4029 about missed court.

Youths are housed apart from adults. State law requires a detention hearing within 48 hours, weekends and holidays excluded (KRS 610.265). The Department of Juvenile Justice (502-573-2738) chooses placement and tells a parent or guardian.

Written open records requests for mugshots go to the jail at 300 Hail Knob Road, Somerset, KY 42503. News media can also ask the sheriff's office. Photos taken by ICE require the ICE records request form. Federal mugshots are kept private unless the Marshals post one while looking for a fugitive.

The jail holds some federal inmates; housing is the Marshals' call. Federal arrests from Pulaski go to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 310 South Main Street, London, KY 40741, 606-877-7910, where a magistrate judge holds a detention hearing. Search the federal prison locator after sentencing. Somerset families can phone the U.S. Marshals London office, 606-864-6993.

Phone the detention center in Somerset (606-678-0130) to confirm a detainer; ICE runs the immigration case from Louisville (502-625-6202).

1. ICE sends Form I-247A to the jail.
2. When the Pulaski charges would end custody, the detainer asks the Somerset jail to keep a Pulaski prisoner up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. ICE has to pick up the person inside that window, or they are released.
4. Detainees are often taken to an ICE center in another state.
5. Search the ICE finder.

Corrections assigns state prisoners after intake. Some lower-level felons remain in county jails, which can include this one. Look them up with the KOOL lookup, or see our prisons in Kentucky for addresses.

Lincoln arrests already come here. Arrests in other bordering counties are booked locally: the Laurel County Correctional Center in London, 606-878-9431, which also takes McCreary arrests; the Rockcastle County Detention Center in Mt. Vernon, 606-256-2178; the Casey County Detention Center in Liberty, 606-787-9097; the Russell County Detention Center in Jamestown, 270-858-6900; and the Wayne County Detention Center in Monticello, 606-348-3626. VINELink can tell you which one has the person.

District Court charges are prosecuted by the Pulaski County Attorney, 103 S. Maple St., Somerset, KY 42501, 606-679-4449. Felony indictments go to the Commonwealth's Attorney at 126 South Main St., Suite 110, Somerset, KY 42501, 606-677-4100.

Every visit is by video. Sessions are booked at least 24 hours ahead online or on the lobby kiosk at the jail, and deposits can be made by phone at 866-516-0115. Our visiting guide and money guide explain the account setup.

Address letters with the full name used at booking to 300 Hail Knob Rd, Somerset, KY 42503. The jail turns away greeting cards, drawings and anything in colored ink, and photos can be no larger than 4 by 6 inches. Families can also order hygiene items through the commissary vendor's site. See our mail guide and commissary guide.

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office answers at 606-678-5145. Somerset Police are at 306 E. Mt. Vernon St., Somerset, KY 42501, 606-678-5176, with the front office open 8 to 4:30 on weekdays. Post 11 troopers in London answer at 606-878-6622. Burnside Police are at 606-561-4113 and Science Hill Police at 606-423-4109.

The Department of Public Advocacy trial office for Somerset answers at 833-514-8986. A judge appoints it at the first appearance when the person cannot afford a lawyer.

Lobby video stations are open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day except Thursday, when there are no onsite visits. Visits from home run 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., seven days a week, on any computer with a webcam, microphone and speakers. Book 24 hours ahead online or at the lobby kiosk. A visit cancelled more than 24 hours out is fully refunded. For help with the online system, call 866-516-0115 and choose option 2. See our visitation guide.

Somerset Police are at 306 East Mt. Vernon Street, Somerset, KY 42501 (606-678-5176), with office hours from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays. Burnside Police are reached through Burnside City Hall (606-561-4113), and Science Hill Police through Science Hill City Hall (606-423-4109). Eubank Police answer at 606-492-0804, and Ferguson Police at 606-875-9366.

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office can be called at 606-678-5145, and Kentucky State Police Post 11 is at 11 State Police Road, London, KY 40741 (606-878-6622). For emergencies anywhere in the county, call 911.