Rockcastle County Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Ring the detention center at 606-256-2178 and have the arrestee's legal name and birthday ready. Explain which agency made the arrest, whether Mount Vernon police, Livingston, a deputy or a trooper. Jail staff can read the charge and, after the judge acts, the bail; arraignment timing comes from the clerk at 606-256-2581.

No. The circuit clerk requires cash for bonds, though fines and costs can be paid by check or money order too, and ePay takes some court payments online. The counter is Room 102 at 205 E. Main St., Mt. Vernon, KY 40456; calling 606-256-2581 first avoids surprises.

No. Rockcastle families bring the deposit to the clerk in Room 102 of the Annex (606-256-2581) themselves, because Kentucky prohibits commercial bonding under KRS 431.510. No agent can post for them, and a defendant who appears every time gets it back at the end, less the clerk's fee.

It can happen. Pretrial Services meets arrestees in the jail on East Main (606-256-2178), verifies identity and ties to the community, and supplies a risk score to the judge (KRS 431.515). The statute favors recognizance for low scores; middle scores may add check-ins (KRS 431.066). Officers can issue citations for lesser offenses instead of booking.

Mt. Vernon judges, whose orders are filed with the clerk at 606-256-2581, choose among recognizance, an unsecured signature bond, a 10 percent cash deposit (KRS 431.530), full cash, or pledged property at double value (KRS 431.535). Relatives the court accepts can stand surety for free (KRS 431.520).

A judge in the Annex on East Main (606-256-2581) must pay attention to a person's means (KRS 431.525) and favors release on violations (KRS 431.062). Bail on a misdemeanor without injury cannot exceed the largest fine together with costs. Specified Class D felonies carry scheduled amounts (KRS 431.540); in domestic violence and sex offense matters, victim safety enters the decision (KRS 431.064). Days already jailed shave $100 each (KRS 431.066).

Once the case closes without a missed date, the clerk retains 10 percent (no less than $5) and refunds the balance; a dismissal or not-guilty verdict means every dollar returns. Debts for fines, costs or restitution can come out first. 606-256-2581 can say how long processing takes.

A Mt. Vernon order can ban contact with the victim and add substance testing, GPS or reporting duties. A skipped hearing brings a warrant, and forfeiture becomes possible once 20 days' notice expires (KRS 431.545). Conditions nobody can meet are worth raising with defense counsel, who can ask for changes.

The Rockcastle County Attorney on Richmond Street (205 Richmond St., Mt. Vernon, KY 40456 (606-256-2730)) takes misdemeanors and felonies before indictment. Indicted felonies go to the 28th Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney in Somerset (126 South Main St., Suite 110, Somerset, KY 42501 (606-677-4100)). Defendants unable to pay for counsel are represented by the Somerset Trial Office of the Department of Public Advocacy (203 E. Mt. Vernon St., Suite A, Somerset, KY 42501; 833-514-8986). Our court guide lays out the process.

No. The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 310 South Main Street, London, KY 40741, 606-877-7910 handles federal cases. Under an ICE detainer the jail in Mt. Vernon may keep someone up to 48 hours after state release, so ask 606-256-2178 about any hold before paying. The ICE detainee locator and federal inmate locator follow those people.