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Boyd County Detention Center Overview

The official Boyd County Detention Center site identifies the jail as a full-service county facility under the Boyd County jailer. The facility is in Catlettsburg and serves the local jail role for Boyd County arrests, court commitments, and shorter county sentences. It also houses some Kentucky Department of Corrections state inmates in a county jail setting. That mixed jail population matters because a person may appear in the local current-inmates portal while still having a state DOC status in Kentucky Online Offender Lookup.

The jail's own history gives the Boyd County Detention Center page useful context. The original jail was built in 1991, and a 2006 addition more than doubled available beds. Kentucky law places custody of the county jail and persons committed there with the county jailer, and the county detention page cites that local role. William D. Hensley is the Boyd County jailer. His posted background includes more than 24 years with Ashland Police Department, FBI National Academy Session #244, military service, and long local residence.

The official jail home page is shown in the captured image from the Boyd County Detention Center website.

The jail home page is the local hub for facility history, current inmate access, programs, and service pages that affect visits, calls, mail, bonds, and commissary.

Boyd County Detention Center Capacity

Boyd County Detention Center lists 206 beds in its official facility material. Current average daily population, annual bookings, length of stay, and demographic splits were not published in the official county sources reviewed, so those figures should not be guessed. The research does identify older and event-based numbers. A 2013 local jail average daily population benchmark listed 248, and a 2019 Department of Justice notice said a 2017 fire forced transfer of all 292 prisoners before the jail partially reopened later that year.

State-inmate housing is part of the Boyd County Detention Center story. Kentucky DOC's 2024 annual report said the state paid county jails $98,431,999.36 for housing state inmates that year, at a per diem of $35.34. Those statewide figures are not a Boyd-only count, but they explain why the local jail may hold DOC inmates and why some people must be checked through both the county roster and KOOL.

Boyd County Detention Center Inmate Lookup

The correct public lookup for adults currently held at Boyd County Detention Center is the Cadmus Scribe Current Inmates portal linked from the jail website. The text crawl could not confirm the portal's exact filters because the app requires JavaScript and returned an application error in static review. For that reason, the safest search advice is to open the official current-inmates portal first, then confirm any details with the jail during administration hours if the portal fails or the name does not appear.

1. Open the official Boyd County Current Inmates portal linked by the jail.
2. Use the visible search controls in the portal and start with the person's legal name.
3. Confirm the listed facility is Boyd County Detention Center before relying on the result.
4. For a DOC-tracked person, compare the local result with Kentucky Online Offender Lookup.
5. For a federal inmate at FCI Ashland, use the BOP inmate locator, not the county roster.

Boyd County Detention Center Contact

The main facility address is the in-person point for the county jail. The county government detention page lists 606-739-4244, while the jail site contact page lists 606-739-4224. The jail contact page also states that administration hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and that inmate information will not be released after business hours. Use the current-inmates portal for after-hours status checks when possible.

Open-records requests should use the Kentucky Attorney General standardized form identified by the jail. Requests must state that the requester is a Kentucky resident and say whether the purpose is commercial or noncommercial. Current custody belongs first on the roster, while records such as older booking files, jail incident records, or a booking photo may require the custodian process.

Boyd County Detention Center Visits

Boyd County Detention Center uses video visitation through GTL and GettingOut. Inmates receive 30 free video minutes each week, with the weekly period resetting Sunday evening. After free minutes are used, the researched jail page lists a cost of $0.25 per minute. Remote visitors need a GettingOut account and must upload the front and back of an ID for verification. For visitors who do not have a device, the jail page says a tablet is available at the facility during weekday office hours, excluding holidays.

The jail visitation rules are shown in the captured image from the Boyd County Detention Center visitation page.

Because visits depend on verification, discipline status, and holiday schedules, confirm the visit window before traveling to Catlettsburg.

Boyd County Detention Center Mail and Money

Legal mail and checks or money orders use the detention center mailing address, not the street address. The researched jail material lists Boyd County Detention Center, P.O. Box 455, Catlettsburg, KY 41129 for legal mail and money orders. The jail also notes that extra clothing is not accepted because of contraband concerns, and that indigent inmates receive hygiene items and writing supplies under Kentucky jail standards.

Commissary is handled by Kelwell. Deposits can be made through CorrectPay/JailFunds, through the phone number 1-855-836-3364, or by a lobby kiosk near the main lobby entrance. The jail's commissary page lists a $300 maximum deposit, a $3.95 transaction fee, and a 5 percent credit-card fee, and it says those limits are imposed by VendEngine rather than the detention center.

Boyd County Detention Center Booking

Booking at Boyd County Detention Center is the jail intake step after arrest or court commitment. A booking record is not the same as a conviction. It starts a jail file, creates custody status, and may connect the person to bond, court dates, housing, medical screening, property handling, and classification. Classification means jail staff assign housing and supervision based on risk, needs, and jail rules. A detainer means another agency has lodged a hold or request that can affect release.

The jail publishes local alternatives and programs that make its facility page more than a roster listing. The Community Work Program is an alternative sentencing program for court-ordered service. Home Incarceration and ankle monitoring serve some pretrial and sentenced clients, with fees listed in the research file. B.E.S.T., the Boyd Employment Skills Training program, applies to approved state inmates and includes GED or diploma requirements, MRT completion, drug screens, and wage allocations for support, restitution, court costs, and release savings.