Bell County, KY Jail Inmate List

Search Inmates in Bell County, Kentucky. Results May Include: Arrests, Criminal Records, Status, Code, Description, Warrant No., Court Type, Court Date, Current Age, Booking Date, Booking Agency, Arresting Officer, Badge, Arrest Date, Address, Bond Agency.

Bell County Kentucky Jail Overview

Bell County is located in the southeast portion of Kentucky. The county seat in Pineville. Established in 1867, the county was named in honor of Joshua Fry Bell, a political figure in Kentucky. The zip codes in Bell County are 40955, 40958, 40965, 40977, 40902, 40813, 40913, and 40845.

Gary Ferguson is the Bell County Jailer. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the Bell County Detention Center. You can reach him using the contact details below. The Sheriff of the County is Mitchell Williams. You can contact him at 606-337-3102.

Bell County Detention Center:

214 West Virginia Ave., Pineville, Ky. 40977

Phone: 606.337.5507

Fax: 606.337.6296

Bell County Detention Center

Inmate Search in Bell County Jail

The Bell County Detention Center maintains an online database of inmates currently housed in the facility. You can search the list using an inmate’s first name, last name, or alias. You can also search based on an inmate’s possible booking date. Each inmate’s file contains his/her booking photo, full name, physical description, charges, status of the charges, bond, fine, sentence, court date, arresting officer, and arrest date.

Bell Inmate Roster

Important Jail Policies and Procedures:

Inmates are allowed 15-minute visits. The visiting hours at this facility are as follows:

Funds can be sent to inmates at this facility by way of money orders mailed in the form of a US Postal Money Order. Family and friends can also opt to drop off money at the Detention Center.

Sex Offender Search and Lookup:

Sex offenders are required by the law to notify local authorities of any changes or updates in their information. Sex offenders are persons who have been found guilty of committing a crime involving sex such as rape, sexual conduct with a minor, and sexual assault. Their information is entered into a sex offender registry by the County Sheriff or the federal government. The state and national databases are made available to the public as a safety resource.

If you wish to locate any sex offenders in Kentucky, you can visit the state’s sex offender registry here. Please keep in mind that the state of Kentucky cannot guarantee the accuracy and reliability of the information in the system. This is because not all sex offenders follow the law. Some of the information may no longer be current such as an offender’s place of residence.

Kentucky Sex Offender Registry

Bail and Bondsman

The court can permit the temporary release of an accused with the condition that money is put down to serve as a guarantee that he will appear at his trial. This permission is called bail. In Bell County, the bond (or bail) is set by the Circuit-District-Family Court Judges or Trial Commissioner. In some cases, an accused may not be able to post bail due to financial constraints. If this happens, a local bondsman can be hired to act as a surety. He will be held liable by the court to pay the entire bail amount should the accused fail to appear in court for his trial. The bondsman typically charges a non-refundable fee which is 10% of the bail amount.

The commercial bail bond industry has been outlawed in Kentucky. Ky. Stat. § 431.510 (outlawing commercial bail bond industry); see Stephens v. Bonding Assoc. of Kentucky, 538 S.W.2d 580 (Ky 1976) (upholding statute). A warrant is required to arrest a fugitive who has fled to Kentucky if the bonds agent is from out of state. Ky. Rev. Stat. § 440.270.