This is a private reference website, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule jail services, or retrieve official booking records. For custody, bond, court, or records action, use the official office that maintains that record.
Where to Check First
Owsley County court and county business is in Booneville, but jail custody is routed to Three Forks Regional Jail in Beattyville. Use the contacts below based on the record you need.
Regional Jail Custody
Three Forks Regional Jail
2221 Fairground Ridge Rd
Beattyville, KY 41311
Phone: 606-464-2598
Owsley County Government and Sheriff Numbers
Owsley County Government
20 Main St
Booneville, KY 41314
Phone: 606-593-6202
Owsley sheriff public numbers located during research: 606-593-5161 and 606-593-7151. No current sheriff name is published here because an official confirmation source was not located.
Owsley County Courts
Owsley County Courthouse
20 Main St, P.O. Box 130
Booneville, KY 41314
Circuit Clerk: Phyllis Cornett
Circuit Court: 606-593-6226
District Court: 606-593-6529
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed Saturday and Sunday
Bond note: cash is required for bond at the court.
State, Notification, Federal, and Immigration Locators
Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDOC)
275 E Main St.
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-4360
KOOL locator: https://kool.corrections.ky.gov/
VINELink custody notification: https://www.vinelink.com/
Federal BOP locator: https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/
ICE Online Detainee Locator System: https://locator.ice.gov/odls/
Use this quick routing list when you are not sure where to begin.
- For someone currently held after an Owsley arrest, start with jail inmate records and the Three Forks jail phone line.
- For a booking photo question, use jail roster mugshots, then ask the jail or records custodian whether a public booking photograph is available.
- For charges, court dates, and filed case records, use court records after a jail arrest and the Owsley Circuit Clerk's office.
- For facility address, phone, and visitation context, use the Three Forks Regional Jail page.
- For a sentenced Kentucky state prisoner, use KDOC's KOOL locator rather than the regional jail roster.
- For federal prison or immigration detention, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE ODLS, since those systems are separate from Owsley County and Three Forks.