This is a private reference site, not a Letcher County office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office that holds the record for those services.
Official Letcher County Contacts
The jailer and sheriff have different duties. Call the jail for present custody or a jail-held booking photo. Ask the sheriff for its records custodian when seeking a sheriff arrest report or citation.
Letcher County Jail / Jailer
Brian Slone, Jailer
156 Main Street
Whitesburg, KY 41858
Phone: (606) 633-5163
County-listed availability: open 24 hours
Official jail website
Letcher County Sheriff's Department
Billy Jones, Sheriff
6 Broadway Street
Whitesburg, KY 41858
Phone: (606) 633-2293
Fax: (606) 633-8780
County-listed hours: 8:00 a.m. to midnight
Official sheriff website
Choose the route that matches the record or status you need:
- For a booking record or photo, follow the request steps on the Letcher County records hub, then contact the jailer or arresting agency.
- For a possible warrant, start with the Letcher Circuit/District Court Clerk or use the safe routes described under Wanted Fugitives.
- For a new arrest or release, call the jail. No verified public live roster or recent-bookings feed was available during the research review.
- For the final case outcome, contact the Letcher Circuit/District Court Clerk rather than relying on a booking charge.
- For a person serving a Kentucky state sentence, use the Kentucky Department of Corrections KOOL offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official Federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE locator.