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Kenton County, Kentucky

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The Kenton County Detention Center is a minimum security jail located in Kenton County. The county jail books both male and females and can house up to 650 inmates. Roughly 300 inmates are booked a month and can be viewed on the jail roster. The inmates who are being held at the jail have been arrested and charged with either misdemeanor or felony crimes and are federal, state, or county inmates. Inmates are serving sentences, awaiting trial, do not have a bond, or cannot afford to pay their bond.

The county jail currently employs over 35 corrections officers and the current jailer is Marc Fields. The Kenton County Jailer and Deputies strive to make the Jail a Community Institution, and exercise fiscal responsibility, reasonable conditions of confinement, service to the People, and an unwavering commitment to Public Safety.

The jail is located at:

3000 Decker Crane Lane
Covington, KY 41017

Phone: 859-363-2400

The jail lobby is open 24 hours a day.

How to Send Mail or Package

Inmates are allowed to receive correspondences in the form of a postcard from their friends and family while they are being held in the jail. Postcards received will be scanned into the CareaCell kiosk for inmate viewing/reading. The physical postcard will be put into inmate property. Any photos being sent to the inmate must come from a 3rd party provider. Inmates are allowed up to 6 photos in their cell and cannot be larger than 4”x6”. . No hand written letters, envelopes, or money orders are allowed to be sent. ANY incoming mail suspected as contraband will be delivered to the USPS Office of the Inspector General.

Family and friends can purchase the inmate phone time by visiting the lobby of the county jail and using the kiosk. Phone Time may be purchased in the lobby of the Kenton County Detention Center in $5, $10 or $20 denominations between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and during visitation on Saturday and Sunday.

Money can be placed on the inmate’s commissary account online using the CareaCell website. Credit and debit cards are accepted.

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Visitation Hours

The Kenton County Detention Center utilizes online and video visitation. Visitors must have valid photo identification and must schedule the visit 24 hours in advance. Minors are not allowed to visit on weekdays. Minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The online visitation is scheduled through the CPCjail website.

Visitation hours are as follows:

All dorms, except 102, 104 and 107, onsite video visitation: Wednesday and Friday 8am to 11am and 1pm to 2:30pm. Online/remote visitation: 11am to 3pm and 5pm to 10:40pm daily.

Dorms 102, 104 and 107, onsite video visitation: Saturday from 8:30am to 1:30pm. Online/remote visitation: 6pm to 9pm daily.

The Kenton County Detention Center offers a jail roster so the public can view inmates currently incarcerated in the facility. Inmates appear in the order in which they were booked, with the most recently booked individual shown first. All individuals who have ever been booked at the jail can be viewed on the roster. Inmates can be searched using their first and last name. The inmate’s booking date, charges they were arrested for, and physical description appear on the roster.

Records pertaining to arrests and incarcerations can be obtained by submitting a record request to the arresting agency. Contact the police department or sheriff’s department for more information.

Kenton County Sheriff Information

The Kenton County Sheriff’s Department is a law enforcement agency located in Kenton County. The current Sheriff is Charles L. Korzenborn. The mission as the chief law enforcement agency of Kenton County is to hold integrity as a standard. Sheriff Korzenborn and his staff will strive to provide leadership in the community, recognize and respect the diversity of our citizens and assist other law enforcement agencies in professionally protecting and serving the public.

Contact the Sheriff’s Department at the following:

1840 SIMON KENTON WAY, SUITE 1200
COVINGTON, KY 41011
OFFICE PHONE: 859.392.1800
OFFICE FAX: 859.392.1829
OFFICE HOURS: M-F 7:30 AM – 4 PM

Kenton County is located in northern Kentucky and covers a total of 164 square miles. 160 square miles is land and 4.1 square miles is water. According to the 2020 census, the population is 169,064. Kenton County is the 3rd most populated county in Kentucky and is part of the Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Kenton County has 2 county seats, those being Covington and Independence.

Kenton County Crime Statistics
Violent Crime 2016- 0
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter- 0
Property Crime 2016- 0

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Kenton County Public Records Information

Public records can be obtained by submitting a record request form to the county’s record custodian. The request form can be downloaded on the Kenton County website. The form must be completed entirely and signed by the requestor. All requests will be responded to within 5 business days. Request forms can be hand delivered, mailed, faxed, or emailed. Submit the request form to the following:

Emailed to Scott Gunning at [email protected]

Mailed or Hand Delivered:
Scott Gunning
1840 Simon Kenton Way,
Suite 5200,
Covington, KY 41011

Faxed: C/O Scott Gunning
(859) 392-1412

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