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Lawrence County, Kentucky

Lawrence County shares a corrections facility with Johnson, Magoffin, and Martin counties. The county jail is also known as Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. The county jail houses male and female inmates who have been arrested and charged with misdemeanor or felony charges. The jail complies with the Kentucky Jail Standards. Rehabilitation programs and GED classes are offered to the inmates while they are incarcerated.

The detention center can be reached at the following:

904 3rd St
Paintsville, KY 41240

Phone: 606-297-5245

How to Send Mail or Package

Mail can be sent to inmates being held at the county jail. All incoming mail must be addressed with the inmate name and inmate ID number. A return address must be present on the envelope. Corrections officers inspect every letter coming into the county jail for contraband. If contraband is found, it will be either returned to the sender or handed over to the local authorities for an investigation.

Mail can be sent to the following in this format:

Inmate Name/Booking Number
904 3rd St
Paintsville, KY 41240

The detention center utilizes the services of Securus Technologies. With the website, family and friends can add money to an inmate’s commissary account, purchase phone time, or send messages. The website accepts credit and debit card payments.

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Visitation Hours

Inmates are allowed to visit with their friends and family while incarcerated. The Securus Technologies website offers online video visitation. There is a fee associated with visitation. An account must be made to view the facility’s visitation hours.

The Big Sandy Regional Detention Center has an inmate jail roster available for the public to view. The roster lists all current inmates housed in the jail. Inmates can be searched by their first and last name. The jail roster lists the inmate’s full name, birth date, booking date, arresting agency, bond amount, and charges they were arrested for.

Lawrence County Sheriff Information

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is the chief law enforcement agency located in Louisa, Kentucky. The office is responsible for serving and protecting the community. All persons arrested by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office are transported to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. The current Sheriff is Chuck Jackson.

The lead deputies are as follows:

Deputy Mason Keefer
Deputy Keefer has been with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office since 2012.

Deputy Dwayne Bowen
Deputy Bowen has been serving the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office since 2013

Deputy Chase Kirk
Deputy Kirk has been serving with Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office since 2019.

Reserve Deputy Joe D. Wojtowicz
Deputy Wojtowicz has been serving the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office since 2019.

Deputy Joe Osborne
Deputy Osborne has been serving with Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office since 2020.

Deputy Julius Musick
Deputy Musick has been serving the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office since 2020

Deputy Tyler Laney
Deputy Laney has been serving with Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office since 2021

The Sheriff’s Office is located at:

310 East Main St
Louisa, KY 41230

Phone: 606-638-4368

Office Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm

Lawrence County is located in the eastern region of the state of Kentucky. The county covers a total of 420 square miles, with 416 square miles being land and 4.5 square miles being water. According to the 2020 census, the population of the county was roughly 16,000.

Lawrence County Crime Statistics
Violent Crime 2016- 2
Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter- 0
Property Crime 2016- 34

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Lawrence County Public Records Information

Public records are available through the Lawrence County Clerk’s Office. The office accepts requests that are made in writing. The request must include the name, address, and signature of the person submitting the request, a detailed description of the records being requested, and a contact number for the person submitting the request. The requests can be mailed, hand delivered, or emailed.

Submit the record request to the following:

Lawrence County Clerk
101 S Cross Main St
Louisa, KY 41230

Email: [email protected]

For more information, contact the County Clerk at 606-638-4108.

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