This is a private reference site, not a Powell County or Kentucky government office. We cannot confirm who is in custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, or change a court or jail record. Use the official offices below for those tasks.
Where to Start for a Record or Custody Question
For current Powell County jail custody, begin with Powell County Detention Center, 755 Breckenridge St, Stanton, KY 40380, phone (606) 663-6400, website powelldetention.com. The jail's local open-records request form is at powelldetention.com/contact.html; the form asks for name, email, and details of the request. The jail site labels that area as FOIA, but local Kentucky requests are usually handled under Kentucky open-records wording. Jailer Teddy Lacy began serving in January 2023.
For sheriff-held arrest reports, warrants, patrol matters, or civil-process records, contact Sheriff Danny Rodgers at the Powell County Sheriff's Office, 524 Washington Street, P.O. Box 489, Stanton, KY 40380. The office phone is (606) 663-2226, fax is (606) 663-2910. Posted hours are Monday 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Tuesday-Wednesday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Thursday 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; Friday 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Court-record questions should go to the Powell County Courthouse, 525 Washington St., P.O. Box 578, Stanton, KY 40380. Circuit Court Clerk Brian King can be reached at 606-663-4141 or 606-663-4142. County Attorney Robert G. King is at 525 Washington Street, Room 109, P.O. Box 8, Stanton, KY 40380, phone (606) 663-6647. Commonwealth's Attorney Miranda King for the 39th Circuit is at 720 Breckenridge Street, P.O. Box 1345, Stanton, KY 40380, phone (606) 612-5066.
Use this routing list to pick the right source before sending a request.
- For someone who may be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the Powell County Detention Center resident directory.
- For booking-photo questions, read the local limits on jail roster mugshots before assuming a photo is online.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Powell County Circuit Court Clerk.
- For a specific local custody location, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Kentucky prisoner, search KOOL at kool.corrections.ky.gov. KDOC open-records requests may be emailed to correctionsopenrecords@ky.gov or sent to P.O. Box 2400, Frankfort, KY 40602, fax 502-564-9575.
- For victim notification, use Kentucky VINELink. For federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator. For immigration custody, use ICE ODLS.