This is a private reference site, not a Lewis County or Kentucky government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency responsible for the record or custody decision.
Official Lewis County Contacts
Use the facility contact for a current jail question and the published custodian address for an open-record request. These are different locations. The Lewis County Detention Center is at 26 Railroad Street, Vanceburg, KY 41179, and its public phone is 606-796-2722. The county directs jail records requests to Bryon Walker, Jailer, Lewis County Jail, 112 Second Street, Room 104, Vanceburg, KY 41179, by fax at 606-796-0822. The jail page also lists lewiscd@ky.gov. The Lewis County Sheriff is at 112 Second Street, Room 102, Vanceburg, KY 41179, with office phone 606-796-2912 and fax 606-796-2463. The sheriff's published office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; the office is a 24-hour law-enforcement agency.
Choose the route that matches the question:
- For a booking record or photo, use the county inmate-list route first, then submit a request to the Jailer if the record is missing or historical.
- For a warrant question, contact the Lewis County Sheriff or the court. The public cannot use Kentucky's authorized-personnel e-Warrants portal.
- For a recent arrest, check the county-published inmate list and confirm the arresting agency before making a records request.
- For custody or release alerts, use Kentucky VINE or call the Lewis County Detention Center for current information.
- For Vanceburg police records, contact the City of Vanceburg Police Department at 189 Second Street, Suite B, Vanceburg, KY 41179, or 606-796-3044.
- For a sentenced state prisoner's record or available photo, use the Kentucky Department of Corrections KOOL search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator.