Boone County Jail

From the official ICE page, checked 2026-10-21. Rules change; confirm with the facility.

If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call (859) 334-2143 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. When you call, please have the individual’s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth. You may also visit the Boone County Jail website.

Detainees cannot receive incoming calls. If you need to leave an urgent message, you must call (859) 334-2143 and talk to the shift supervisor. Provide the detainee’s full name, alien registration number and your name and telephone number where you can be reached. If deemed urgent, the detainee will be given your message.

From the official ICE page, checked 2026-10-21. Rules change; confirm with the facility.

Friends and Family Visits

Tuesdays: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Detainee's last name begins with A-M

Thursdays: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. | Detainee's last name begins with N-Z

Saturdays: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. | All detainees

Visits must be scheduled through inmatesales.com.

Detainees are allotted 30 minutes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 15 minutes on Saturdays.

To ensure adequate time to process visitors through security, all visitors must arrive 45 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time.

Adult visitors must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.

Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). Minors must not be left unaccompanied in the waiting room, visiting room or any other area.

Attorney Visits

Legal representatives may visit their clients or prospective clients as follows:

Confidential visitsIn-person confidential visitation does not need to be scheduled in advance and is available at any time except during times allotted for visits from friends and family. Available times for in-person confidential visitation are: Monday – Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Remote confidential visits are conducted over video on Monday through Saturday and can be scheduled through inmatesales.com.

All confidential visits must be scheduled the day prior to the visit online at inmatesales.com.Note: You must set up an inmatesales.com account and have your credentials verified by the facility administrator prior to being able to schedule confidential (i.e., non-recorded and non-monitored) visits. Please allow sufficient time for this process.For credential verification, please email: ojeffries@boonecountyky.org and cgunkel@boonecountyky.org

Once an account has been created, and your credentials have been verified, you will receive an email with instructions on how to schedule these confidential visits.

Non-confidential visitsIn-person non-confidential visits may be scheduled during the times available for public visits Monday – Saturday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.All non-confidential visits must be scheduled online or at inmatesales.com.

Legal representatives must present a valid, verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.

A list of pro bono (free) legal organizations will be posted in all detainee housing units and other appropriate areas. This list shall be updated quarterly. If a detainee wishes to see a representative or paralegal from that organization, it is the detainee’s responsibility to contact them for an appointment.

Consular Visits

Consular officials may meet with their detained nationals at any time. It is requested that prior arrangements be made with an ICE Officer to the extent possible, and that consular officials bring appropriate credentials when they come to the facility. The ICE Officer for this facility can be reached by contacting the Chicago Field Office detained unit via email at chi-ero-detained@ice.dhs.gov.

Clergy Visits

Clergy may visit detainees at any time, but must make prior arrangements with the Chaplain’s Office.

Visiting Restrictions

All family or other social visits are Non-contact.

No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted in the facility.

If visitors are or appear to be intoxicated, visitation will not be allowed.

All visitors are subject to search while in the facility.

Visitors are not allowed to pass or attempt to pass any items to detainees.

Visitors are not allowed to carry any items into the visitation area.

No photos or video recordings are permitted in the visitation area.

Visitors must wear appropriate clothing when visiting the facility.

Search Procedures (prior to or during all visitations)

All individuals requesting admittance to the facility or the visitation area are subject to a pat-down search of their person, an inspection of their belongings, and a metal scan search. Individuals refusing to cooperate with a reasonable search will not be admitted. No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted. No electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas of this facility.

From the official ICE page, checked 2026-10-21. Rules change; confirm with the facility.

Commissary Funds

To place money on an inmate’s account for commissary use the public must either utilize the kiosk in the jail lobby or visit www.jailatm.com. Detainees are not allowed to receive funds by postal mail.

Telephone Call Funds

To place money on an inmate’s account for phone minute usage the public may call 877-998-5678 or visit www.inmatesales.com.

Postal Mail

All incoming mail shall be addressed as indicated below. The Jailer has the right to refuse any package (other than legal mail from an Attorney at Law), at his sole discretion. The inmate and sender will be advised in writing any time mail is rejected. Additionally, all mail which in the Jailer’s sole discretion, may jeopardize the secure environment of the jail, may be confiscated. For security reasons at no time shall any inmate be permitted to correspond to any other inmate in any correctional facility.

All incoming mail must be sent on a plain, pre-stamped U.S. Postal Service post card, which can be purchased at an official U.S. Post Office location. Only post cards completed in pen or pencil will be accepted. Post cards completed with marker, crayon, etc., or adorned with address labels, stickers, glue, or anything other than pen or pencil will be returned to the sender. The post cards must have a return address and the sender’s full name or it will be destroyed. All photos mailed to the jail must have a stamp on the back and the sender’s full name and return address, or they will be destroyed. Inmates are limited to two 3x5 photos in their possession.

All Magazines, newspapers, and paperback books must be mailed to an inmate through a subscription or publisher.

Privileged mail from the Department of Corrections, courts, practicing attorneys, and public officials will be accepted and searched for contraband in the presence of the inmate.

All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee, and outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer.

When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed "Return to Sender" and returned to the post office.

Detainees are not allowed to receive funds by postal mail. If detainees receive funds in the mail, it will be returned to the sender.

The address to send postal mail to the facility is:

C/O Detainee Name, Jail ID Number (not the A number)

Boone County Jail

PO Box 898

Burlington, KY 41005

If family needs to send legal mail, send as below

Boone County KY Jail Administration

C/O Detainee Name

PO Box 898

Burlington, KY 41005

A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer.

Note that detainees being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. If a detainee does not have such baggage, such luggage can be sent/delivered after receiving approval from an ICE Deportation Officer. Please be advised that for security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) will be accepted.

Before sending packages to detainees, please contact the Chicago Field Office detained unit via email at chi-ero-detained@ice.dhs.gov.

Detainees may send mail from the facility. There will be outgoing mail daily except on Sunday and holidays. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle.

All outgoing mail must have inmate's name, Boone County Jail, P. 0. Box 898, Burlington, Kentucky 41005. Any outgoing mail not having this information will not be mailed. For any mail sent out by an inmate that is undeliverable and marked returned to sender, the inmate will not receive and it will be destroyed.

Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense.