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Jessamine County Detention Center

Facility Information

The Jessamine County Detention Center, located in Nicholasville, Kentucky, is the local jail facility for Jessamine County, Kentucky.  Operated by the Jessamine County Jailer, Jon Sallee, the Jessamine County Detention Center works with the Jessamine County Sheriff, the Nicholasville Police Department, the Wilmore Police Department, the Jessamine County Circuit Court, the Kentucky State Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide detention services for the county.

The Jessamine County Detention Center is primarily a pre-trial detention facility, holding inmates who have been arrested and are awaiting trial or who have been convicted and are awaiting sentencing.  It also serves as a detention facility for inmates sentenced to shorter sentences.  Those who have been convicted have access to rehabilitative programs, which are aimed at reducing recidivism rates and easing the transition back into society.

The Jessamine County Detention Center has evolved from the Jessamine County Jail.  Located in a historic building, which was built by Benjamin and Theodosia Netherland, two of the county’s founders and which was once the site of Mingo Tavern, a social gathering joint that also served as a hotel and post office, the site served multiple purposes including as a jail in the county’s early years.  In 1869, the county approved funds to build a new jail.  Stones for the construction of the new jail were hauled by horse and wagon from the Kentucky River.  The site of the old jail is now a rental location for county-area meetings.

The inmates at the jail have the opportunity to be involved in the Jessamine County Roadside Litter Program.  This program uses grant funding from the State of Kentucky to pay the salaries of Deputies who are assigned to take inmates throughout the county to pick up litter.  This program has been overhauled under the current Jailer, who increased its cost efficiency and began to run the program seven days a week, to ensure that the county is kept looking more beautiful.

Another initiative instituted by the current Jailer is the Detention Center’s Garden Program.  Implemented to help lower food costs at the jail, the program also provides inmates with fresh vegetables and vocational training focused on teaching inmates how to grow a garden.

The Jailer also offers a number of different types of rehabilitation programs in the jail.  The Resilience Program is aimed at helping inmates who struggle with drug or alcohol addiction.  The Baptism Program focuses on meeting the spiritual needs of inmates.  The Inside Out Dad Program focuses on helping incarcerated fathers learn better parenting skills, so that they can be better fathers once they are released from jail.  In addition, through the Community Works Program, inmates who are classified as non-violent offenders can give back to the county.  County agencies that use inmate works include: the County Recycling Center, the County Road Department, the County Animal Shelter, Maple Grove Cemetery, the Roadside Litter Program, Parks and Recreation, County Construction and Maintenance, and Camp Nelson Heritage Park.

Jessamine County Detention Center Addresses

Physical Address

Jessamine County Detention Center
229 East Maple Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356

Mailing Address

Jessamine County Detention Center
229 East Maple Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name
Jessamine County Detention Center
229 East Maple Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356

Jessamine County has an extensive list of jail mail rules.  The Detention Center seeks to facilitate communication between inmates and those outside of the facility, but balances that desire with the need to maintain order and security in the facility.

Inmates are permitted to send any outgoing correspondence that does not violate state or federal law, as well as any applicable court decisions.  Indigent inmates can submit a request for postage and writing materials to the Canteen Supervisor or Canteen Officer, who will supply the inmate with two (2) envelopes, two (2) sheets of paper, two (2) postage stamps, and a pencil.  Indigent inmates can receive these supplies once per week.

Letters that are sent to inmates, and are not legal mail, are opened and inspected prior to being given to the inmates.  Letters are inspected for contraband, materials, and information that could threaten the security of the facility.  Legal mail, which includes mail from attorneys, the court, or other public officials, is opened by the detention officers in the inmate’s presence.  Unlike regular mail, legal mail is not read by detention officers during inspection.

Inmates can receive printed religious materials, but they must be soft-cover and are subject to approval.  They must comply with censorship guidelines.

Contraband is prohibited in mailed materials.  If an inmate receives mails that contains contraband, the inmate will be informed that contraband was found.  The jail will investigate any attempts to send contraband into the facility and seek prosecution of the person responsible for mailing the items.

Mail addressed to inmates who are no longer in custody is considered undeliverable.  If mail is undeliverable, the mail officer will attach an explanatory note and return it to sender.

The following items are prohibited.  They are not allowed in an inmate’s possession, in the living quarters, and are subject to confiscation:

Photographs or explicit drawings of nude people or people whose sexual organs are fully exposed.

Photographs or explicit drawings of gang symbols, gang-related actions, or tattoo tracings.

Information about how to build weapons, how to pick locks or create lock picks, diagrams of locks or security devices, how to defeat internet or telephone security, and how to commit credit card or wire fraud.

Generally, items that could be expected to encourage violent or disruptive behavior, or that would facilitate any criminal acts are prohibited.  This includes any text that is in code.  If there are questions about whether material should be permitted, it can go before a review committee, which consists of a Jailer, a member of the public, and a lawyer.

Phone Numbers

The Jessamine County Detention Center’s phone number is: 859-885-4558.  Inmates cannot receive incoming phone calls.

Jessamine County Detention Center Inmate List

The Jessamine County Detention Center has an inmate roster, which lists all of the inmates currently at the jail in alphabetical order.  The list provides information including first name, last name, middle name (or initial), booking date, and release date.  When you click on an inmate’s name, you pull up a more detailed record.  This detailed record includes the above information, as well as: age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, race, sex, the arresting officer, the arresting officer’s badge number, the arresting agency, the arrest date, address, zip code, inmate classification, a mugshot/booking photo, the charges against the inmate including case numbers, the status of the charges, the bond amount (if applicable), any fines, sentence information for the charges, and court dates.

Inmate Search / Recent Arrests

essamine County does have a roster that lists inmates by booking time.  However, its inmate roster includes the booking date for the inmates on the preview sheet and in the inmate’s detailed records.  You can also click on the booking date tab.  Doing so allows you to search for inmates by booking date, by allowing you to arrange them by order of their booking date, either the most recently booked to the inmate who has been in jail the longest, or in the other direction.  In addition to booking date, you can find the following information about each inmate: age, height, weight, hair color, race, sex, eye color, and specific information about the booking including charges, status of the charges, the arresting agency, and the arresting officer.

Mugshots

Unlike some local jails, Jessamine County Detention Center does not maintain a dedicated booking photos/mugshots database.  However, there are booking photos in the detailed files that you can find in the inmate roster. To view the photos, you first need to locate the inmate’s file in the inmate roster; there is not a way to view all of the booking photos in a group on the jail’s website. 

Visitation

The Jessamine County Detention Center offers in-person, non-contact visitation for inmates.  Visitation occurs behind glass and you pick up a phone to communicate with the inmate.  You can call the jail to schedule a visit.  That phone number is 866-281-2316.  You can select from available dates and times to visit the inmate.  The visitation schedule is listed below

General Population Males

Sunday:

9:30am - 11:30am, 12:30pm - 3:00pm, 3:00pm - 5:30pm, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Monday:

9:30am - 11:30am & 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Tuesday:

12:30pm - 3:00pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Wednesday:

9:30am - 11:30am & 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Thursday:

12:30pm - 3:00pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Friday:

9:30am - 11:30am & 3:00pm - 5:30pm

 

General Population Females

Monday:

12:30pm - 3:00pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Tuesday:

9:30am - 11:30am & 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Wednesday:

12:30pm - 3:00pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Thursday:

9:30am - 11:30am & 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Friday:

12:30pm - 3:00pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Saturday:

9:30am - 11:30am, 12:30pm - 3:00pm, 3:00pm - 5:30pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm

 

Restricted Custody Class D Building

Saturday:

Last Name Starts with A-J: 9:00am - 11:00am

 

Last Name Starts with K-Z: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

 

 

Sunday:

Last Name Starts with K-Z: 9:00am - 11:00am

 

Last Name Starts with A-J: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

 

Inmate Phone Privileges

The Jessamine County Detention Center uses Getting Out, a service that is run by jail service provider Telmate, as its inmate phone service provider.

In order to get calls from inmates at the Jessamine County Detention Center, you have to confirm your identity through the Telmate Verified Program.  This program is designed to protect you and the inmates by helping eliminate fraud and the possibility of extortion.  You can verify your identity in two ways.  You can make a deposit to an inmate account or phone number, which auto-verifies you.  You can also create an account, which involves answering questions that will allow you to verify your identity. 

Inmates cannot receive incoming phone calls.  Only inmates can initiate phone calls.  To do so, the inmate simply dials your phone number.  You will hear an announcement that you are receiving a call from the inmate’s name and that the inmate is an inmate at Jessamine County Detention Center.  You will also get a notice that the call is subject to recording and monitoring.  You will be given the option to accept all communication from the inmate and Telmate. 

If an inmate has no funds in his account, and is placing his first call to you, then the call will be free for a short period of time, in order for the inmate to explain to you how calls work from the facility.  After that, you will be given the opportunity to pay for the call.

There are three ways to pay for an inmate call.  Prepaid allows you to pay upfront and the inmate can make calls until the money runs out.  By creating a prepaid account, you can save money on each call.  Quick connect allows you to pay for phone calls with a credit card, but additional fees, costs, restrictions, and limitations may apply.  Collect calls can be billed to your landline phone account.

You may leave a voicemail for an inmate, up to 3 minutes in length, by calling 866-516-0115 and selecting option 4.

You can block future calls from an inmate by calling 866-516-0155 from the phone number that you wish to have blocked, selecting option 5, and following the prompts.

In addition to phone services, Telmate provides the following services at the Jessamine County Detention Center: inmate tablets that allow you to send and receive messages to inmates, share photos, and even video visitation.

There are several ways to make deposits to an inmate’s Telmate account: by phone, which is available 24/7 at 866-516-0115; at the jail facility; online; and by using a mobile app.  You can also make three different types of deposits: an inmate account allows inmates to use their discretion on how to spend funds, a friends and family accounts pay for calls and services to specified people, and a trust account allows inmates to use funds for commissary services.

Inmate Trust Accounts / Commissary

The Jessamine County Detention Center uses Tiger Commissary to provide commissary/canteen services to its inmates.  At Tiger Commissary’s website, you can make web deposits into an inmate’s trust account or place commissary purchases for an inmate.  Commissary items are subject to change, but consist of items that inmates do not receive from the jail.  These items can include hygiene items, snacks, clothing, recreational items, writing supplies, stamps, over the counter medications, and other items.  You can also order packages for the inmate, which consist of collections.  These packages may be themed and may cost less than purchasing items individually for the inmate.

In addition, the Jessamine County Detention Center uses Getting Out, a Telmate service, to provide accounts for inmates.  One of the account types that Telmate provides is an inmate trust account, which the inmate can use for commissary purchases.  You can load money into the Telmate account by phone, in person at the facility, online, or using a mobile app.  If you select the trust account option, rather than either of the other two options, then the inmate has the discretion to use those funds for commissary purchases.

Bail Information

You can find information for individual inmates, their bond eligibility, and any bond amounts at the jail roster page.  Simply click on the inmate’s name to get a detailed list of the charges against him or her and the bond amounts for each of those charges.   

There are two main options for paying bail in Jessamine County.  The first option is cash bond, which requires you to post the entire amount of the bond.  The bond is used to secure the defendant’s appearance at trial and is refundable as long as the defendant appears at all scheduled court dates and complies with any other conditions of bail.  The other is a surety bond, where you secure the services of a bail bondsman who guarantees that the defendant will appear in court, and, if the defendant fails to appear, is liable to the court for the entire amount of the bond.  Sureties, also known as bail bondsmen, charge a fee for this service, which is usually a percentage of the total bond amount.

Conclusion

The Jessamine County Detention Center is run by the Jessamine County Jailer, Jon Sallee.  It is the short-term detention facility for Jessamine County, and it holds male and female adult inmates.   The jail is located at 229 East Maple Street in Nicholasville, Kentucky.  You can reach the jail at 859-885-4558.

Jessamine County Detention Center Data & Statistics:

Total Confined 175
Full-Time Prison Employees 30
Part-Time Prison Employees 2
*statistical information was retrieved from latest available copy of prison data provided by census bureau
 


Year Built or Opened: 1991 Warden or Supervisor: Jailer Jon Sallee Daily Inmate Count: 166 Total Capacity: 137 Security Level(s): medium

Inmate Name
229 East Maple Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356

Phone Number(s): 859-885-4558
Fax Number: 859-887-2624
Email Address: [email protected] [email protected]

229 East Maple Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356