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Boone County Jail

Burlington, KY · Boone County · Local jail used through a U.S. Marshals agreement · men and women

On ICE's published facility list Operator: not yet confirmed

If someone you know is held here

Find themUse ICE's Online Detainee Locator. You need their A-number (9 digits) or their exact name, plus their country of birth. Results can be several hours old. We don't search for anyone. More on finding someone
Call the facility(859) 334-2143
People held here can't receive incoming calls. Have their full name, any other names, date of birth and country of birth ready.
Visit
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 …
ICE's full visiting rules
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.
Rules change. Call before you go, and bring a government photo ID.
Messages, mail, money
ICE's rules for mail, packages and money
## 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 
Free legal helpThe government's list of free legal service providers is organized by immigration court (for this facility, look under Memphis, TN immigration court): EOIR pro bono list. Search nonprofit legal services near you: National Immigration Legal Services Directory.
From inside, people held can call the Freedom for Immigrants hotline for free by dialing 9233#.
Court caseCheck a case by A-number with EOIR's Automated Case Information or by phone at 1-800-898-7180.
Avoid scams. ICE never takes bond payments by gift card, Zelle or cash app. A "notario" or "immigration consultant" is not a lawyer; only lawyers and accredited representatives can give legal advice.

Source: ICE's page for this facility (ICE updated 10/06/2026). Last checked Nov 6, 2026.

The record

Held per day
206
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
vs year before
+34.8%
Aug 2024 – Jul 2025: 153
Typical stay
18 days
median, stays ended FY2026
No criminal conviction
50%
of people booked in, FY2026
Deaths, FY2026
0
reported by ICE

People held per day, by month

01002003002023202420252026
Average people held per day at Boone County Jail, Oct 2022 – Jul 2026. Source: ICE records obtained by the Deportation Data Project.
People booked in, Oct 1, 2025 – Aug 5, 2026court-obtained ICE records
1,053
Held on Aug 5, 2026court-obtained ICE records
205
Average stay herecourt records · ICE's own figure: 57.8 days
35.3 d
No conviction and no pending chargeof people booked in, FY2026
14%
ICE's average daily population, FY2026ICE statistics, pulled Jul 9, 2026
211
Not convicted of a crime, by ICE's countshare of daily population, ICE statistics FY2026
63%

How long people stay

Under 1 week33%
1–4 weeks28%
1–3 months30%
3–6 months8%
6 months or more1%

Based on 856 stays that ended in FY2026. Groups under 10 are not shown.

What happened when they left

Transferred to another facility77%
Still held on Aug 5, 202619%
Released in the U.S.4%
Other<10
Removed from the U.S.<10

Based on 1,053 people booked in during FY2026. Groups under 10 are not shown.

Where people came from

Transfers into this facility, FY2026. Pairs with fewer than 10 moves are not shown.

Where people went next

Transfers out of this facility, FY2026.

Deaths in ICE custody

ICE has reported no deaths at this facility since October 1, 2025.

ICE must publish a report within 90 days of each death. Causes are ICE's own statements; see all deaths.

Inspections

InspectionEndedStandardResult
ODONov 21, 2024NDS 2019Pass

Inspections are mostly done by ICE's own Office of Detention Oversight. The DHS detention ombudsman and civil rights offices, which also inspected facilities, were cut in March 2025.

Immigration court

Cases of people held here are usually heard at the Memphis, TN immigration court. Court pages are coming later.

Draft link from EOIR hearing-location records matched by ZIP code; not yet hand-checked.

About these numbers

"Held per day" is the average number of people in custody here each day, computed from ICE's own individual records (names removed) that the Deportation Data Project obtained through FOIA litigation. They run through Aug 5, 2026. A stay counts the time at this facility only; people are often transferred. Shares and averages based on fewer than 10 people are not shown. How we count