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Lyon County Jail Information

Address

Lyon County Jail
200 East Dale Avenue
Eddyville, KY 42038

Phone Number

Phone: (270) 388-2311

The Lyon County Jail is located at 200 East Dale Avenue in Eddyville, KY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you info about everything one might want to know about the Lyon County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Lyon County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Lyon County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is in jail and need to contact them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you want to find out what jail they’re in?

In order to see who’s in jail at the Lyon County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lyon County Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people currently in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info for anyone processed or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Lyon County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Lyon County Jail includes the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer some basic questions, like your full legal name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. This process takes between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Lyon County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Lyon County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor is required to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at (270) 388-2311 before you go to the jail to visit.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Lyon County Jail you have to be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Lyon County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Lyon County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lyon County Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Lyon County Jail is:

Lyon County Jail
200 East Dale Avenue
Eddyville, KY 42038

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Lyon County Jail
200 East Dale Avenue
Eddyville, KY 42038

The Lyon County Jail mail policy can change, so be sure to visit the site when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Lyon County Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Lyon County Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Lyon County jail website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Lyon County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail can change at any time, so you should visit the Lyon County Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lyon County Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Lyon County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (270) 388-2311 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmateâ€™s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Lyon County Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

The only phone calls that Lyon County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

The Lyon County Jail phone number is: (270) 388-2311

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all inmate phone calls are split with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Lyon County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Lyon County Jail, click the link below.

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