Who do I call to check on someone at the Daviess County jail?
ICE's page, updated August 6, 2026, says you may phone (270) 685-8466 at any time, so this check need not wait for office hours. Give every name spelling, aliases and the date of birth. The ICE locator at ice.gov/locator takes an A-number or a name, each with country of birth. The jail says it holds county, state and federal inmates, so a place on the ICE facility list shows nothing about one person. Nobody here can take incoming calls; for an urgent message, leave the full name, A-number, your name and a callback number on that line.
Can I visit in person in Owensboro?
No. ICE and the jail agree there are no in-person public visits, so a drive to Owensboro gets relatives no meeting. Video differs. ICE, updated August 6, 2026, says CorrectPay.com, 16 hours after the person is booked into the jail. The jail's handbook, edited September 2, 2026, says inmatesales.com, 24 hours after that intake. It lists one 15-minute visit a week at no charge, then 17 cents a minute, all monitored and recorded. Video stops for head counts, about 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. to midnight; the jail's web page starts each one 30 minutes earlier.
How do I add money or phone minutes?
The jail and ICE name different routes, so confirm before paying. The jail lists its Building 1 lobby kiosk (cash or card, 24 hours), kwcorrections.com, or 1-859-376-4230, with card deposits stopping at a $300 balance. By mail it takes a cashier's check, certified check or money order payable to Daviess County Detention Center, the person's name on the memo line, no letter enclosed, sent to DCDC, Attn: Bookkeeper, at the Highway 144 address. ICE instead names CorrectPay.com and a postal money order showing the last 4 digits of the A-number. Phone minutes use InmateSales.com or (702) 829-3001.
What address do I put on a letter?
The jail's 2026 handbook sends family mail to the person's name and DCDC Jacket Number, Daviess County Detention Center, PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076, and returns mail sent elsewhere. ICE's page still prints 3337 Highway 144 with the last 4 digits of the A-number, an address the handbook keeps for legal mail and money orders. Ask the jail for the Jacket Number and put your name and address outside. Letters are scanned to tablets, so keep to letter size; up to 10 photos are allowed. ICE allows only travel or release necessities, cleared first through CHI-ERO-Detained@ice.dhs.gov. The jail refuses FedEx and certified items.
Which ICE office and court apply to Daviess County?
Kentucky answers to ICE's Chicago Field Office: (872) 351-3990, 101 W Ida B Wells Drive, Suite 4000. Case questions go to Chicago.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov, which does not take stay or appeal applications. Lawyers get what families do not: ICE lists legal visits 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, including confidential booths. EOIR's control list, updated October 1, 2026, names this facility under the Memphis Immigration Court, an administrative listing that does not prove where one case sits. Check with the A-number through the guide to finding a hearing. The bond hearing guide covers release.