How do I confirm someone is at the Kenton County jail?
ICE's page, updated August 6, 2026, says you may call (859) 363-2400 at any time. An urgent message uses a different number, (859) 363-2433: leave the full name, A-number, your name and a callback number, because people held here cannot take incoming calls. The other check is the ICE locator at ice.gov/locator, by A-number or name with country of birth. The jail says it houses federal, state and county inmates, so this Covington site being on ICE's list does not show that a given person is there.
Which visiting schedule is right for Kenton County?
Two versions are published, so call before driving. ICE says in-person visits, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., booked at (866) 340-7879 one business day ahead, with 1 hour a week. The jail's undated page, which still carries COVID wording, describes on-site video booked online 24 hours ahead through Combined Public Communications: most dorms Wednesday and Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; dorms 102, 104 and 107 Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Remote video runs daily, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 10:40 p.m. Minors cannot visit on school weekdays.
How do I fund commissary, phone minutes and messages?
ICE names different companies for each job. Commissary goes through Careacell.jointaccounts.com. Phone minutes go through InmateSales.com or Combine Public Communications at (702) 829-3001. The facility has tablets, and InmateSales.com also explains non-confidential messages. The Kenton page describes no money order or mailed-funds option, and the jail's mail page says no cash, checks or other currency may come with correspondence, so ask at (859) 363-2400 before posting anything. Do not assume a deposit for one account can be used for the other, since ICE lists them separately.
Where do letters to Kenton County go?
Not Covington. Since August 15, 2025, the jail says family mail goes to the person's name and Inmate ID, Kenton County Jail, KY, PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076, and other addresses are rejected. ICE's page still prints 3000 Decker Crane Ln., which the jail keeps for lawyers. Only pre-stamped postal postcards are accepted, with your name and address; letters are not, and non-compliant mail is destroyed. Ask the jail for the Inmate ID. Up to 5 photos on photo paper may go alone in an envelope. ICE allows only travel or release necessities, after CHI-ERO-Detained@ice.dhs.gov approves.
Who do I contact about the case at Kenton County?
Covington, like the rest of Kentucky, falls under ICE's Chicago Field Office, (872) 351-3990. Chicago.Outreach@ice.dhs.gov takes case questions but not stay or appeal applications. The officer's name comes from CHI-ERO-Detained@ice.dhs.gov, and only with a G-28 on file. Lawyers book calls at KCDCICEATTY@kentoncounty.org. EOIR's control list, updated October 1, 2026, names the facility under the Memphis Immigration Court. Confirm any one case through the hearing search guide, and see the bond hearing guide for release.