Three Forks Regional Jail Overview
Three Forks Regional Jail is the operational jail facility identified for current Wolfe County custody searches. Wolfe County's official resources page lists Three Forks Regional Jail for jail questions, and Kentucky State Police releases involving Wolfe County arrests have described arrested people as lodged there. The jail is located in Beattyville, Lee County, which is why a person searching for a jail in Campton can miss the correct custody path.
The Kentucky Auditor's regional jail bulletin identifies Three Forks as a multi-county regional jail authority involving Lee, Owsley, and Wolfe counties. The authority structure matters for records and public expectations. This is not a Wolfe County Sheriff's Office jail page, and it should not be described as a standalone Wolfe County Jail. The jail's official website includes current inmates, court docket, visitation, deposits, directions, links, administrator, and employment pages.
The jail home page states a mission of housing incarcerated offenders safely and humanely while protecting the public, the facility, the inmates, and the integrity of the law. It also says the facility offers inmates an opportunity to prepare for return to society through programs. The site does not publish a full program calendar in the inspected pages.
Three Forks Jail Population
The research did not locate a reliable official capacity number or daily current population figure on the Three Forks website. Because Three Forks serves more than one county, a facility count would not equal the Wolfe County inmate population. It may include Lee and Owsley detainees, Wolfe detainees, and other custody categories depending on classification, contracts, and status.
For population context, Kentucky Association of Counties reported a 2024 average weekly statewide jail population of 19,815 inmates and a state-inmate share of 38.2% in local jails. Those figures are statewide, but they explain why a regional jail can hold multiple legal categories at the same time.
Kentucky DOC Local Facilities oversees minimum jail standards, and Kentucky regulations distinguish full-service and life-safety jail standards. The available Wolfe research did not locate a current daily Three Forks population report, so any live count should be dated and described as a roster count, not a permanent capacity figure.
Three Forks Inmate Lookup
The correct lookup path for Three Forks Regional Jail is the jail's Current Inmates page, which frames the Public Safety Cloud/JailTracker roster. That roster covers regional jail custody. It does not replace KOOL for sentenced Kentucky offenders, the BOP locator for federal custody, or ICE ODLS for immigration custody.
- Open the Three Forks Current Inmates page.
- Use last name first, then add first name, middle name, intake date, or ID data if needed.
- Open the matching profile to review status, intake date, photo availability, and identifiers.
- If the result is missing, call the jail at (606) 464-2598 before assuming the person is not in custody.
- Use Kentucky KOOL, VINE, BOP, or ICE if the custody stage is outside regional jail custody.
The JailTracker roster is the underlying public search app for current Three Forks custody.
The roster screenshot shows the public interface used to search current inmates rather than relying on old Wolfe County Jail references.
The roster supports desktop table view and mobile card view. It also includes print and Export PDF controls. Those controls are useful for saving what the public screen showed, but certified records and court documents still come from the proper jail or court custodian.
Three Forks Regional Jail Contact
Use the facility contact for custody, visitation, booking, and inmate-account questions. The Wolfe County Sheriff's Office remains useful for sheriff records and arresting-agency context, but the jail information line is the direct route for a person housed at Three Forks.
Because Three Forks is outside Wolfe County, visitors should not assume that courthouse directions or Campton office hours apply to the jail. Court business is handled at the Wolfe County Judicial Center, while jail visits and jail records route to Beattyville.
Three Forks Regional Jail
2221 Fairground Ridge Rd
Beattyville, KY 41311
(606) 464-2598
Regional jail serving Lee, Owsley, and Wolfe counties
Administrator
Jared Pelfrey
Listed on the official jail Administrator page
(606) 464-2598
Call the facility for current staff routing
Three Forks Jail Visitation
Three Forks publishes a separate on-site schedule for male, female, and segregation visits. Each inmate receives one 15-minute on-site visit on each visitation day. Proper ID and sign-in are required. Visitors under 18 must be with an adult before entering the booth, and the jail enforces no-contact, restraining, and protection orders during on-site and remote visits.
| Population | Days | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male on-site visits | Wednesday and Saturday | 7:00 am to 2:30 pm | One 15-minute on-site visit each visitation day. |
| Female on-site visits | Thursday and Sunday | 7:00 am to 2:30 pm | Limit of two visitors, not counting children. |
| Segregation visits | Tuesday | 7:00 am to 11:00 am | Subject to jail discretion and security. |
Do not bring food, drink, cell phones, or cameras into the on-site booth. Loud, unruly, intoxicated, inappropriate, indecent, or illegal behavior may end the visit, suspend privileges, or lead to arrest.
Remote visits are referenced in the rules through court-order enforcement, but the inspected page did not publish a full remote-video schedule. Call the jail for current remote-visit setup before creating a vendor account or planning a visit around remote access.
The official Three Forks visitation page is the source for the on-site schedule.
The screenshot documents the published visitation rules that should be checked before travel.
Three Forks Mail and Money
Three Forks links CorrectPay for deposits and InmateSales for Chirps. The inspected jail pages did not publish deposit fee amounts, commissary limits, detailed phone or video policy, or a full mail-format rule set. Use the facility address only after confirming current mail rules with the jail, especially for photos, books, money orders, legal mail, or vendor-only restrictions.
| Service | Provider or detail | What the research supports |
|---|---|---|
| Money deposits | CorrectPay | Linked from the official deposit page. |
| Chirps / messaging | InmateSales | The deposit page lists Chirps through InmateSales. |
| Facility address, call first | No full mail policy was located on inspected pages. | |
| Fees and limits | Not published on jail page | Confirm with the vendor or facility before payment. |
The official Three Forks deposit page links the documented deposit and messaging vendors.
The deposit screenshot supports using CorrectPay and InmateSales as service channels, not as proof that a person is currently in custody.
Three Forks Booking and Intake
Wolfe County arrests that require jail lodging should be expected to move to Three Forks unless another agency or facility is responsible. Booking can include receiving the person, identity checks, search, photograph if policy requires it, fingerprints if required, medical or security screening, and entry into JailTracker or another jail-management system. The exact Three Forks booking manual was not published.
New bookings may not appear online right away. Transport, medical screening, data entry, court timing, or agency holds can delay public display. If the roster is empty or missing a person known to have been arrested in Wolfe County, call Three Forks at (606) 464-2598 or contact the arresting agency for context.
Kentucky jail standards require written admission, orientation, and release procedures and address emergency medical attention before admission when needed. The research did not locate the local Three Forks policy manual, so the page avoids exact intake-time promises.
- Booking
- Administrative jail intake after arrest.
- Classification
- Jail review used for custody level, housing, and security needs.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice from another agency that can affect release.
Three Forks DOC and VINE Context
Three Forks links to KOOL and VINE from its official links page. KOOL is the Kentucky Online Offender Lookup system for state offenders and can show DOC custody or location information. VINE is a notification channel that Kentucky DOC describes as covering county jails, prisons, mental health facilities, and juvenile detention centers, with alerts for release, transfer, escape, or parole hearing where available.
Use KOOL when a Wolfe County case has moved from regional jail custody into a Kentucky DOC sentence. Use VINE for notification, not as a replacement for the roster. Use BOP or ICE ODLS only when the custody issue is federal or immigration-related. Three Forks is the local/regional jail point, not a state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center.
The official Three Forks links page points users to KOOL and VINE.
The links screenshot reinforces that state lookup and notification tools are fallbacks when the jail roster is not the right custody system.
Three Forks Regional Jail Directions
The jail's official directions page uses 2221 Fairground Ridge Rd, Beattyville, KY 41311. The research notes that some third-party references use "Fairgrounds Ridge Road," but the jail page uses the singular "Fairground Ridge Rd." Visitors from Wolfe County generally travel toward Beattyville and should use the final map pin because mountain-road travel times can vary.
Parking, public transit, ADA entrance, and lobby hours were not published on the jail site. The Wolfe County Judicial Center page does publish courthouse accessibility details, but those are court details, not jail visitor-entry details. Call Three Forks before travel if parking, accessibility, or visit timing is critical.