Mail and Communication Information at Russell County Detention Center

Send personal correspondence, legal mail, books, newspapers, and magazine subscriptions to Russell County Detention Center, 228 Brian Walters Drive, Jamestown, KY 42642. Include the recipient’s full name and inmate ID number. For letters and pre-metered postcards, include your full name and return address; blue or black ink is recommended. Reading material has separate shipping rules. Newspapers and magazines must come directly from the publisher, while books must ship directly from a reputable source. Hardcover books are not accepted because they could be used as weapons. To receive calls from someone at Russell County Detention Center, register with Inmate Sales online or call 877-998-5678, per the unofficial Jail Exchange directory. For questions about the jail’s phone or messaging rules, call staff at 270-858-6900. The texting service is called Chirping. To fund messaging, create an Inmate Sales account, select Kentucky, Russell County Detention Center, and the person you want to message. Then choose an amount and enter your payment method, or call 877-998-5678 to pay by phone. Messages are permanently recorded and seen by staff, and could be used against the person in custody in court. If you want to stop receiving Chirping texts from someone, reply to the text with STOP.