Prisoners sentenced in Letcher county are generally sent to Letcher County Jail in the city of Whitesburg, Always call first to make sure an inmate can receive visitors and is at the facility at Whitesburg KY, 41858-7286 in Letcher before traveling or booking hotels.

Maintaining contact with friends and family is important for the health and wellbeing of both inmates and their family. Sadly, many prisons don’t make this easy. Phone charges of up to $14 a minute for long distance calls create financial burdens on inmate families who must pay for these calls. Thankfully services from Securtel help avoid these additional charges by creating a local phone number an inmate can call that will connect to any long-distance number. By eliminating the long-distance surcharge, inmates can talk to friends and family at the local rate no matter where they might live. You can set this up with Securtel.coml at inmate calls. To send mail to an inmate you can visit send postcards. Talk with your inmate to learn about the permitted hours for phone calls, rules for sending mail and days and times for visitation, Facilities in KY all have different rules that you’ll be required to follow.

Letcher County Jail is a County Jail. It’s important to know the type of prison facility because this will largely determine what is permitted. Prison is expensive. Phone calls are the most costly, especially without a local number, But also items an inmate needs like soap, envelopes and stamps will all cost money. So the first thing to do is ensure phone calls are economical so you can discuss a budget.

Letcher County Jail is in the EST time zone. So make adjustments in your call times if you aren’t in that same timezone. It’s important for prison families to help each other to help their loved ones inside and out. By sharing information about Letcher County Jail with other families, it will help them avoid mistakes and confusion that no one needs or wants.
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