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Kentucky correctional populations of Census 2010 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Adair County Jail 88 Local 204 Greensburg Street Columbia 42728 3/31/2006
Allen County Detention Center 45 Local 196 Wood Street Scottsville 42164 3/31/2006
Ashland FCI 1,261 Federal 4/1/2010
Ashland FCI & Camp 1,533 Federal P.O. Box 888 Ashland 41105 Boyd County 12/30/2005
Ashland House 61 Private 465 29th Street Ashland 41101 Boyd County 12/30/2005
Ashland-Camp 299 Federal 4/1/2010
Ballard County Jail 37 Local 132 Mayolo Avenue Wickliffe 42087 3/31/2006
Barren County Correctional Center 130 Local 800 Ford Drive Glasgow 42141 3/31/2006
Bell County Forestry Camp 280 State Rt. 2, Box 75 Pineville 40977 Bell County 12/30/2005
Bell County Jail 78 Local P.O. Box 478 Pineville 40977 3/31/2006
Big Sandy Regional Detention Center 182 Local 904 3rd Street Paintsville 41240-5390 3/31/2006
Big Sandy USP 1,494 Federal 4/1/2010
Big Sandy-Camp 106 Federal 4/1/2010
Blackburn Correctional Complex 587 State 3111 Spurr Road Lexington 40511 Fayette Census County 12/30/2005
Boone County Jail 378 Local Burlington 41005 3/31/2006
Bourbon County Jail 93 Local 101 Legion Road Paris 40361 3/31/2006
Boyd County Jail 141 Local Panola Street Catlettsburg 41129 3/31/2006
Boyle County Detention Center 252 Local 1860 127 By-Pass South Danville 40422 3/31/2006
Breckinridge County Jail 190 Local 500 Glen Nash Road Hardinsburg 40143 3/31/2006
Bullitt County Jail 149 Local 300 Buckman Street Shepherdsville 40165 3/31/2006
Butler County Jail 45 Local Courthouse Morgantown 42261 3/31/2006
Calloway County Jail 163 Local 310 N. 4th Street Murray 42071 3/31/2006
Campbell County Jail 372 Local 601 Central Avenue Newport 41071 3/31/2006
Carroll County Detention Center 146 Local 800 Clay St. Carrollton 41008 3/31/2006
Casey County/State Jail 272 Local P.O. Box 382 Liberty 42539 3/31/2006
Christian County Jail 536 Local 410 W. 7th Street Hopkinsville 42240 3/31/2006
Clark County Detention 156 Local 30 Wall Street Winchester 40391 3/31/2006
Clay County Jail 256 Local 67 Shamrock Road Manchester 40962 3/31/2006
Crittenden County Jail 10 Local 209 South Maple Marion 42064 3/31/2006
Daviess County Detention Center 597 Local 3337 Hwy 60 East Owensboro 42303 3/31/2006
Dismas Charities, Lexington 55 Private 909 Georgetown Street Lexington 40511 Fayette Census County 12/30/2005
Dismas Charities, Louisville 71 Private 124 West Oak Street Louisville 40203 Jefferson County 12/30/2005
Dismas Charities, Owensboro 132 Private 615 Carlton Drive Owensboro 42303 Daviess County 12/30/2005
Dismas Charities, Portland 199 Private 1501 Lytle Street Louisville 40203 Louisville/Jefferson Co Metro 12/30/2005
Dismas Charities, St. Ann's 56 Private 1515 Algoquin Parkway Louisville 40210 Louisville/Jefferson Co Metro 12/30/2005
Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex 1,684 State 200 Road To Justice West Liberty 41472 Morgan County 12/30/2005
Estill County Jail 20 Local 103 Court Street Irvine 40336 3/31/2006
Floyd County Jail 143 Local 151 South Central Avenue Prestonsburg 41653 3/31/2006
Frankfort Career Development Center 204 State Coffee Tree Road Frankfort 40601 Franklin County 12/30/2005
Franklin County Regional Jail 298 Local 400 Coffee Tree Road Frankfort 40604 3/31/2006
Fulton County Detention Center 219 Local 2010 South 7th Street Hickman 42050 3/31/2006
Grant County Jail 306 Local 212 Barnes Road Williamstown 41097 3/31/2006
Graves County Jail 135 Local 103 East South Street Mayfield 42066 3/31/2006
Grayson County Jail & Annex 665 Local 125 East White Oak Street Leitchfield 42754 3/31/2006
Green River Correctional Complex 944 State 1200 River Road Central City 42330 Muhlenberg County 12/30/2005
Greenup County Detention Center 105 Local 100 Laurel St. Greenup 41144 3/31/2006
Hardin County Detention Center 484 Local P.O. Box 1390 Elizabethtown 42702 3/31/2006
Harlan County Detention Center 100 Local South 2nd Street Harlan 40831 3/31/2006
Henderson County Detention Center 473 Local 380 Borax Drive Henderson 42420-5049 3/31/2006
Hopkins County Jail 380 Local 2250 Laffoon Trail Madisonville 42431 3/31/2006
Jackson County Jail 26 Local P.O. Box 909 Mckee 40447 3/31/2006
Jessamine County Detention Center 175 Local 229 East Maple Street Nicholasville 40356 3/31/2006
Kenton County Detention Center 403 Local County Building Covington 41011 3/31/2006
Kentucky Correctional Institution For Women 731 State P.O. Box 337 Peewee Valley 40056-0337 Oldham County 12/30/2005
Kentucky River Regional Jail 186 Local 200 Justice Drive Hazard 41701 3/31/2006
Kentucky State Penitentiary 842 State P.O. Box 5128 Eddyville 42038 Lyon County 12/30/2005
Kentucky State Reformatory 1,980 State 3001 W Hwy 146 La Grange 40032 Oldham County 12/30/2005
Larue County Jail 109 Local 209 West High Street Hodgenville 42748 3/31/2006
Laurel County Jail 313 Local 4th & Broad Streets London 40741 3/31/2006
Lee Adjustment Center 762 Private P.O. Box 900 Beattyville 41311 Lee County 12/30/2005
Letcher County Jail 90 Local 101 Main Street Whitesburg 41858 3/31/2006
Lewis County Jail 78 Local 509 Railroad Street Vanceburg 41179 3/31/2006
Lexington FMC 1,743 Federal 4/1/2010
Lexington FMC & Camp 2,345 Federal 3301 Leestown Road Lexington 40512 Fayette Census County 12/30/2005
Lexington-Camp 291 Federal 4/1/2010
Lexington-Fayette County Jail Detention Div 1,176 Local 600 Old Frankfort Circle Lexington 40510 3/31/2006
Lincoln County Regional Jail 94 Local 100 Lancaster Street Stanford 40484-1289 3/31/2006
Little Sandy Correctional Complex 961 State Rt. 5, Box 1000 Sandy Hook 41171 Elliott County 12/30/2005
Logan County Detention Center 133 Local 304 W 3rd Street Russellville 42276 3/31/2006
Louisville Metropolitan Dept Of Corrections 1,940 Local 400 South Sixth Street Louisville 40202 3/31/2006
Luther Luckett Correctional Complex 1,028 State Dawkins Road, Box 6 La Grange 40031 Oldham County 12/30/2005
Madison County Detention Center 244 Local 107 West Irvine Richmond 40475 3/31/2006
Manchester FCI 1,211 Federal 4/1/2010
Manchester FCI & Camp 1,661 Federal P.O. Box 3000 Manchester 40962 Clay County 12/30/2005
Manchester-Camp 451 Federal 4/1/2010
Marion Adjustment Center 787 Private 95 Raywick Road St. Mary 40063 Marion County 12/30/2005
Marshall County Jail 165 Local 54 Judicial Drive Benton 42025 3/31/2006
Mason County Jail 130 Local 702 U.S. 68 Maysville 41056 3/31/2006
McCracken County Jail 456 Local 400 South 7th Street Paducah 42003 3/31/2006
McCreary County Jail 92 Local P.O. Box 426 Whitley City 42653 3/31/2006
McCreary USP 1,530 Federal 4/1/2010
McCreary-Camp 129 Federal 4/1/2010
Meade County Detention 125 Local 516 Fairway Drive Brandenburg 40108 3/31/2006
Monroe County Jail 27 Local 204 N Crawford Street Tompkinsville 42167-1617 3/31/2006
Montgomery County Regional Jail 143 Local 751 Chenault Lane Mt. Sterling 40353 3/31/2006
Muhlenberg County Jail 245 Local 108 Court Row Greenville 42345 3/31/2006
Nelson County Jail 119 Local 810 W. Steven Foster Bardstown 40004 3/31/2006
Northpoint Training Center 1,235 State Hwy 33, Box 479 Burgin 40310 Mercer County 12/30/2005
Ohio County Detention Center 51 Local 108 East Washington Street Hartford 42347 3/31/2006
Oldham County Jail 100 Local Courthouse Lagrange 40031 3/31/2006
Otter Creek Correctional Complex 512 Private Highway 306, P.O. Box 500 Wheelwright 41669 Floyd County 12/30/2005
Paducah Community Service Center 99 Private P.O. Box 2541 Paducah 42002-2541 McCracken County 12/30/2005
Pike County Jail 262 Local 172 Division Street Pikeville 41501 3/31/2006
Powell County Jail 78 Local Court Street Stanton 40380 3/31/2006
Pulaski County Detention Center 245 Local 300 Hail Knob Road Somerset 42503 3/31/2006
Rockcastle County Jail 100 Local 205 E Main Street #12 Mt. Vernon 40456 3/31/2006
Roederer Correctional Complex 1,008 State P.O. Box 69 La Grange 40031 Oldham County 12/30/2005
Rowan County Detention Center 77 Local 121 Lee Avenue Morehead 40351 3/31/2006
Russell County Jail 18 Local P.O. Box 23 Jamestown 42629 3/31/2006
Scott County Detention Center 76 Local 130 North Court Street Georgetown 40324 3/31/2006
Shelby County Detention Center 143 Local 1000 Detention Road Shelbyville 40065 3/31/2006
Simpson County Jail 180 Local 217 Kentucky Avenue Franklin 42135 3/31/2006
Three Forks Regional Jail 151 Local 2475 Center Street Beattyville 41311 3/31/2006
Todd County Jail N/A Local P.O. Box 808 Elkton 42220 3/31/2006
Two Rivers Treatment Center 70 Private 423 Greenup Avenue Covington 41011-2519 Kenton County 12/30/2005
Union County Jail 42 Local 120 South Court St. Morganfield 42437 3/31/2006
USP Big Sandy & Camp 1,721 Federal 1197 Airport Road Inez 41224 12/30/2005
USP McCreary & Camp 1,769 Federal 330 Federal Way Pine Knot 42635 12/30/2005
Warren County Regional Jail 534 Local 920 Kentucky Street Bowling Green 42101-2106 3/31/2006
Wayne County Detention Center 156 Local 535 E Highway 90 Byp Monticello 42633 3/31/2006
Webster County Jail 101 Local P.O. Box 300 Dixon 42409 3/31/2006
Western Kentucky Correctional Complex 621 State 374 New Bethel Road Fredondia 42411 Lyon County 12/30/2005
Whitley County Jail 32 Local Williamsburg 40765 3/31/2006
Woodford County Detention Center 82 Local 204 Beasley Drive Versailles 40383 3/31/2006
York Street House 23 Private 601 York Street Newport 41071 Campbell County 12/30/2005

This table draws data from three sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 1, 2010: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date on April 4, 2010.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on December 30, 2005 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR24642-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-05. doi:10.3886/ICPSR24642
  • Local jails on March 31, 2006 was extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2006 [Computer file]. ICPSR26602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-01-26. doi:10.3886/ICPSR26602

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of March 2010.

For state, federal and local prisons built or expanded in the latter half of the decade, you may find this list of New and Expanded Prisons Since 2000 helpful as well.

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