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Kentucky correctional populations of Census 2020 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 Regional Jail 41 Local 12/31/2013
Adair County Restricted Custody Center 30 Local 12/31/2013
Allen County Jail 69 Local 12/31/2013
Ashland - Camp 311 Federal St. Route 716 Ashland 41105 Boyd 6/30/2012
Ashland FCI 1,280 Federal St. Route 716 Ashland 41105 Boyd 6/30/2012
Ashland FCI 1,055 Federal St. Route 716 Ashland 41105 Boyd 4/2/2020
Ashland-Camp 177 Federal St. Route 716 Ashland 41105 Boyd 4/2/2020
Ballard County Detention Center 44 Local 12/31/2013
Barren County Detention Center 182 Local 12/31/2013
Bell County Forestry Camp 294 State 560 Correctional Drive Pineville 40977 Bell 6/30/2012
Bell County Detention Center 73 Local 12/31/2013
Big Sandy - Camp 131 Federal 1197 Airport Road Inez 41224 Martin 6/30/2012
Big Sandy Regional Detention Center 215 Local 12/31/2013
Big Sandy USP 1,403 Federal 1197 Airport Road Inez 41224 Martin 6/30/2012
Big Sandy USP 1,261 Federal 1197 Airport Road Inez 41224 Martin 4/2/2020
Big Sandy-Camp 72 Federal 1197 Airport Road Inez 41224 Martin 4/2/2020
Blackburn Correctional Complex 589 State 3111 Spurr Road Lexington 40511 Fayette 6/30/2012
Boone Co. Jail 417 Local 12/31/2013
Boone Co. Jail Workcamp 66 Local 12/31/2013
Bourbon County Jail 115 Local 12/31/2013
Boyd County Detention Center 248 Local 12/31/2013
Boyle County Detention Center 288 Local 12/31/2013
Breckinridge County Detention Center 190 Local 12/31/2013
Bullitt County Detention Center 269 Local 12/31/2013
Butler County Jail 40 Local 12/31/2013
Calloway Co. Jail Workhouse 32 Local 12/31/2013
Calloway County Jail 129 Local 12/31/2013
Campbell County Detention Center 601 Local 12/31/2013
Carroll County Detention Center 128 Local 12/31/2013
Carter County Detention Center 197 Local 12/31/2013
Casey County Detention Center 205 Local 12/31/2013
Christian County Jail 606 Local 12/31/2013
Clark County Detention Center 127 Local 12/31/2013
Clay County Detention Center 203 Local 12/31/2013
Clinton County Jail 2 Local 12/31/2013
Crittenden County Detention Center 116 Local 12/31/2013
Cts - Russell 230 Private 1407 West Jefferson Street Louisville 40203 Jefferson 6/30/2012
Daviess County Detention Center 622 Local 12/31/2013
Dismas Charities - Diersen 73 Private 128 West Oaks Street Louisville 40210 Jefferson 6/30/2012
Dismas Charities - Lexington 45 Private 909 Georgetown Street Lexington 40511 Fayette 6/30/2012
Dismas Charities - Louisville 7 Private 124 West Oak Street Louisville 40203 Jefferson 6/30/2012
Dismas Charities - Portland 194 Private 1501 Lytle Street Louisville 40203 Jefferson 6/30/2012
Dismas Charities - St. Ann's 1 Private 1515 Algonquin Parkway Louisville 40210 Jefferson 6/30/2012
Dismas Charities - St. Patrick's 36 Private 1301 West Market Street Louisville 40203 Jefferson 6/30/2012
Dismas Charities Owensboro 36 Private 615 Carlton Drive Owensboro 42303 Daviess 6/30/2012
Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex 1,692 State 200 Road To Justice West Liberty 41472 Morgan 6/30/2012
Estill County Jail 22 Local 12/31/2013
Floyd County Detention Center 143 Local 12/31/2013
Franklin County Regional Jail 277 Local 12/31/2013
Graves Co. Restricted Custody Ctr. 42 Local 12/31/2013
Graves County Jail 56 Local 12/31/2013
Grayson County Detention Center 545 Local 12/31/2013
Green River Correctional Complex 964 State 1200 River Road Central City 42330 Muhlenberg 6/30/2012
Greenup County Detention Center 120 Local 12/31/2013
Hardin County Detention Center 506 Local 12/31/2013
Harlan County Detention Center 189 Local 12/31/2013
Hart County Jail 142 Local 12/31/2013
Henderson County Detention Center 533 Local 12/31/2013
Herman Ford Detention Center 134 Local 12/31/2013
Hickman County Detention Center 50 Local 12/31/2013
Jackson County Dentention Center 75 Local 12/31/2013
Jail Complex, Community Corrections, & Hall of Justice 1,816 Local 12/31/2013
Jessamine County Detention Center 165 Local 12/31/2013
Keeton Corrections - Paducah 59 Private 621 South 7Th Street Paducah 42002 McCracken 6/30/2012
Kenton County Detention Center 610 Local 12/31/2013
Kentucky Correctional Institution For Women 682 State 3000 Ash Avenue Pewee Valley 40056 Oldham 6/30/2012
Kentucky State Penitentiary 865 State 266 Water Street Eddyville 42038 Lyon 6/30/2012
Kentucky State Reformatory 1,941 State 3001 West Highway 146 Lagrange 40032 Oldham 6/30/2012
Larue County Detention Center 116 Local 12/31/2013
Laurel Co. Jail 361 Local 12/31/2013
Letcher Co. Jail 65 Local 12/31/2013
Lewis Co. Jail 64 Local 12/31/2013
Lexington - Camp 346 Federal 3301 Leestown Road Lexington 40511 Fayette 6/30/2012
Lexington FMC 1,973 Federal 3301 Leestown Road Lexington 40511 Fayette 6/30/2012
Lexington FMC 1,276 Federal 3301 Leestown Road Lexington 40511 Fayette 4/2/2020
Lexington-Camp 217 Federal 3301 Leestown Road Lexington 40511 Fayette 4/2/2020
Lexington-Fayette County Jail Detention Division 1,252 Local 12/31/2013
Lincoln County Jail 105 Local 12/31/2013
Little Sandy Correctional Complex 1,005 State 505 Prison Connector Road Sandy Hook 41171 Elliott 6/30/2012
Logan County Detention Center 109 Local 12/31/2013
Luther Luckett Correctional Complex 1,077 State Dawkins Road Box 6 Lagrange 40031 Oldham 6/30/2012
Madison County Detention Center 274 Local 12/31/2013
Manchester - Camp 500 Federal 805 Fox Hollow Road Manchester 40962 Clay 6/30/2012
Manchester FCI 1,109 Federal 805 Fox Hollow Road Manchester 40962 Clay 6/30/2012
Manchester FCI 933 Federal 805 Fox Hollow Road Manchester 40962 Clay 4/2/2020
Manchester-Camp 126 Federal 805 Fox Hollow Road Manchester 40962 Clay 4/2/2020
Marion Adjustment Center 818 Private 95 Raywick Road St. Mary 40063 Marion 6/30/2012
Marion County Detention Center 287 Local 12/31/2013
Mason County Detention Center 145 Local 12/31/2013
MCCracken County Annex Jail 33 Local 12/31/2013
MCCracken County Regional Jail 380 Local 12/31/2013
MCCreary - Camp 135 Federal 330 Federal Way Pine Knot 42635 McCreary 6/30/2012
MCCreary USP 1,420 Federal 330 Federal Way Pine Knot 42635 McCreary 6/30/2012
MCCreary USP 1,326 Federal 330 Federal Way Pine Knot 42635 McCreary 4/2/2020
MCCreary-Camp 137 Federal 330 Federal Way Pine Knot 42635 McCreary 4/2/2020
Meade County Detention Center 145 Local 12/31/2013
Monroe County Jail 20 Local 12/31/2013
Montgomery County Regional Jail 185 Local 12/31/2013
Muhlenberg County Detention Center 247 Local 12/31/2013
Nelson County Jail 108 Local 12/31/2013
Northpoint Training Center 765 State 710 Walter Reed Road Burgin 40310 Mercer 6/30/2012
Ohio County Detention Center 62 Local 12/31/2013
Pike County Detention Center 310 Local 12/31/2013
Powell Co. Jail 125 Local 12/31/2013
Pulaski County Detention Center 235 Local 12/31/2013
Rockcastle County Detention Center 84 Local 12/31/2013
Roederer Correctional Complex 1,064 State 4000 Morgan School Road Lagrange 40031 Oldham 6/30/2012
Rowan County Detention Center 106 Local 12/31/2013
Russell County Detention Center 106 Local 12/31/2013
Scott County Detention Center 93 Local 12/31/2013
Simpson Co. Jail 233 Local 12/31/2013
Taylor County Detention Center 235 Local 12/31/2013
Todd County Detention Center 109 Local 12/31/2013
Transitions, Inc - Ashland 24 Private 465 29Th Street Ashland 41101 6/30/2012
Transitions, Inc - Two Rivers 67 Private 423 Greenup Street Covington 41011 Kenton 6/30/2012
Transitions, Inc - York Street 8 Private 601 York Street Newport 41071 Campbell 6/30/2012
Union Co. Jail 51 Local 12/31/2013
Warren County Regional Jail 484 Local 12/31/2013
Wayne County Detention Center 201 Local 12/31/2013
Webster County Detention Center 270 Local 12/31/2013
Western Kentucky Correctional Complex 674 State 374 New Bethel Church Road Fredonia 42411 6/30/2012
Whitley County Jail 224 Local 12/31/2013
Woodford County Detention Center 92 Local 12/31/2013

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

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 April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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