World Prisons

All operators

Kentucky Department of Corrections

state agency

29 facilities in United States.

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Facilities map (29 of 29 with coordinates)

Adair Youth Development Center

United States · Columbia

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

80

Held

18

Under capacity (23%)Low

Bell County Forestry Camp

United States · Pineville

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

300

Held

299

Under capacity (100%)

Blackburn Correctional Complex

United States · Lexington

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

594

Held

591

Under capacity (99%)

Boyd Regional Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Ashland

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

36

Held

18

Under capacity (50%)

Breathitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Jackson

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

47

Held

20

Under capacity (43%)Low

Cadet Leadership & Education Program

United States · Jackson

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

40

Held

17

Under capacity (43%)Low

Campbell Regional Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Newport

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

52

Held

18

Under capacity (35%)

Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex

United States · West Liberty

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,674

Held

1,672

Under capacity (100%)

Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Lexington

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

60

Held

40

Under capacity (67%)

Green River Correctional Complex

United States · Central City

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

947

Held

982

Overcrowded (104%)

Green River Youth Development Center

United States · Cromwell

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

40

Held

23

Under capacity (57%)

Kentucky Correctional Institution For Women

United States · Pewee Valley

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

691

Held

719

Overcrowded (104%)

Kentucky State Penitentiary

United States · Eddyville

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

849

Held

849

Overcrowded (100%)

Kentucky State Reformatory

United States · Lagrange

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,691

Held

1,660

Under capacity (98%)

Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center

United States · Monticello

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

40

Held

26

Under capacity (65%)Low

Lee Adjustment Center

United States · Beattyville

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

816

Held

—

Little Sandy Correctional Complex

United States · Sandy Hook

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

987

Held

1,001

Overcrowded (101%)

Luther Luckett Correctional Complex

United States · Lagrange

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,178

Held

1,180

Overcrowded (100%)

Mayfield Youth Development Center

United States · Mayfield

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

30

Held

20

Under capacity (67%)Low

Mccracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Paducah

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

52

Held

28

Under capacity (54%)

Morehead Youth Development Center

United States · Morehead

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

40

Held

6

Under capacity (15%)Low

Northern Kentucky Youth Development Center

United States · Crittenden

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

40

Held

24

Under capacity (60%)Low

Northpoint Training Center

United States · Burgin

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,226

Held

1,237

Overcrowded (101%)Low

Otter Creek Correctional Center

United States

Medium

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Roederer Correctional Complex

United States · Lagrange

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,138

Held

1,209

Overcrowded (106%)

Southeast Kentucky Correctional Center

United States · Wheelwright

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

656

Held

—

Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Bowling Green

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

48

Held

16

Under capacity (33%)Low

Western Kentucky Correctional Complex

United States · Fredonia

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

670

Held

677

Overcrowded (101%)

Woodsbend Youth Development Center

United States · West Liberty

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

40

Held

13

Under capacity (33%)Low

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Kentucky Department of Corrections — operator profile. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/operators/kentucky-department-of-corrections
Chicago
"Kentucky Department of Corrections — operator profile." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/operators/kentucky-department-of-corrections.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-operator-kentucky-departmen,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Kentucky Department of Corrections — operator profile},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/operators/kentucky-department-of-corrections},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}