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Allen County Detention Center

County jailOvercrowded (119%)LowHigh
Verified 2 Jun 2026
Fresh · 29d ago

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Allen County Detention Center is a county jail located in Allen County, Kentucky. Rated capacity: 72. Reported population: 86. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

72

Current population

86

Occupancy

119%

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Allen County Sheriff / Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

Region

Kentucky

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

196 Wood St, Scottsville 42164

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 119% of design capacity

Compared to other facilities in United States

7324 peers
Occupancythis: 119% · peers avg: 93% (+28%)
Capacity (beds)this: 72 · peers avg: 559 (87%)

Data completeness

66%

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