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Green River Correctional Complex

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Background

Green River Correctional Complex (GRCC) is a state prison located in Central City, Kentucky. It opened in 1994 and had a prison population of 982 as of 2007. It is a minimum to medium security adult male correctional facility and it is operated by the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Department of Corrections with accreditation by the American Correctional Association. The prison is on 250 acres (1.0 km2) they have a staff of 254, the annual cost to house the inmates is $19,518.99 with a daily cost of $53.48 per inmate and an annual operating budget of $23.9 Million. Of the inmates, 66% are identified as white and 33% are identified as black with the remaining 1% being made of other races.

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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1994

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Kentucky Department of Corrections

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1994

Region

KY

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

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Contact & address

1200 River Road, Central City 42330

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38%

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