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Mccracken County Jail

County jailOvercrowded (110%)LowHigh
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Mccracken County Jail is a county jail located in Mccracken County, Kentucky. Rated capacity: 471. Reported population: 520. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

471

Current population

520

Occupancy

110%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

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

400 S 7Th St, Paducah 42003
(270) 444-4730
Official site

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 110% of design capacity

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (+116%)

Higher risk than 75% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 110% · peers avg: 93% (+19%)
Capacity (beds)this: 471 · peers avg: 547 (14%)

Data completeness

66%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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@misc{worldprisons-mccracken-county-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Mccracken County Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mccracken-county-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-24}
}