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Meade County Jail

County jailOvercrowded (127%)LowHigh
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Meade County Jail is a county jail located in Meade County, Kentucky. Rated capacity: 173. Reported population: 219. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Meade County Jail, in Brandenburg, Kentucky, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is a two-story common bond brick building with a two-story brick ell. It overlooks the Ohio River. It was the third jail of Meade County.

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Capacity

173

Current population

219

Occupancy

127%

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

516 Hillcrest Drive, Brandenburg 40108
(270) 422-2546
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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

12/100
Low concern12/100
Overcrowding
12/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 127% of design capacity

This facility scores 12. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 10 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 127% · peers avg: 93% (+36%)
Capacity (beds)this: 173 · peers avg: 547 (68%)

Data completeness

66%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-meade-county-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Meade County Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/meade-county-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}