Laurel County Detention Center, KY Inmate Roster

Laurel County Detention Center, KY is a county detention center in London town, Kentucky. Opened in 1825, this is one of the oldest correctional facilities in the United States. It is named after the dense Laurel thickets growing along the Laurel River and is one of the county’s outstanding features. It sits on a 40 acre stretch of land and can hold up to 425 offenders at a time.

Laurel County Detention Center is classified as a medium-security facility, making security here relatively high. Most inmates are held awaiting their trials, while others anticipate judgment deliverance by the county and state justice systems. These offenders have been arrested for committing either federal or state offenses.

The facility is run by the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff is responsible for the wellbeing of the inmates providing the necessary provisions and security. Offenders held here were arrested for either violent crimes or petty crimes. They are consequently housed according to their crimes, with violent offenders needing more security.

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office Contacts

• Address: 203 South Broad Street, London, Kentucky, 40741
• Phone: 606-864-6600
• Fax: 606-864-3494

Laurel County Jail Tracker

You can look up current inmates held at this facility via their official jail tracker webpage page. This page gives you complete details about inmates held at this facility.

Inmate Programs

The Laurel County Detention aims to help inmates to turn around their lives and become productive citizens. Consequently, the facility collaborates with local agencies and other organizations to offer inmates rehabilitative programs. These programs not only arm with skills they can use to earn a living but also reduce chances of recidivism by giving them something worthwhile to do with their lives.

Some of the outstanding programs that inmates have include:

• Anger Management

This program comes in handy to help inmates with anger and frustration issues on how to best manage such. It also targets domestic violence offenders, substance abusers, and those in dysfunctional relationships that have prompted violent acts.

• Life Skills

Inmates who are about to be released from incarceration are offered life skills to help them to blend better blend in the work world. It also aids inmates with past poor work histories to turn their lives around. It targets the following offenders; repeated traffic offenders, vandalism offenders, and inmates owning restitution. It focuses on relationships, rules, goals, values, and commitments.

• Parenting

It is every adult’s dream, including those in jail, to be a parent. As such, the facility teaches its inmates how to be good parents, especially female offenders. Participants are introduced to good parenting skills and habits, are assisted in establishing appropriate discipline routines, and gaining excellent family values. The program also targets those inmates who have failed to pay child support or care for their families.

• Criminal Thinking

This program targets almost any other inmate in jail. It focuses on wiping away criminal thoughts from the offenders by helping them to best deal with the allure of committing crimes. Inmates can better handle risky situations, cope with urges and cravings, be around drug users, comprehend support issues and take charge of their lives without external influence.

• Graduation Equivalent Diploma (GED)

The Laurel County Adult Education organization offers this program to offenders held at this facility. It gives the inmates a priceless opportunity to obtain their GED even though they are in jail.

• Celebrate Recovery

Religious entities surrounding the facility also come in handy to help inmates to turn their lives around. The Celebrate Recovery program is a 12 step program and recovery program that helps rehabilitate inmates by using Christian principles.

Inmate Mails and Care Packages

Offenders at Laurel County Detention Center can receive mails and authorized packages from their friends, relatives, or legal representatives. The mails are strictly sent via the United States Postal Service, and other third-party shipping entities such as FedEx and UPS are not allowed. While sending a mail, the sender is also expected to address it accordingly with an inmate’s proper credentials for it to be delivered to the right recipient.

Before sending a package to an inmate at this facility, it is always advisable to engage the relevant authorities. Inmates are allowed to receive care packages, magazines, books, and newspapers. The publications should be clean with appropriate content; no weapons, violence, obscenity, drugs, nudity, or any other inappropriate content. These also have to be obtained directly from a reputable vendor or publisher.

The only allowed care package in this facility is release clothing, often delivered a few weeks before their release dates.

Inmates at Laurel County Detention Center are also permitted to exchange emails using their JPAY accounts. Both the emails and regular mails are inspected for security reasons before they are delivered to the intended recipients.

Laurel County Prison Statistics

Laurel County Prison Admissions

Asian Prison Admissions	-
Native Prison Admissions	-
Total Prison Admissions	301
Other Prison Admissions	3
White Prison Admissions	294
Latino Prison Admissions	-
Black Prison Admissions	4
Male Prison Admissions	238
Female Prison Admissions	63

Laurel County Prison Population

Male Prison Population	320
Female Prison Population	54
Total Prison Population	374

Laurel County Prison Population By Race

Asian Prison Population	-
Latino Prison Population	-
White Prison Population	366
Other Prison Population	4
Black Prison Population	4
Native Prison Population	-

Laurel County Jail Admissions By Race

Native Jail Population	1
Asian Jail Population	-
Latino Jail Population	3
Black Jail Population	7
White Jail Population	387

Laurel County Jail Admissions

Female Jail Population	87
Total Jail Admissions	4,224
Total Jail Population	397
Male Jail Population	310

Laurel County Pretrial Jail Population

Female Pretrial Jail Population	48
Male Pretrial Jail Population	184
Pretrial Jail Population	205

Laurel County Jail Held Inmates

Jail Population Held for State Prison	102
Jail Population Held for Federal Agencies	80
Jail Population Held for State Jail	174
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Prison	-
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Jail	-
Jail Population Held for ICE	-

Laurel County, Kentucky Warrants, Arrests

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