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Overview of Kentucky's Correctional System Kentucky

The Jail System

There are 93 jails in Kentucky's 120 counties with a rated capacity of 14,745. The KY DOC conducts jail inspections and enforces state jail standards.

The Prison System

The KY Dept. of Corrections managed 22,457 inmates in 2007. The agency has 2,900 employees in the Institutions Divison and operates 13 facilities. The DOC also uses three private prisons.

The Community Corrections System

The DOC's Div. of Probation & Parole, with 400 officers, supervised 42,510 probationers and 12,741 parolees in 2007. Field offices are organized within 13 judicial districts.
2007 Crime Rate for Kentucky
The crime rate in Kentucky is about 25% lower than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 89.5% of the crime rate in Kentucky which is 23% lower than the national rate. The remaining 7.9% are violent crimes and are about 37% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Kentucky compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Kentucky National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 2,813 3,731
Violent Crimes 295 467
Property Crimes 2,518 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Kentucky has 91,993 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 21% lower than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Kentucky National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 2,028 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Kentucky has a rate 13% higher than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Kentucky National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 512 447
2007 Probationers
Kentucky has a rate 30% lower than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Kentucky National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 1,306 1,863
2007 Parolees
Kentucky has a rate 19% higher than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Kentucky National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 392 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 18% lower than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Kentucky National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 5.5% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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