About Us

Mission:

To protect the citizens of the Commonwealth and to provide a safe, secure and humane environment for staff and offenders in carrying out the mandates of the legislative and judicial processes; and, to provide opportunities for offenders to acquire skills which facilitate non-criminal behavior.

 Research and Statistics 

Daily Count Sheet

Daily Count Sheets for May 16, 2012 [PDF, 11KB]

Previous Daily Count Sheets

 

Daily Releases

Releases for May 15, 2012 [PDF, 38KB]

Previous Daily Releases

 

Weekly Jail Population Reports

May 10, 2012 [PDF Format - 54KB]

Previous Weekly Jail Population Reports 

 

Monthly Reports

Inmate Profile 4/15/2012 [PDF, 108KB]

Prison Population: Projected vs. Actual [PDF, 28KB]

Previous Monthly Reports

 

Annual Reports

Cost to Incarcerate (2011) (PDF Format - 56KB)

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics in the Commonwealth (PDF Format - 1.66MB)

 

Cooperative Research

Interested in conducting a research project in cooperation with the Kentucky Department of Corrections? Corrections Policy & Procedure 5.1 outlines the process. Send your proposal to: Research Office, Kentucky Department of Corrections, PO Box 2400, Frankfort, KY 40602-2400.

Links

The State Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) is supported in part by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics to enhance the capabilities of the states to collect, analyze, and interpret data on relevant issues and provide a mechanism for sharing data among states and the federal government. There are SACs in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The Kentucky Statistical Analysis Center is authorized by KRS 15.280 and located in the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.

Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
Report of the 2011 Task Force on the Penal Code and Controlled Substances Act (2011 House Bill 463) http://www.lrc.ky.gov/lrcpubs/rm508.pdf 

Report of the Subcommittee on the Penal Code and Controlled Substances Act. 2009
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/lrcpubs/RR364.pdf

Reentry Programs for Felons Should Be Improved and Outcome Measures Should Be Developed. 2008
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/lrcpubs/RR357.pdf

University of Kentucky Center on Drug & Alcohol Research
Criminal Justice Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study (CJKTOS) FY 2009 Follow-up Report
http://cdar.uky.edu/CJKTOS/Downloads/CJKTOS_FY2009_Followup_Report_3%2015%2010REV%20FINAL.pdf

Criminal Justice Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study (CJKTOS) FY 2007 Baseline Report
http://cdar.uky.edu/CJKTOS/Downloads/FY%202007%20Baseline%20Report%20FINAL.pdf

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm
State & Federal Prisoners and Prison Facilities (includes Kentucky-specific data)
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=13

Community Corrections – Probation & Parole (includes Kentucky-specific data)
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=15

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2010 (includes Kentucky-specific data)
http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2239

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
Kentucky Quick Facts
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21000.html

The PEW Center on the States Public Safety Performance Project
http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/initiatives_detail.aspx?initiativeID=31336

One in One Hundred: Behind Bars in 2008
http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/8015PCTS_Prison08_FINAL_2-1-1_FORWEB.pdf

One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections
http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/PSPP_1in31_report_FINAL_WEB_3-26-09.pdf

Prison Count 2010: State Population Declines for the First Time in 38 Years
http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/Prison_Count_2010.pdf?n=880