Western KY Correctional Complex

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.

 Warden Bryan Henson 

Bryan Henson

Picture of Warden HensonBryan Henson was promoted to Warden at Western Kentucky Correctional Complex (WKCC) on September 16, 2009.  Henson has been a Deputy Warden at the prison since 2005.  Henson began his corrections career as a Correctional Officer at WKCC in July 1989.  He was promoted to Classification and Treatment Officer in 1990 and Classification and Treatment Officer II in 1999.  In October of 2000, Henson assumed the duties of Correctional Unit Administrator II.  From February 2004 to April 2004, he acted in the Deputy Warden capacity until a Warden was named at WKCC.  In November of 2005, Henson was promoted to Deputy Warden and served as Deputy Warden of Programs and Support Services until appointed as Warden in September of 2009.

 “Bryan Henson is an example of someone who has worked his way up through the ranks of Corrections and shown he has what it takes to lead,” said Commissioner Thompson.  “He serves as an inspiration to those men and women we have serving as Corrections Officers today.  With his familiarity of the region, his knowledge of the institution, he is an excellent match as Warden.”

Henson is a graduate of Murray State University with a degree in Criminal Justice.