Mission

The mission of the Frankfort Career Development Center is to promote safety for the citizens of the Commonwealth by operating an efficient, adult male, minimum security institution.

The institution's main purpose shall be to provide a safe, secure, humane environment for the population, as well as to provide an atmosphere and opportunities for a successful reintegration back into society. This purpose is accomplished through the use of objective classification, education, employment training, and social programs.

380 Coffee Tree Road
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Warden: Kimberly Whitley
Secretary: Stephanie Gibbs
Phone: (502) 564-2120
Fax: (502) 564-4968

• Larry Chandler to Retire as Warden of KSR; J. David Donahue Will Return to Kentucky
  Tuesday, June 24, 2008
  Frankfort, Ky. (June 24, 2008) – Larry Chandler’s name has become synonymous with Kentucky Corrections. Twenty-six years ago he walked through the doors of the Kentucky State Reformatory and went to work as a correctional officer. At the end of August when he retires as warden of KSR, he will walk out those same doors leaving his mark on not only that prison, but the entire state correctional system.
• Connie Malone, Brenn Combs Named to Key Posts
  Tuesday, June 17, 2008
  Frankfort, Ky. (May 27, 2008) – Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet Secretary J. Michael Brown today announced two key appointments within the cabinet’s Office of Legal Services.
• Tom Cannady Named Director of Correctional Industries
  Tuesday, June 17, 2008
  Frankfort, Ky. (June 17, 2008) – Kentucky Department of Corrections Deputy Commissioner Al Parke today announced the hiring of Tom Cannady as director of Kentucky Correctional Industries.