General Inmate Information

This page includes information about inmate programs, how to send mail to an inmate and how to send money to an inmate.

It shall be the policy of Frankfort Career Development Center (FCDC) to recognize inmate mail privileges as important to inmate adjustment to institutional life.  Each inmate shall be permitted the opportunity to benefit from incoming information, ideas and concepts originating from outside the institution.  There shall be no limit to the number of letters inmates may send or receive or the length, language, content or source of mail or publications except if there is a reasonable belief that a limitation is necessary to protect public safety or institutional order and safety. 

INCOMING MAIL POLICY

A money order shall not be accepted if enclosed in regular mail correspondence. 
 
Incoming inmate mail shall be opened and inspected for contraband.  Mail shall be read, censored or rejected if based on legitimate institutional interests of order and security.

Any incoming inmate mail which is received without a full return address, to include the sender’s name and address, will be rejected.

Inmate personal funds held by the institution shall be controlled by generally acceptable accounting procedures.

Money received in the mail shall be in the form of a U. S. Postal money order or Western Union wire transfer.

All money orders shall be mailed to the institution in the following manner:

Frankfort Career Development Center
Attention:  Business Office
P.O. Box 538
Coffee Tree Road
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602 0538

A receipt shall be issued to the inmate and the money deposited on the inmate's account on the date received.

Any correspondence or other type of currency shall be returned to the sender with a notice explaining the reason it is being returned.  A copy of the notice shall be given to the inmate.

Cash or a personal check shall not be permitted.

Funds shall not be accepted for deposit during visiting hours.

Money may be sent via Western Union Quick Collect System. The person sending money will need to fill out a Blue Quick Collect Form available through Western Union Agents. The information the sender will need to send money in this manner is:

Pay to: Frankfort Career Dev. Cntr.

Code City and State: COFFEETREE/KY