Mission

To operate an adult male maximum security institution by providing care, custody and control in a safe and secure environment. The primary program thrust will be directed at moving the inmate to a less secure institution based upon his demonstrated conduct, program performance and need. By encouraging the individual inmate to help himself, it will enhance his opportunity to return to the community as a responsible taxpaying citizen.

266 Water St./PO Box 5128
Eddyville, Kentucky 42038
Warden: Tom Simpson
Secretary: Teresa Hughes 

Phone:   270-388-2211
Fax Numbers

• WKCC Attains Second Consecutive 100% in Re-Accreditation Audit; Green River Receives Near Perfect Score
  Monday, June 08, 2009
  Frankfort, Ky. (June 5, 2009) – Western Kentucky Correctional Complex achieved what auditors said few prisons had when the facility received a perfect score on its re-accreditation audit recently.
• Participants Selected for 2009 Commissioner’s Executive Leadership Program
  Wednesday, June 03, 2009
  Frankfort, Ky. (June 3, 2009) – Nominated from the Department’s nearly 4,000 employees, 46 candidates were interviewed and 26 ultimately selected for the 2009 Commissioner’s Executive Leadership Program that kicks off in less than two weeks.
• Prison Receives Near Perfect Score in National Re-Accreditation Audit
  Thursday, April 23, 2009
  Frankfort, Ky. (April 23, 2009) – Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women (KCIW) received a near perfect score during its re-accreditation process this week with the American Correctional Association (ACA). The prison received a total score of 99.8 percent on their audit, the highest score the institution has ever received.