Division at a Glance
Sworn Officers
The Division of Probation & Parole as of December 31st, 2025, employed 775 staff (excluding vacancies), of which 554 are sworn Probation & Parole officers in addition 17 administrative staff supervised 46,358 active offenders on community or administrative supervision. This total represents 9,885 parolees (21.32%) released by the Parole Board and 36,434, (78.60%) offenders placed on supervision by the court. The remaining 39, (0.08%), are individuals released as part of the SB 133 Women's Medical Release program.
PSI's
During 2025, the division completed over 13,346 full PSI's, 5,521 supplemental pre-sentence and 5,904 post PSI's investigations by 6 dedicated PSI Investigators and 71 specialized PSI Officers. In 2025 the division conducted 13,765 community parole plan investigations, 1,019 home incarceration plans, processed 24,289 in-state transfer requests and registered or updated 4,956 change of information requests through the SOR registry.
Class D Officers
The Division continues to provide services to jail-based inmates in the Recovery Service Centers and jails located throughout the State, including Class D programs. Forty-three (43) Class D Probation & Parole Officers spread throughout the State of Kentucky, provided services in December 2025 on average for seven thousand, one hundred and thirty-four (7,134) Class D inmates located in the seventy-four (74) class D jail programs.
Accreditation
Beginning in January 2007, the Kentucky Division of Probation and Parole continues to receive accreditation through the American Correction Association. In January 2025, after the three-year accreditation process, the Division was granted successful reaccreditation certification. The Division of Probation and Parole continues to strive in the tradition of this profession providing, “best practices" and excel in the provision of services and opportunities to community supervised individuals.
FREE Narcan for People on Community Supervision, their Friends and Family, and DOC Staff in all 120 Counties*
The Kentucky Department for Public Health, Kentucky Opioid Response Effort and the Kentucky Pharmacist Association are partnering to reduce opioid overdose deaths among people involved in the criminal-legal system across the Commonwealth.
If you are interested in carrying naloxone and report in a P&P Office, have been booked in a jail or are involved with the Administrative Office of the Courts in Kentucky please complete the following survey. If eligible, you will be shown training materials for naloxone use and then be able to enter your mailing address and request a free two-dose unit of naloxone to be mailed to you.
*Participation is confidential. Information on whether or not you participate in the training will not be shared with the Kentucky Department of Corrections, Administrative Office of the Courts, or any other individuals/agencies.
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