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Kentucky State Reformatory Overview

Kentucky State Reformatory, often shortened to KSR, is a medium-security KDOC institution in La Grange. The facility is part of the state prison system and should be treated as a prison page, not a county jail roster page. People held at KSR are sentenced adult male prisoners. A person arrested in Oldham County may start at Oldham County Detention Center, but after felony sentencing and KDOC placement, the search moves to KOOL and the prison's own facility information.

KDOC describes KSR as a specialized institution with extensive medical and mental-health functions. The facility has two general-population dormitories with 396 beds, a 148-bed correctional psychiatric treatment unit, a 165-bed medical unit, and a 50-bed Daily Assisted Living unit. Research also noted academic and vocational school space, a gymnasium, chapel, dining, canteen, correctional industries, visitation, and medical-services buildings. Those facts explain why KSR serves a different role than a local booking jail.

Kentucky State Reformatory Population

KDOC lists Kentucky State Reformatory with a 759-bed capacity and population figure on the facility page accessed during research in June 2026. That count is an institution count. It should not be read as the Oldham County jail population or as a count of people arrested in Oldham County. State prison population includes sentenced prisoners assigned by KDOC from across Kentucky.

KSR's mission makes the number more than a bed count. The medical unit, psychiatric treatment unit, and assisted-living beds mean a population search may involve health-service custody needs as well as ordinary sentence placement. For a family trying to find someone after sentencing, the main point remains simple: search KOOL first, then verify the current location with KDOC or the facility.

Kentucky State Reformatory Lookup

The correct search system for Kentucky State Reformatory is Kentucky Online Offender Lookup, known as KOOL. Do not use the Oldham County Detention Center roster for KSR unless the person is still in local jail custody before prison transfer. KOOL search controls identified in the research include last name, first name, middle name, gender, location type, offender type, photo-only records, alias search, page size, and sort order.

1. Open KOOL and search by last name and first name. Add a middle name if the result list is too broad.
2. Use the offender type or location filters if the screen offers them. Sentenced prison records are not county booking records.
3. Open the matching profile and look for the PID or DOC number, status, sentence-custody details, and current location.
4. Confirm that Kentucky State Reformatory is the listed location before planning a visit or sending mail.

Kentucky State Reformatory Contact

Use the facility phone for institution-specific questions about visiting, mail routing, ADA coordination, and general custody confirmation. The research lists Warden Anna Valentine and ADA Coordinator McKenzie Morris. Leadership can change, so confirm current names on KDOC's page before relying on them for a formal request.

The prison is about 30 miles northeast of Louisville according to KDOC. It sits near other Oldham County correctional facilities, including Luther Luckett Correctional Complex and Roederer Correctional Complex, but each institution has its own custody mission and contact path.

Kentucky State Reformatory Visits

KSR visitation follows KDOC prison rules, not the Oldham County jail's InmateSales scheduling. KDOC facility pages include visiting information, general inmate information, payment services, legal mail portal, and attorney video visit links. Visitors should expect approval requirements, identification checks, dress rules, contraband screening, and schedule limits set by the institution.

Do not rely on county jail visitation windows for a prison visit. A county jail visit and a KDOC visit are separate systems, even when the facilities are close to one another in Oldham County.

Kentucky State Reformatory Mail

Mail and money for Kentucky State Reformatory should follow KDOC instructions. The county jail's TextBehind address, black kiosk, postal money order rule, and InmateSales phone setup are jail-specific and should not be copied into a KSR prison plan. KDOC pages identify legal mail, payment services, inmate information, and visiting information as the proper sources for prison communication and support.

The research did not identify a KSR-specific fee schedule, so no deposit fee is listed here. Confirm the active KDOC vendor, required identifying number, and posting time before sending funds.

Kentucky State Reformatory History

KSR opened in 1939 and is ACA accredited according to KDOC. Research notes that it was Kentucky's third prison after the state penal system was established in 1798. Its early design reflected a reform-era approach, using open-wing dormitories, farmland, and campus space instead of a traditional cell-only design. KDOC's page also describes a 12-story administration building, and local research notes that the building once housed a 150,000-gallon water tank on the twelfth floor.

Conditions history is also part of KSR's record. KDOC states that inmates at Kentucky State Penitentiary and Kentucky State Reformatory brought a federal lawsuit in the early 1980s over conditions, which led DOC to enter a consent decree. KDOC reports that KSR received a substantial-compliance ruling in 1987. That history belongs to the prison system and should not be confused with current Oldham County jail operations.

KSR also helps explain why an Oldham County custody search often needs more than one agency. A person may be booked at the county jail, appear in local court, receive a state sentence, and then move into KDOC medical or mental-health custody at KSR. Each stage leaves records with a different office. The county jail handles booking and local holds, the court handles the case file, and KDOC handles the prison location after transfer.

The KDOC facility page is the matching subject image for Kentucky State Reformatory.

The screenshot source reinforces the facility-specific route: KSR details come from KDOC, while current local jail bookings remain with Oldham County Detention Center.