Mission

To operate an adult male medium security institution and a separate Minimum Security Unit by providing care, custody and control in a safe and secure environment.  This institution operates within a framework of the Justice Cabinet, Department of Corrections, to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

200 Road to Justice
West Liberty, Kentucky 41472
Warden:  John Motley
Secretary:  Jill Bailey

Phone:  (606) 743-2800
Fax:  (606) 743-2811

• 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.