Mission

The mission of the Frankfort Career Development Center is to promote safety for the citizens of the Commonwealth by operating an efficient, adult male, minimum security institution.

The institution's main purpose shall be to provide a safe, secure, humane environment for the population, as well as to provide an atmosphere and opportunities for a successful reintegration back into society. This purpose is accomplished through the use of objective classification, education, employment training, and social programs.

380 Coffee Tree Road
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Warden: Kimberly Whitley
Secretary: Stephanie Gibbs
Phone: (502) 564-2120
Fax: (502) 564-4968

• Prisons Receive Perfect Scores in National Re-Accreditation Audits
  Monday, July 28, 2008
  Frankfort, Ky. (July 25, 2008) – Blackburn Correctional Complex (BCC) and Frankfort Career and Development Center (FCDC) received perfect scores during their re-accreditation process this week with the American Correctional Association (ACA). Both prisons received a score of 100% on non-mandatory and mandatory standards.
• Robert Howerton Promoted to Warden at Blackburn Correctional Complex
  Monday, July 07, 2008
  Frankfort, Ky. (July 3, 2008) – Kentucky Department of Corrections Deputy Commissioner Al Parke today announced the promotion of Robert Howerton to warden of Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington. He begins his new job on July 16.
• Larry Chandler to Retire as Warden of KSR; J. David Donahue Will Return to Kentucky
  Tuesday, June 24, 2008
  Frankfort, Ky. (June 24, 2008) – Larry Chandler’s name has become synonymous with Kentucky Corrections. Twenty-six years ago he walked through the doors of the Kentucky State Reformatory and went to work as a correctional officer. At the end of August when he retires as warden of KSR, he will walk out those same doors leaving his mark on not only that prison, but the entire state correctional system.