Mission

We are committed to the protection of: 
Public Safety - Staff Safety - Inmate Safety

We are committed to preparing inmates to return to society by mending:
Minds - Bodies - Spirit

We will accomplish our mission by adhering to these core values: 
Discipline - Respect - Fairness
Accountability - Learning - Teamwork

We understand that public safety truly begins when the inmate is released.

3001 W Hwy 146
LaGrange, Kentucky 40032
Warden: Larry D. Chandler
Secretary: Teresa St.Clair

Phone: (502) 222-9441
Fax: (502) 222-0240

• 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.
• Connie Malone, Brenn Combs Named to Key Posts
  Tuesday, June 17, 2008
  Frankfort, Ky. (May 27, 2008) – Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet Secretary J. Michael Brown today announced two key appointments within the cabinet’s Office of Legal Services.