Mission

It is the mission of The Little Sandy Correctional Complex to protect society by confining offenders in a controlled environment that is safe, humane and secure. Also to provide self improvement opportunities that assist inmates in becoming productive citizens through education, correctional programs and work.

Route 5, Box 1000
Sandy Hook, Kentucky 41171
Warden: Joseph P. Meko
Secretary: Teresia Elliott

Phone: (606) 738-6133
Fax : (606) 738-6143

• 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.