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Kentucky State Reformatory La Grange, Ky. Postcard view, c. 1940. Kentucky State Reformatory (KSR) is a medium-security prison for adult males. The prison is located in unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, [1] near La Grange, [2] and about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Louisville. [3]
The towers [34] at the entrance of the Frankfort Penitentiary were built between 1835–1837 and were torn down November 1950. [35] Referred to as Norman towers, said to have been copies of Caesar's Tower and Guy's Tower of Warwick Castle, England. Ironically, the Frankfort Penitentiary would hold 30 British prisoners during the War of 1812. [36]
In November 2017, due to facility overcrowding, the Kentucky Department of Corrections signed a contract allowing CoreCivic to reactivate the vacant prison to house up to 800 male inmates. These inmates would be transferred from the Kentucky State Reformatory. [11] The facility reopened and began accepting inmates in March 2018. [12]
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Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women (KCIW) is a prison located in unincorporated Shelby County, Kentucky, [1] near Pewee Valley, operated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections. [2] Male and female inmates prior to 1937 had been housed at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Frankfort (1912 name changed Kentucky State Reformatory in ...
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