Lexington is home to the Blackburn Correctional Complex. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Lexington and Fayette County Courts and courts of other cities in the Fayette County area areas. Blackburn Correctional Complex is one of several minimum prisons for the State of KY. In order to visit inmates at Blackburn Correctional Complex, you'll be traveling to Lexington, KY, 40511-9000 in Fayette. The address of this facility is listed as 3111 Spurr Rd. But it's important that you verify that your inmate is at this location before making travel arrangements.
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inmate calls. To send mail to an inmate you can visit
send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like Blackburn Correctional Complex have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in KY each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.
Blackburn Correctional Complex is a State Prison facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Blackburn Correctional Complex will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Blackburn Correctional Complex is located in the EST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Blackburn Correctional Complex warden is Tiffany Ratliff. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Blackburn Correctional Complex has a current occupancy of 587. The total inmate capacity of Blackburn Correctional Complex is officially 594. The living conditions at facilities like Blackburn Correctional Complex are often determined by the level of overcrowding. Having to share a bed or having too many inmates in a tight space can lead to conflicts. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Blackburn Correctional Complex by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Blackburn Correctional Complex. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.