Louisville Metro Department of Corrections

Louisville Metro Department of Corrections basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 502-574-2167

This facility is for adult inmates.

Inmates housed in Metro Corrections facilities have many program opportunities such as

• Goodwill Soft Skills Academy
• GED Classes
• Substance Abuse Counseling
• Domestic Violence Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling
• Religious Programs
• Home Incarceration
• Day Reporting.

Part of our mission is to assess an offender’s needs and provide services that assist that offender in the transition and reintegration back into the community. We have re-entry initiatives that are growing.

Louisville Metro Department of Corrections headquarters is located at 400 S. Sixth St., Louisville, KY 40202. The lobby is open to the public for information 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

All inmates have certain rights established by Kentucky Administrative Regulations, statutes and case law that promote access to courts attorney, mail, visitation, telephone use, and internal grievance procedures. We recognize the interest of victims, volunteers, criminal justice providers, and all citizens of Louisville.

Louisville Metro Department of Corrections – Inmate Handbook
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections – Inmate Accounts

visitation Info

Louisville Metro Department of Corrections – Visitation

Visitation is conducted by video conferencing

• Visitors – There is a sign-up roster and visits are based on a first come, first serve basis and will be conducted as close to the schedule as possible

• #1 – Be patient

• You must be 16 years or older and have a valid picture ID.
• Visitation is only allowed after arraignment, classification and the housing assignment has been made;
• Inmates are allowed one (1) 20-minute visit per scheduled day. Up to 2 adults, or 1 adult and 1 child (under age 18) may visit per visitation session.
• Out of town visits: One extended visit of 40 minutes will be permitted every seven days for those visitors traveling more than 100 miles (one way) to Louisville, KY. You must have two forms of identification (1 valid pictured government-issued ID and a piece of mail dated within the last 30 days or a departing bus/airline ticket) as proof of your out-of-state status. Please arrive early and on the scheduled visiting day, if possible, to accommodate an extended visit.
• The employees assisting with your visit will not be able to control the exact time that your visit will begin because they have no control over the activities within the security perimeter. That is one of the reasons for rule #1. 
  • If you choose to leave and return after signing up to visit, your visit may be cancelled and you will have to return during the next scheduled visitation session.

Visitation Schedule