Louisville Metro Department of Corrections Inmate Search and Prison Information
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When it comes to the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections in Louisville, Kentucky, you will find that the facility is utterly small facility.
The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections is often confused with the bigger Jefferson County Jail. The Jefferson County Jail is the long-term holding facility, while the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections is pretty much short-term holding.
The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections will typically ONLY house an inmate up to 72 hours (3 days). It takes the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections approximately 24 hours to fully book them into the facility and the next 48 hours will either consist of them getting released or sent off to the Jefferson County Jail.
Louisville Metro Department of Corrections Prison Information
| Jail Name | Louisville Metro Department of Corrections |
| Jail Type | City Jail |
| Location | 400 South Sixth Street, Louisville, KY, 40202 |
| Contact Numbers | 502-574-2167 |
| City | Louisville |
| Postal Code | 40202 |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Jail Webpage | website |
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Of course, you may or may not be looking for your loved one. You may think that the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections has their records and mugshots online. Unfortunately, with how fast the booking and releasing process is done in the facility, the city of Louisville jail does not have this information out for the general public.
If your loved one has not come home in a few days and you expect them to be in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, you can contact the jail directly.
Sending a Mail
With the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections being strictly a short-term facility, inmates in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections will not receive this privilege.
Sending a letter or a care package to an inmate is strictly for facilities that keep their inmates longer than 72 hours (3 days).
If you send an inmate in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections a letter or a package, the letter or package will either be disposed of, refused, or sent directly back to you.
Please do not send anything to the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. By the time it gets there the inmate would have either been released or the inmate would have been transferred off to the Jefferson County Jail.
Sending Money
Again, same with sending money to the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections is a short-term facility. Inmates in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections do not have the privilege of getting or needing money while they are here.
Please do not mail any cash, money orders, or cashier’s check to the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. Please do not come down to the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections with any cash, money orders, or cashier’s checks. These will be refused.
It is best to wait for the inmate to get transferred out to the Jefferson County Jail or another facility on that level where they will need funds. They will not need any funds while in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections.
Phone Calls
The one and only privilege inmates will have in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections will be access to a telephone in their jail cell.
Every cell in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections has a telephone in it. Inmates will be permitted to use that telephone at their direction.
Inmates will only be able to make collect calls. So, if you and your family does not have access to a landline, or the inmate does not know the landline number, you will never receive the calls. Collect calls do not work on a cell phone, unfortunately.
Visiting Rules
With the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections being strictly a short-term facility, inmates in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections will not receive this privilege.
Inmates can receive visits from their legal counsel though. Inmates are not permitted to receive visits from their friends and family.
Visitation Hours
| Sunday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Monday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Holiday | – |
Directions
Refer the map below to find the driving directions.
