Western Kentucky Correctional Complex

Western Kentucky Correctional Complex is a minimum and medium-security prison located in Lyon County, near Fredonia, Kentucky. It opened in 1977 and had a prison population of 650 as of 2007. Prior to 2010, the facility held male inmates. Due to the 2010 conversion of the private Otter Creek Correctional Complex into a male facility, WKCC was converted into a facility that houses female inmates.

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• History and Overview

Coordinates: 37°08′12″N 88°02′25″W / 37.13667°N 88.04028°W / 37.13667; -88.04028

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