Roederer Correctional Complex

A medium- and minimum-security state prison for men near La Grange, in Oldham County, that serves as Kentucky's statewide Assessment and Classification Center, where newly committed male state prisoners are processed before assignment.

Overview

Roederer Correctional Complex is a medium- and minimum-security state prison for men near La Grange, in Oldham County, north-central Kentucky. In addition to housing a general population, it serves as the Kentucky Department of Corrections’ statewide Assessment and Classification Center, where newly committed male state prisoners are received, evaluated, and classified before being assigned to a long-term institution. The complex also includes substance-abuse treatment beds and a working farm operation. It is operated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections (KY DOC).

What Makes the Roederer Correctional Complex Different

Roederer is Kentucky’s reception point for men entering the state prison system. Since May 1, 1989, it has been the Department of Corrections’ Assessment and Classification Center for incoming state prisoners: with the exception of those sentenced to death, every newly committed male state prisoner is processed and classified at Roederer before being assigned to a permanent institution. During this intake stage, staff assess each person and determine a custody level, facility assignment, and program eligibility. Because of this role, many men housed at Roederer are there temporarily and are later transferred to another prison.

Roederer is one of three state prisons in or near La Grange, in Oldham County. The Kentucky State Reformatory and the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex are also in the area: the Reformatory is a long-established medium-security men’s prison, and Luther Luckett is an adjacent medium-security men’s prison with treatment and psychiatric programming. Roederer is the reception and assessment center. Because the three are close together and share the La Grange location, families should confirm which facility a person is in on the Kentucky Offender Online Lookup (KOOL) before traveling.

Visiting

The statewide KY DOC rules above — the approved visitor list, the dress code, ID, and item limits — apply at the Roederer Correctional Complex. The facility’s own arrangements:

Getting There and Parking

The Roederer Correctional Complex receives mail at P.O. Box 69, La Grange, KY 40031, in Oldham County, north-central Kentucky. La Grange is northeast of Louisville and is reached by way of Interstate 71. The nearest large commercial airport is in the Louisville area to the southwest. Because the facility’s mailing address is a post office box, confirm the physical address, driving directions, visitor parking, and entrance procedures with the facility when arranging a visit.

Nearby Services

La Grange has lodging, dining, and fuel, with a wider range of options in the Louisville area to the southwest. Emergency medical care is available locally, with larger hospitals in the Louisville area. Visitors traveling a long distance generally find the most options for fuel, food, and overnight stays along the Interstate 71 corridor and in the Louisville area. Confirm current options and travel time for the day of a visit.

Mail

Incoming personal mail goes directly to the institution, addressed to the person by their committed name and Kentucky DOC inmate number, followed by the facility’s mailing address (P.O. Box 69, La Grange, KY 40031). Mail is opened and inspected for contraband before delivery; under Kentucky Corrections policy, correspondence is delivered to the person within 48 hours of receipt on normal workdays.

Legal and other privileged mail — from a licensed attorney, a court, a government official, the Department of Public Advocacy, or Corrections officials — is opened only in the person’s presence and should be clearly marked as legal mail.

Books and magazines must be shipped new, directly from a publisher or an approved retailer; items sent by individuals are refused. Packages are limited to approved-vendor care packages arranged through the facility.

Verify the exact mailing address, current mail rules, and approved package vendor with the facility before sending anything, because procedures change.

Learn More

• Visiting a Kentucky prison — approved visitor lists, scheduling, dress code, and what to expect at the gate.
• Sending mail in Kentucky — how to address mail, what is allowed, and how books and packages are handled.
• Phone calls and video visits — setting up calls, video visits, and messaging with someone in a Kentucky prison.
• Sending money — how to deposit funds to a person’s account and what the money can be used for.
• Medical care — how health care works in Kentucky prisons and how to raise a medical concern.
• Intake, classification, and transfers — where people enter the system, how they are classified, and why some state inmates are held in county jails.