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Western Kentucky Correctional Complex to change name, be separated into two facilities

Separate facilities will house male and female inmates

FREDONIA, Ky. (July 2, 2015) — The Western Kentucky Correctional Complex (WKCC) will be converted into two distinct, separate prisons this summer. The change will result in a 200-bed, minimum-custody facility for females, to be named the Ross-Cash Center; and a 470-bed, secure-custody facility for male offenders, which will retain the WKCC name.

correctionsThe conversion, which is estimated to save more than $700,000 annually and increase the number of female offenders in jails eligible to work in community service, is expected to be completed within 90 days. There will be no loss of jobs.

The men’s institution will have a secure perimeter fence, separating it from the women’s prison. In addition, a visual barrier will be placed between the two prisons.

The new facility is named for two Department of Corrections staff members killed in the line of duty in the 1980s, Patricia Ross and Fred Cash. Ross was killed at the Kentucky State Penitentiary in 1984 and Cash was killed at the Western Kentucky Farm Center in 1986.