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Updated on: April 25, 2024

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Hardin County Detention Center, Hardin County, County Jail

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100 Lawson Boulevard PO Box 1390, Elizabethtown, KY, 42701

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http://www.hcky.org/detentioncenter.asp

Hardin County County can be found in the Kentucky area. Elizabethtown – is the county seat. Hardin County has a total population of 108071 and was formed in 1793.

Hardin County County has a total area of 623 square miles. The zip codes in Hardin County County are 40121, 40159, 40160, 40162, 40175, 40177, 42701, 42702, 42724, 42732, 42740, 42776, 42783, 42784, 42788.

Hardin County Sheriff’s Office:

The Hardin County Sheriff, John Ward, is the head law enforcement officer in the Hardin County county. You can reach him by calling 270-765-5133.

Address: 100 Public Square, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 42701, 40121, 40159, 40160, 40162, 40175, 40177, 42701, 42702, 42724, 42732, 42740, 42776, 42783, 42784, 42788.

Fax: 270-737-4574

Phone: 270-765-5133

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The Hardin County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Hardin County County, operates the Hardin County Detention Center in Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Hardin County Detention Center is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 7,000 inmates daily and admitting up 75,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Hardin County Detention Center sits on a 81-acre land with 10 divisions, 2 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 3 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Hardin County Detention Center commissary. The Hardin County Detention Center’s physical address is 100 Lawson Boulevard, , PO Box 1390, Elizabethtown, KY, 42701.

Hardin County Detention Center was constructed in 1868. By then, the Hardin County Detention Center served less than 95 residents. Later in 1911, the population in Hardin County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1958s, 50 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 6 years at the Hardin County Detention Center.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Hardin County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2012, the Hardin County Detention Center could house up to 6,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

Hardin County Detention Center serves as a central location where inmates undergo screening and classification before proceeding to Kentucky state prison. While Hardin County Detention Center, they undertake various Hardin County Detention Center inmate programs and services to facilitate their stay in Hardin County Detention Center and incorporation back into their communities upon release:

Individual in Custody Services at the Hardin County Detention Center

All inmates at the Hardin County Detention Center have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The Hardin County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Hardin County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Hardin County Detention Center mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Hardin County Detention Center personal wellbeing enrichment programs, veteran services, and community support.

Complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Due to the high inmate capacity, families and friends of inmates at the Hardin County Detention Center raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Hardin County Detention Center adheres to the PREA, a federal law with zero tolerance for sexual harassment or abuse of persons in locked-up facilities like city and county jails. The Hardin County Detention Center works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Hardin County Detention Center inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Hardin County Detention Center inmate or officer at the Hardin County Detention Center, call at 270-765-4159 or fax at or fax270-735-1794.

Call the Hardin County Detention Center any day of the week from 8.00 am to 9.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the Hardin County Detention Center official website for answers to common questions about the Hardin County Detention Center, inmates, and services.

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