Louisville Metro Department of Corrections Inmate Search and Prison Information

Inmate Search

Not many city jails keep their inmate rosters online for the general public to search through. However, the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections since it is not as short-term as some of the other city jails throughout the United States has their inmate roster available on the web.

You can search through the database by the inmate’s first and last name. If you feel this information is not the most up to date information, you can call the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections and ask them.

Sending a Mail

You are more than welcome to send an inmate in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections a handwritten letter. Handwritten letters are encouraged. It is a great moral booster for inmates who need that little bit of a pick me up.

You should always know that your letter before it is given to the inmate is examined and inspected by the prison staff at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections.

Sending Money

Inmates at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections will need money to be able to purchase items from the canteen in facility or put money on their phone account.

You can send a money order to the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections with the inmate’s name. You can also go to the lobby and leave money order with the correctional officers there as well, if you live local.

You will need to keep in mind that funds will take one to three days before they will be processed into the inmate’s account.

Phone Calls

Inmates at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections have the option to call home, if they choose to. Inmates will have the option to call collect or use Securus Technologies.

Collect calls are great if an inmate does not have money on their books and they need to get in contact with someone.

However, Securus Technologies allows inmates to call anyone despite if they have a cell phone or a landline. The Securus Technologies allows inmates to either pay monthly or prepay.

Visiting Rules

When it comes to visitation here at eth Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, you will find that it is not like other city jails.

The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections solely does video visitation through Securus Technologies. These visitations are non-contact visitation. The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections does not have contact visitation.

You can do a 20-minute-long video visit in the lobby for no fee. You will need to schedule your visiting minimum of 24 hours in advance. You can do these visits from home or from the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. Inmates are permitted 2 visits per calendar week.

Visitation schedule is as follows:

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.