Green River Correctional Complex

Green River Correctional Complex

Location	1200 River Road Central City, Kentucky
Status	open
Security class	minimum/medium
Capacity	982
Opened	1994
Managed by	Kentucky Department of Corrections
Director	Tim Lane

Green River Correctional Complex (GRCC) is a state prison located in Central City, Kentucky. It opened in 1994 and had a prison population of 982 as of 2007.

It is a minimum to medium security adult male correctional facility and it is operated by the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Department of Corrections with accreditation by the American Correctional Association. The prison is on 250 acres (1.0 km²) they have a staff of 254, the annual cost to house the inmates is $19,518.99 with a daily cost of $53.48 per inmate and an annual operating budget of $23.9 Million. Of the inmates, 66% are identified as white and 33% are identified as black with the remaining 1% being made of other races. ^[1]

Facility

The complex has three medium security general population housing units that have 444 double bunk cells, one maximum security segregation unit that has 44 single bunked cells and a fifty-bed open dorm style minimum security unit. ^[2]

Staff

Timothy Lane is the current Warden. ^[3] The facility has two Deputy Wardens, Byron Masden and Angela Hernandez. ^{[4] [5]}

Programs

The Green River Correctional Complex has several programs that the inmates are able to participate in; they are also given educational opportunities.

• Alcohol and Narcotics Anonymous: A program for both men and women who suffer from alcohol and drug abuse.
• Anger Management: This is a twelve-week class that is based on the book "Houses of Healing: A Prisoner's Guide to Inner Power and Freedom."
• Substance Abuse Program/Therapeutic Community: A roughly six-month program dedicated to achieving and maintaining sobriety and a drug-free lifestyle.

References

1. "Green River Correctional Complex - Department of Corrections". corrections.ky.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
2. "Green River Correctional Complex - Department of Corrections". corrections.ky.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
3. "Green River Correctional Complex" . Retrieved 23 October 2022.
4. "Deputy Warden Byron Masden" . Retrieved 23 October 2022.
5. "Deputy Warden Stacey Gibson" . Retrieved 23 October 2022.

• History and Overview

External links

• Green River Correctional Complex Website
• Visiting Information

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