Jail Locations relative to Schools

The jails within the Northern KY Area Development District were used as one test group because of their locale and other jails from around the State with at least 300 inmates excluding Jefferson County were also included because of their population.

County Jails	Near a School Y/N	Approximant Distance	Since	Problem (s)
Boone  New             Old	Y Y	1.5 miles .25 miles	2005 1982	n/a n/a
Campbell	Y	2 city blocks	1991	n/a
Carroll	Y	100 yards	1992	n/a
Gallatin (no jail)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Grant	Y (two schools)	.5 miles from each	1985	n/a
Kenton	Y	3 block	1971	n/a
Owen (no jail)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Pendleton (no jail)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

County Jails 300 inmates or  more	Near a School Y/N	Approximant Distance	Since	Problem (s)
Bullitt	Y	2 miles	2002	n/a
Christian	Y	1.5 miles	1994	n/a
Daviess	Y	2 miles	2001	n/a
Fayette County New Old	Y Y	3 miles 200 yards	2000 1972	n/a n/a
Franklin	Y	1.5 miles	1987	n/a
Grayson	Y	.5 miles	2001	n/a
Henderson	Y	.5 miles	1997	n/a
Hopkins	Y	1.5 miles	2001	n/a
Laurel New Old	Y Y	1 mile 1 mile	1994 1980	n/a n/a
Marion	Y	Less than 1 mile	1997	n/a
McCracken	Y	1.5 miles	1990	n/a
Warren	Y	1 mile	1987	n/a

Southern Ohio Correctional Facility – Lucasville, OH

General Information

Date Opened – 1972; Total Acreage – 1,625; Total Security Staff – 536; Total Staff – 753; Population at of 12/06 – 1,291; Escape/Walkaways in 2006 - 0

There are two schools across the street from the prison.  The staff can look outside and see Valley Elementary School and Valley High School.  The middle school is approximately 500 ft away and can also be seen from the prison.  Valley Elementary and High School were built in 1993-1994.  The middle school was built in 1959.  The Valley School District has 1,200 students from K-12.  Valley Local School District has three schools: Valley Elementary School (K-4), Valley Middle School (5-8) and Valley High School (9-12). 

Additional Information

The superintendent, Paul Miller, sits on the Community Advisor Board for the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility which allows the two entities to stay in frequent contact.  Also the school district is hooked up to the correctional facilities alarm system.  Each administrator has a device sitting on his/her desk to notify them of an event or drill/test.  Mr. Miller said, "The public doesn't even think about it anymore," referring to the school being so close to a maximum security prison."