Clark County Detention Center

What Clark County Detention Center does

The Clark County Detention Center is a county government-operated correctional facility located at 30 Wall Street in Winchester, Kentucky, operating under the authority of the Clark County Sheriff's Office and Jailer Frank Doyle. The facility provides secure detention housing for individuals charged with or convicted of crimes, and supports that core function with a catalog of inmate services: an outbound telephone system, remote video visitation, commissary, inmate trust account management, medical care, mail processing, bond processing, and rehabilitative programs including GED, life skills, parenting classes, 24/7 Dad, and substance abuse support groups (NA, AA, Church Services). Three primary stakeholder groups are served: incarcerated individuals (housing, medical, programming), inmate families and friends (visitation, phone, commissary deposits), and the Clark County justice system (holding, bond processing, attorney access).

The facility's technology stack is composed entirely of third-party vendor integrations rather than proprietary systems. Telephone and video visitation are delivered through CorrectPay; commissary and trust account deposits are processed via Kellwell Commissary; inmate healthcare is contracted to Fast Access Health Care; and the public-facing website and inmate roster are hosted by JailTracker. Funds can be added to inmate trust accounts via online, phone, lobby kiosk, or US Mail channels, and the facility publishes a current inmate roster online for public information compliance.

As a government entity, the Clark County Detention Center does not operate a commercial revenue model and is funded through county government appropriations. The facility's product differentiation rests on the breadth of its in-house program catalog and the remote visitation and digital deposit channels provided by its vendor partners, rather than on proprietary technology. It serves a single county jurisdiction in Kentucky and reports no expansion beyond that footprint.

Name

Clark County Detention Center

Legal name

Clark County Detention Center

Website

https://clarkdetentioncenter.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Clark County Detention Center is a county government-operated correctional facility in Winchester, Kentucky, providing secure detention housing, bond processing, medical care, commissary, phone/video visitation, and rehabilitative programs for incarcerated individuals and the local justice system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Correctional Services

NAICS

Correctional Institutions (922140), Correctional Institutions (92214)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Correctional Facility Operations (Prisons & Jails) (BPAKANAA)

Keywords

• County detention services
• Correctional facility operations
• Inmate rehabilitation programs
• Inmate communications services
• Correctional healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Winchester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Core offering

The Clark County Detention Center provides secure housing and correctional management for individuals detained by local courts and law enforcement in Clark County, Kentucky. In addition to detention, it delivers supporting inmate services including phone and video visitation, commissary and trust account management, contracted medical care, mail handling, bond processing, and rehabilitative and educational programming such as GED, life skills, parenting, and recovery support groups.

Product overview

The Clark County Detention Center operates as a unified correctional facility offering integrated inmate management services. The core offering is secure detention housing, supported by complementary services including an Inmate Phone System for telecommunications, Commissary Services with associated trust account management, Video Visitation for remote family contact, Medical Services (contracted through Fast Access Health Care), Inmate Mail Services, Bond Processing, and Inmate Programs (educational and rehabilitation). The facility utilizes JailTracker for website hosting and CorrectPay/Kellwell Commissary for payment processing integrations. All services are coordinated through the main Winchester, KY location at 30 Wall Street.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inmate Detention Services Secure housing and correctional management for individuals detained at the Clark County Detention Center, providing a safe and supportive correctional environment for inmates housed at the facility.
• Inmate Phone System Telecommunications service that enables inmates to make outbound calls, with talk time purchased by friends and family online at correctpay.com, by phone at 1-855-836-3364, or at the facility lobby kiosk.
• Video Visitation Face-to-face video visitation platform that enables remote visits between inmates and their loved ones via correctpay.com.
• Commissary Services Inmate commissary system allowing purchase of goods, with funding options including the lobby kiosk (cash, debit, or credit), money orders via US Mail, and online deposits through Kellwell Commissary and CorrectPay.
• Inmate Trust Account Management Financial management of inmate accounts accepting deposits via CorrectPay and Kellwell Commissary platforms using Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and other credit/debit cards, with funds usable for commissary purchases or to satisfy outstanding debts.
• Medical Services Healthcare services for inmates delivered through contracted third-party provider Fast Access Health Care.
• Inmate Mail Services Correspondence services for inmates including postcard handling, legal mail processing, and contraband inspection protocols.
• Bond Processing Services Bond information and processing support for multiple bond types including Recognizance, Cash, Property, Partially Secured, Surety, and Unsecured bonds, with varying posting requirements and locations.
• Inmate Programs Rehabilitation and educational programs including Church Services, Narcotics Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous, GED, Life Skills, 24/7 Dad, and Parenting classes.
• Inmate Roster (Public) Public-facing current inmate list providing information on individuals housed at the facility, accessible via the detention center website hosted by JailTracker.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fast Access Health CarecoreOthersFast Access Health Care provides medical services to inmates at the Clark County Detention Center. This partnership ensures inmates have access to healthcare while incarcerated.
• CorrectPaycoreTechnology or IntegrationCorrectPay provides the inmate phone system for the Clark County Detention Center. Family members and friends can purchase talk time online at correctpay.com, over the phone at 1-855-836-3364, or at the facility lobby kiosk.
• Kellwell CommissarycoreOthersKellwell Commissary provides commissary services to inmates at the Clark County Detention Center. Friends and family can deposit funds to inmate trust accounts via the Kellwell website.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• CoreCivic: Largest private corrections operator in the U.S., managing prisons, detention centers, and community corrections facilities. Comparable as a fellow detention/corrections facility operator, though far larger, private-sector, and multi-state rather than a single county.
• The GEO Group: Major private corrections and detention services company operating secure facilities, processing centers, and reentry services. Comparable as a detention facility operator, but operates at national scale and holds ICE and federal contracts.
• Tyler Technologies: Major provider of public sector software including Odyssey jail management systems used by many county detention facilities. Comparable as a back-office technology vendor serving the same corrections market as JailTracker does for Clark County.
• Management & Training Corporation: Private operator of correctional and detention facilities as well as workforce training programs. Comparable as a corrections operator offering inmate education and rehabilitation services similar to Clark County's program slate.

Others

• Securus Technologies: Major provider of inmate communication, monitoring, and payment services to correctional facilities. Adjacent ecosystem participant that competes with Clark County's incumbent phone/visitation vendor CorrectPay for facility contracts.
• Wellpath: Leading provider of correctional healthcare services to jails and prisons across the U.S. Adjacent peer to Clark County's medical services partner Fast Access Health Care, operating at much larger scale.
• Keefe Group: Major provider of commissary products, technology, and inmate trust account services to correctional facilities. Comparable to Clark County's commissary vendor Kellwell, serving the same detention market segment.
• ViaPath Technologies: Provider of inmate telephones, tablets, video visitation, and commissary technology solutions to county jails and state prisons. Adjacent vendor offering similar services to what CorrectPay and Kellwell provide Clark County.

Regional players

• Kentucky Department of Corrections: State-level corrections authority overseeing state prisons and coordinating with county jails across Kentucky. Comparable as a corrections administrator operating in the same jurisdiction, but at state rather than county scale.

Direct peers

• LaSalle Corrections: Privately operated correctional and detention facility company managing county, state, and federal facilities — often taking over operations of county jails like Clark County's. Closest comparable in facility type and county-level operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clark-county-detention-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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