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Laurel County Ky. Correctional Center The Laurel County Correctional Center is a modern, progressive facility that houses local, state and federal inmates.

HEALTHLINES:We’ve been highly successful in finding experienced medical professionals to work at our facility when we ha...
10/07/2026

HEALTHLINES:

We’ve been highly successful in finding experienced medical professionals to work at our facility when we have openings.

Take RN Heily Sandoval for example. She’s a full-time ICU nurse at St. Joseph Lexington. We recently hired her as a PRN to help us when needed. Sandoval said she has a friend that works at the LCCC, and she wanted the job for extra pay and the opportunity to visit family nearby.

She said the main difference in the two jobs is the number of patients she sees during a shift. In the ICU, she’s monitoring only a couple of people at a time. But here, she may see up to 31 inmates during medical calls in one day. She said she likes the fast pace.

Sandoval is shadowing RN Tiffany Walker and other medical staff this week to learn our processes and procedures. “It’s wonderful having someone with her experience here,” Walker said.

09/10/2026

UPDATE ON THE REPORTED STRUCTURE FIRE WEDNESDAY EVENING

We want to inform the public that we had a small dryer vent fire this evening that was contained to the laundry room. No inmate cells were affected and no one was evacuated. We are cleaning up now and rechecking all dryer vents. We appreciate all the first responders for arriving on scene quickly.

Officer Erica Baker, like many of our officers, develop skills that enable them to work in several departments at the co...
09/09/2026

Officer Erica Baker, like many of our officers, develop skills that enable them to work in several departments at the correctional center as needed. Normally, Officer Baker works in the tower—the central technology center that oversees all operations inside the facility. But this week she’s been working the inmate floor as a fill-in for an officer who’s out with an injury. She worked at a brisk pace moving inmates around, conducting cell checks, consulting with other officers and the normal assigned duties. Officer Baker has been with us for two years.

08/24/2026

Our work release crews were out early Monday at several locations in the county assisting with worthwhile projects and saving taxpayers money. One crew cut the grass at the county courthouse, which inmates have been doing for a long time. Another crew helped demo the interior of the building at the corner of Main and Dixie Streets that will become the new home of the London-Laurel County 911 Center. We try to provide critical manpower to as many projects as we can across Laurel County.

HEALTHLINES:Following a retirement, RN Kenisha Evans is the new intake nurse on day shift. Evans has worked at the LCCC ...
08/10/2026

HEALTHLINES:

Following a retirement, RN Kenisha Evans is the new intake nurse on day shift.

Evans has worked at the LCCC for about 18 months. She’s been a nurse for five years and previously worked on the medical/surgical floor at Baptist Health Corbin.

She has an important role as intake nurse, because all inmates undergo an initial medical assessment shortly after arriving. The information she gathers lays the foundation for their medical care throughout their stay.

“It’s important to get a good initial assessment because it makes its easier to track their medical information than in the cell area,” she said. “We need to get their medication started right off the bat so they don’t miss any.”

The initial assessment includes gathering background information, checking vital signs and running an online query to see what medications they are using.

The best way to determine the condition of an inmate is through a drug screen, which consists of a urine test that provides immediate results for 12 medical panels such as alcohol, amphetamines, opiates, m**h, fentanyl and others.

If an inmate is detoxing, Evans will monitor the inmate closely using established guidelines for detoxification until he or she is ready to be moved to a regular cell.

Adams said she enjoys working in corrections because “I like being able to help people who are down on themselves, or who are so into drugs that they don’t seek help."

Corrections is also a family affair for Evans. Her husband, Mitchael, is a sergeant on night shift at the LCCC, while her stepson, Addison, works in booking and transport.

A new group of cadets began their training this week to become correctional officers. It’s the largest training class ev...
07/10/2026

A new group of cadets began their training this week to become correctional officers. It’s the largest training class ever enrolled at the correctional center. They will undergo about four weeks of training, which includes classroom work, firing range and shadowing experienced officers to learn their specific job functions and responsibilities.

The first order of business for the cadets each day is to raise our flags and recite our agency mission statement. This week, they learned policies and procedures under the tutelage of Jailer Jamie Mosley and Captain Shawn Davis. They also got their first look at Guardian RFID, the state-of-the art mobile system that we use to manage the inmate population.

Cleanliness is an important part of our culture at the Laurel County Correctional Center. Inmates are required to clean ...
07/01/2026

Cleanliness is an important part of our culture at the Laurel County Correctional Center. Inmates are required to clean their cells daily, but about once a week, officers like Chad Crawford operate a special machine that hospitals and other institutions use to chemically disinfect showers and bathrooms. This helps to keep down the spread of the flu and other illnesses, and the drains free of debris that could cause a clog.

Inmates are in the rec area durIng this cleaning. Several times a year, or as needed, we remove all the contents and spray the entire cell down with disinfectant.

HEALTHLINES:Most people don’t like to see a dentist, but that’s not the case with the medical staff and inmates at the L...
06/16/2026

HEALTHLINES:

Most people don’t like to see a dentist, but that’s not the case with the medical staff and inmates at the Laurel County Correctional Center.

They love to see Dr. Edwin Smith and his mobile dental unit roll into the loading dock at the correctional center. The unit is a converted semi trailer equipped with a generator that powers the air conditioning, x-ray machine, dental tools, central suction system other equipment needed for a functioning dental office.

“I’ve been on antibiotics for two weeks and it hasn’t helped much. It’s got to come out,” said one inmate as she pressed her finger against a swollen back tooth. “I’m glad I’m getting to see the dentist.”

She was all smiles after Dr. Smith and his staff x-rayed the infected tooth, numbed it up and extracted it about 20 minutes after she sat in the chair.

“These inmates are so appreciative, that’s one of the reasons I like doing this work,” Dr. Smith said. “All these people have been suffering for weeks with teeth problems, so I’m happy to come here and provide this service.”

Dr. Smith has been providing mobile dental services for the LCCC for about a year. It works better than transporting 20-30 inmates at a time to various dental offices.

He was recognized as a CNN Hero in 2016 for transforming a semi trailer into a free dental clinic for children in Appalachia. He was also profiled on Good Morning America and in the New York Times.

Last weekend he was in California performing mobile dental services for the National Guard. The weekend before that he was in Florida.

“This is just another area that our team has set the standard for the corrections industry,” Jailer Jamie Mosley said. “Our Dental Care program as you can see does a terrific job in addressing such a need. I am so grateful for this partnership with Dr. Smith.”

The medical staff is grateful too, because a dentist is the only way to deal with chronic dental problems in the inmate population.

“Anyone that’s had a toothache, you know it’s the worst pain ever,” said health services administrator Chelsea Jackson. “It makes them agitated. Most of the teeth problems are caused by substance abuse, primarily m**hamphetamine. We can treat the infection and give them Ibuprofen, but more than likely it will come back. The teeth will need to be extracted.”

Dr. Smith and his staff performed dental work, mostly extractions, on 29 inmates Tuesday. One inmate had five teeth pulled. She said she was looking forward to feeling better.

Inmates get on the dental list by placing a sick call with the medical staff, who evaluate the need for care and set the appointment with Dr. Smith. Federal inmates, the bulk of the LCCC population, are required to have their dental care approved by the U.S. Marshall’s Service, who then pays for the service.

05/27/2026

The Archery Shooters Association tournament the last week of May is the largest tourism event in Southeastern Kentucky, bringing in about 2,000 archers and their families from all over the country to Laurel County. After canceling last year due to the tornado, the ASA event returns Thursday to the revamped Wilderness Road Event Center at Levi Jackson.

Our work release inmates have provided manpower to help stage the event from its inception. This year, under the supervision of Officers Joe Frazier and Tony Desurne, the inmates worked about a week clearing brush, sawing trees, w**d eating, setting targets and completing many other tasks.

ASA officials expressed tremendous gratitude to the inmates for all their hard work.

05/21/2026

Our work release inmates played a vital role in the recovery operations after last May’s deadly tornado. They helped with debris removal and provided manpower for the distribution center that supplied tornado victims with necessities for months. Jailer Jamie Mosley said the recovery operation helped the inmates as well, as he explained during his comments at the Day of Remembrance for the tornado victims last Saturday.

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