The Louisville Metro Correction Department (LMDC), known locally as Metro Correction , is a local system of corrections/prison system responsible for ordering and detaining prisoners and detainees in Louisville , Kentucky. The agency was formerly known as the Jefferson County Department of Disposal, but its name was changed by merging the city and county governments in 2003.
LMDC operates three facilities: The Main Jail Complex (MJC) at 6th and the nearby Liberty Streets, Hall of Justice (HOJ) at 6th and Jefferson, and Community Corrections Center (CCC) on Chestnut Street. The department also maintains a shelter, which is a 126-bed prison facility on the third floor of Louisville Metro Police Department headquarters, which is only used sporadically, in very crowded matters of major facilities.
LMDC employs 447 sworn staff and 113 civilian staff members, as well as a number of medical workers and contract services. In October 2014, the current director is Mark Bolton, who was appointed in 2008.
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Louisville Metro Correction officers are sworn in as law enforcement officers in accordance with KRS 446.010 (31).
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Organization structure and rank
Louisville Metro Corrections is headed by the appointed Director, who reports to the Mayor's Office. The Director is responsible for administrative oversight of all aspects of correction surgery. Under the Director are senior staff members including two vice directors and a major. One deputy director serves as chief of staff and second in command, and the second deputy director provides classification and programming supervision such as day reporting, house arrest and is a liaison with the Kentucky Corruption Department, as well as other state prisons. Major reports to the Chief of Staff, and responsible for the security operations of the Main Prisons and Justice Hall, and also administratively oversee sworn staff. Other key responsibilities include maintenance of facilities, fire safety, transportation, and the Special Operations Response Team (SORT) and Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). Reporting to majors are six captains; three were assigned to the MJC with one captain for each shift, as well as one captain assigned to the CCC facility, the Home Incarceration Program (HIP) and the Training Academy. Lieutenant provides shift supervision, with the sergeant exercising supervisory authority over officers in a certain part of the facility on assigned shifts.
The LMDC follows a standard military-based ranking structure with two exceptions, noted below:
LMPD storage area
Challenges have emerged for LMDC regarding the use of departments of the former 60-year-old prison complex at LMPD headquarters, known in LMPD as Unit 7. This unit is not in KDOC standards for prisons because it lacks the necessary fire safety systems and has not met the certification standards for several decades. Director Mark Bolton closed the unit when he was named director in 2008. However, for a period of 11 days in 2011, Director Bolton ordered the old prison opened because of the very tight jostling conditions at the Main Prisons Complex posing a security threat to officers and employees. At that time, the Main Prison Complex was overcapacity, and some of the 300 beds in the Hall of Justice could not be used because of the ongoing upgrading of the HVAC system. The old prison has 126 beds and during the opening time, an average of 50 inmates are placed there.
Unit 7 reopens on August 19, 2013 due to density, and 72 inmates are moved there. During this time, Director Bolton acknowledged that opening the unit was not a "safe solution", and that by doing so he risked a condemnation from the state, but he felt that opening an old prison was better than keeping too many prisoners crammed into the primary facility, safety staff.
Technology
The LMDC has seen a 50% reduction in the amount of contraband entered into the prison complex after installing the body scanner. The scanner allows officers to better detect smuggled goods that are hidden in the bodies of people such as drugs, cell phones, and lighters. The scanner is located in the booking area and used as the first individual to be taken to the facility. The department also installed a scanner for the Community Correction Center on Chestnut Street.
Service contract
Trinity Service is a contract provider for Food Service and Prisoner Commissioner.
The Right Maintenance Solution is a contract provider for Mental Health and Mental Health Prisoners.
Accreditation of ACA Core Standards
In October 2014, LMDC announced the achievement of passing the first American Correctional Credentials Accreditation Audit (ACA) for the first time. They received a total score of 100% compliance with 46 mandatory prison industry standards, and 95.6% compliance with 91 non-mandatory standards, which exceeded the minimum for Core Prison Certification.
ACA audits consist of 146 Core Jail Standards that include prison administration assessments and management, operations, and prison programs, as well as issues affecting the lives of prisoners and staff, and are only granted to the "best of the best" in correction. This accreditation is good for 3 years, with continued audits conducted on a continuous 3-year cycle.
Population statistics
Here are the statistics for Fiscal Year 2012-13:
- Measured Detention Sleep Capacity: 1,793
- Average Daily Population:
- In-Place Detention: 1,991
- House of Detention: 615
- Day Report: 34
References
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