Wayne County Jailer

Ray Upchurch

Member of:

Kentucky State Correction Commission
Kentucky Jailers Association
Jail Standard Committee
Kentucky Jailers Association - Board of Directors (elected)

The Wayne County Detention Center employs 28 personnel, both full-time and part-time.  In addition to Deputy Jailers, this includes Kitchen, Canteen, and Medical Staff.  Medical staff includes a full-time Registered Nurse and part-time Licensed Practical Nurse and Doctor.

The detention center is a 124 bed facility. 

Both males and females are housed.  In addition to county inmates, state inmates are also housed.  State inmates are Class C and Class D felons.

State inmated are allowed to work in the community daily with the following agencies:

Community Telecom Services, The Hope Center, Monticello City Hall, Monticello Street Department, State Highway Department, Wayne County Animal Control, Wayne County Courthouse, Wayne County Extension Office, Wayne County Road Department, and the Wayne County Senior Citizens Center.

Inmates also mow county properties which include:

The airport entrance, The Hope Center, Monticello Fire Department, Susie Fire Department, VFW, Wayne County EMS, Wayne County Extension Office, Wayne County Justice Center, Wayne County Rescue Squad, Wayne County Senior Citizens Center, and the Welcome signs at the Clinton and Pulaski County lines.

In addition, inmates mow and clean up cemeteries in the city and county. 

The state inmates that work in the community make 63 cents per day and are paid by the Department of Corrections.  Plus, every 40 hours an inmate works, they receive one day work credit toward thier time served.

According to the Department of Corrections, if the inmates had been paid minimum wages, this would have amounted to over a half million dollars.  This is a savings to the community.

The Detention Center offers several classes for the inmates to be involved in:

GED Classes, in which several inmates have earned thier GED.

Church Programs

Recovery Dynamics which is a drug prevention class.

Operation UNITE, Defensive Action Against Drugs, Insight.  This is a faith-based class for ladies that deals with life-controlling issues. 

The Detention Center now has video arraignment that is used by our local courts and the Kentucky State Parole Board.  This allows inmates to be seen by the Judge and/or Parole Board without beign transported out of the Detention Center.