Check Kentucky State Reformatory Releases

KSR Release and Transfer Paths

Kentucky State Reformatory is an active medium-security Kentucky Department of Corrections institution. A person may leave on parole, mandatory reentry supervision, conditional discharge, or expiration of the custodial sentence. Each label carries a different legal result. Parole and mandatory reentry place the person outside the prison under continued supervision. A discharge entry may still mention a detainer, which warns that another agency can take custody.

A move from KSR to another Kentucky prison is not release. KOOL, the Kentucky Offender Online Lookup, shows the current location and status. The state's Daily Releases archive identifies the DOC number, name, type of release, and “Released From” institution. Read both sources. A new prison location points to transfer, while a daily report entry with an exact release type documents the state event.

Confirm KSR Release Records

Search KOOL with the smallest reliable set of fields. Last name and first initial can prevent an incorrect extra field from hiding a valid record. Add the PID or DOC number when known. Compare all matches, then open the detail result. The Oldham County release-record search explains how county and state custody sources differ.

1. Match the full name, PID or DOC number, and physical identifiers.
2. Read status, location, institution start, and supervision category before sentence history.
3. Open the Daily Releases report for the suspected date and search “Released From” for Kentucky State Reformatory.
4. Match the DOC number, then preserve the report's exact type-of-release wording.
5. Use VINE for a second event check and request DOC records when formal proof is needed.

KOOL may show a minimum expiration date, parole eligibility date, and maximum expiration date. These are not interchangeable. Parole eligibility only marks when consideration can become possible. A projected or minimum-expiration date can change with credits, new judgments, forfeitures, warrants, detainers, or parole action. Only an actual event record confirms what occurred.

KSR Release Records Contact

The institution contact can help identify official routing, but a written DOC request is the right route for an existing release or discharge file. Ask for a defined record instead of asking staff to calculate a date or give a legal conclusion. Useful descriptions include the offender identification sheet, sentence-calculation sheet, release or discharge entry, release certificate, parole certificate, final-discharge record, and KOMS status or location history for a set period.

Include the full offender name plus date of birth or offender identification number and a mailing address. DOC posts a five-business-day response framework under KRS 197.025. Paper pages are ten cents each; posted media charges include a CD or USB plus postage. Payment may be requested before release. Large or protected files can take longer to produce, and lawful exemptions may require redaction.

KSR Medical Custody Mission

The official KSR profile describes a specialized medical and mental-health mission within an active medium-security institution. Its stated capacity is 759. The profile includes general-population, correctional psychiatric treatment, medical, and daily-assisted-living beds. Those functions explain why a movement may be tied to treatment needs, classification, or placement rather than sentence discharge.

Oldham County contains three active DOC prisons and a separate forensic hospital. The dense group creates several plausible receiving locations within a small area. Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Center is not a DOC prison even though it shares the Luther Luckett campus. KSR's own correctional psychiatric beds also should not be confused with that separate CHFS hospital.

KSR Daily Release Types

Kentucky's date-indexed archive extends back to 2012 as of the research date. It is unusually useful after a current KOOL location changes. Search each relevant PDF for Kentucky State Reformatory in the “Released From” column and match the DOC number rather than relying on a name alone. The archive is statewide, not an Oldham-only list.

Supported report phrases include “Discharged - Minimum Expiration,” “Discharged - Minimum/Detainer,” “Mandatory Reentry Supervision - In State,” and “Shock Probation Began - In State.” Preserve the wording. Minimum/Detainer warns of another hold. Mandatory reentry and shock probation describe supervised status, not an erased sentence. A move to another institution will instead appear through current location or custody history.

Parole

Conditional release under a signed certificate and supervision.

Discharge

Sentence or supervision termination under the listed authority.

Detainer

Another agency's request for notice or custody.

Transfer

Movement between custodians without community release.

KSR Lookup Limits

KOOL is updated several times per day, but the official warning says information newer than 120 days may not be finalized. Frequent updates do not make preliminary data a certified release record. A same-day KSR event is best checked against VINE and the Daily Releases PDF, followed by the agency file when exact authority matters.

KOOL displays only the last ten convictions. It also does not guarantee a photo on every record, and an image may be old. A photo proves a DOC image exists, not present custody or current appearance. For more convictions or an older former-offender file, the official FAQ routes requests to Offender Information Services at the DOC mailing address.

Note: Record the query date, identifiers, returned status, and location so later changes can be explained without guessing.

KSR Release Into Supervision

A KOOL location expressed as a probation or parole district is a key change from an institution. For an Oldham-area case, the La Grange satellite office of Probation and Parole District 12 may appear as the community location. That indicates the person is outside the prison under corrections supervision. It does not prove the sentence or supervision term has ended.

Mandatory reentry supervision can begin before projected sentence completion for eligible prisoners who were not granted discretionary parole. The person is treated as released on parole and remains supervised. A parole certificate likewise creates conditional community release. If the record instead says “Released To Other Agency,” search the receiving authority. These labels should be quoted, not reduced to a simple active or inactive flag.

The District 12 Oldham County office is at 2202 Commerce Parkway, Suite C, La Grange, with published phone numbers 502-222-1492 and 502-222-7230. Staff may limit personal details, but the office can help confirm routing when the KOOL location is unclear. Final discharge requires its own record.

KSR Sentence Date Records

Copy each date label in full and record when the lookup was performed because later corrections can change the result.

KOOL's date labels solve different questions. “Minimum Expiration of Sentence Date (Good Time Release Date)” is a computed earliest expiration based on credited time. Maximum expiration is the outside end shown in the record. Parole eligibility marks when consideration may become possible. It is neither a hearing promise nor a release appointment.

Kentucky sentence credits can include prior-confinement credit, qualifying education or program credit, good-behavior credit, and limited exceptional-service credit. Awards depend on the statute, offense, sentence, completion proof, and DOC audit. Except for protected prior-confinement credit, some earned credit can be forfeited or future credit denied after an institutional violation. Consecutive sentences are treated together for calculation.

These mechanics explain why a KSR minimum-expiration date can move while the judge's sentence remains the same. A violent-offender restriction may also set an 85-percent floor within its statutory scope. It does not apply to every Kentucky felony. For a disputed date, request the existing sentence-calculation sheet and consult the statute version tied to the offense and sentence rather than trying to recreate the calculation from a public screen.