Every detail on this page is checked by hand, not scraped. This unofficial directory helps friends and family of incarcerated individuals find critical information — inmate lists, locations, bail resources, visitation hours, rules, and text, phone, email, and mail services — for jails, detention centers, and prisons across the United States.
Phone: 502-574-6854
Physical Address:
720 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Juvenile's first and last name
Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center
700 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 502-574-6854 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up an Offender's Criminal Court Case in either the District Court or the Circuit Court,
Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center Inmate Search
The Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center maintains an average of 120 offenders in custody on any given day. The Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Jefferson County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 48,680 offenders.
The following charts of Jefferson County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Jefferson County Corrections Department, the state of Kentucky Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Jefferson County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Jefferson County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
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After an arrest, individuals are taken to Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center for the booking process, where their identity is confirmed, charges are reviewed, and decisions are made about whether they will be released on bail or detained.
The arrested individual should remain silent during booking, as anything said could be used against them. It’s important to wait for legal representation before answering questions.
The booking process at Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center includes the following steps:
The booking process can take anywhere from one hour to 48 hours. For questions about an arrestee’s bond or bail, contact the facility at 502-574-6854.
What are the other City and County Jails in Jefferson County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Jefferson County?
This facility, known as "Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center" is also known as Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center , Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center , Kentucky, Jefferson.
The Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center serves the following cities and towns of Jefferson County: Anchorage, Bellemeade, Brownsboro Farm, Brownsboro Village, Graymoor-Devondale, Hollow Creek, Hurstbourne, Hurstbourne Acres, Indian Hills, Jeffersontown, Louisville, Lyndon, Meadow Vale, Middletown, Mockingbird Valley, Norbourne Estates, Parkway Village, Prospect, Seneca Gardens, Shively, Spring Mill, St. Matthews, St. Regis Park, Watterson Park and Wildwood.
