Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women

Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women

Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women (KCIW) is a prison located near Pewee Valley, Kentucky operated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections. The prison is the only state women's prison in Kentucky and houses all female state inmates, including female death row inmates. It opened in 1938 and had a prison population of 721 as of 2007.

References

* [http://www.corrections.ky.gov/kciw/about/ History and Overview]


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