Programs at the LaRue County Detention Center are structured to create an environment for positive change in the offender's life, so they can better serve the community as productive citizens when released.

• GED - Classes to prepare individuals for final testing to obtain their GED certificate.
• NA / AA- Classes are done weekly
• CHURCH SERVICES- Multiple times per week
• MRT / PORTALS NEW DIRECTIONS / PARENTING CLASSES / LIFESKILLS

STATE INMATE WORK DETAILS
State Inmates can earn work credit during incarceration while working at the following locations throughout the community. These inmate work details save the citizens of LaRue and surrounding counties money by performing task that are normally funded by your community tax dollars.

LaRue Co Detention Center Kitchen
Inmates work in the LaRue Co Detention Center kitchen to prepare food for the detention centers inmate population on each shift under the supervision of a Kellwell Foods supervisor.

State Road Crews
The LaRue County Detention Center has a contract with the State Road Department barns in the area to do mowing, trimming, landscaping, road cleanup, clearing fallen trees, and other work along state roads. Crews of 6 inmates and a detention center deputy supervisor work along state roads in LaRue and surrounding counties to keep our state roads maintained. This program teaches the inmates various trades and gives them job opportunities once they are released.

LaRue County Road Crew
LaRue Co roads are maintained by a crew of 4 inmates and a detention center deputy supervisor. This crew works to keep trash picked up along the county roads throughout LaRue Co.

Other areas maintained around LaRue County include

• Hodgenville City Public Works
• LaRue County Golf Course
• Other city and county properties
• Non-Profits in LaRue and surrounding counties