Warren County Regional Jail
920 Kentucky St.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
                                                Phone: 270-843-4606                                                                                                                                                                       Fax: 270-843-5317
Jail News and Happenings
2011
July 2011-  Here at the Warren County Jail, approved students from WKU come to have Book Club meetings with the female inmates.  Recently, an Associate Professor of Photojournalism came and took pictures of the activity.  Below are photos of one of the Book Club meetings.
WKU Book Club
HB-463
FRANKFORT, Ky.– Governor Steve Beshear today signed into law a landmark justice reform bill designed to decrease the state’s prison population, reduce incarceration costs, reduce crime and increase public safety.

“This overhaul of Kentucky’s penal code is the result of a multi-year effort involving members of the executive, legislative and judicial branches,” said Gov. Beshear.  “Over the last three years, we’ve made headway with aggressive efforts to bring common sense to Kentucky’s penal code, and our prison population has dropped each of the past three years.  House Bill 463 helps us be tough on crime, while being smart on crime.”

HB 463 is estimated to save the Commonwealth $422 million over the next decade. The bill is the culmination of years of study and work to solve a complex problem: out-of-control corrections costs.

The bill modernizes Kentucky drug laws by reducing prison time for low-risk, non-violent drug offenders who possess small amounts of illegal drugs. It then reinvests the savings from the reduced prison costs into drug treatment opportunities for offenders who need help.  The law also strengthens probation and parole laws by basing key decisions on the risk posed by offenders and improving supervision, and links offenders to appropriate community resources.

The reforms included in HB 463 offer real-world solutions to a burgeoning and costly prison population, a problem Gov. Beshear pledged to tackle early in his administration.

July 6, 2011- House Bill 463 went into effect
G.E.D. Graduation
May 31, 2011 -  A Graduation Ceremony was held for inmates who completed the G.E.D. Class and passed the G.E.D. test.  The Ceremony was then followed by a reception.  Photos of the Ceremony can be seen on the GED Class page.
April 27, 2011- Warren County Regional Jail is now operating the Warren County Regional Jail facebook page.
07/28/11- A retirement breakfast and potluck was held for Cheif Deputy Gayle Eston at which time she received a plaque in recognition of her years of service for the Warren County Regional Jail.
County Auction and Surplus Sale!
The Warren County Jail will have an auction and surplus sale on Friday Aug 26th begining at 3:00 pm in our back parking lot at the Class D garage.  This sale will include items such as Computers, Monitors, Computer equipment, Printers, TV's, Surveillance Cameras, Air conditioning units, and lots of other miscellaneous items.  If you need directions, click on the icon to the right of this paragraph.
To see final results on the 2 vehicles that were Auctioned off, click on a photo to the right.  Auction ended at 9:00 am 10/11/2011.
Donations were presented to The Salvation Army on behalf of Southern Health Partners and CBM Food Services.
November 14, 2011
November 16, 2011
Donation was given to The Salvation Army on behalf of Aramark.
November 21, 2011 - Warren County Regional Jail Deputies assisted the F.O.P. with handing out Thanksgiving food baskets.