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UNIONTOWN, Pa. — The new Fayette County Jail in Uniontown will open for tours later this month.

Anyone interested can register for a tour, but spaces are limited.

From Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, two tours will be held daily, one at 4 p.m. and one at 5 p.m.

Security screenings will be required for each guest on the tour before entry. No phones or cameras are allowed inside.

Each guest must also have a valid ID.

To register, email [email protected] or call 724-430-1200 ext. 1611.

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New Fayette County Jail will open for tours in August, here’s how to sign up

The new Fayette County Jail in Uniontown will open for tours later this month.

Anyone interested can register for a tour, but spaces are limited.

From Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, two tours will be held daily, one at 4 p.m. and one at 5 p.m.

Security screenings will be required for each guest on the tour before entry. No phones or cameras are allowed inside.

Each guest must also have a valid ID.

To register, email [email protected] or call 724-430-1200 ext. 1611.

Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.

Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter . | Watch WPXI NOW

TRENDING NOW:

3 passengers dead after charter bus, vehicle crash near Harrisburg, state police say Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth over $350,000 sold at local Giant Eagle Alligator spotted in river in Armstrong County captured by kayakers, police say VIDEO: SUV crashes into townhome in Pittsburgh neighborhood, leaving it condemned DOWNLOAD the Channel 11 News app for breaking news alerts

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New Fayette County jail, new strategies to deal with mental health and addiction issues

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WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WSYX) — The ribbon-cutting for a new Fayette County Jail is Friday. But that’s not all that’s new. Sheriff Vernon Stanforth said Tuesday they are reforming strategies to deal with inmates’ addiction and mental health issues.

When the jail opens, it will replace one built in the 1800s.

Stanforth hopes it will meet more than modern-day security protocols.

“Anyone with addiction problems has to be sent to another county even out of state,” Stanforth said. “We are here 24 hours a day, and we might as well focus in on trying to get them self-help.”

The $23 million facility has 120 beds. Some of them are maximum and medium security. They are reserving 12 beds for women and 12 beds for men who are trying to work on mental health issues or break the cycle of addiction.

“Coming to jail itself is a traumatic experience itself on the psyche. So we are hoping mental health workers will be here from day one to identify the programs they need,” Stanforth said.

Stanforth said the first thing an inmate will do is go through a body scanner that can detect contraband. “The drugs they were putting in plastic bags and swallowing, and it was rupturing in their stomachs, and they were overdosing and dying,” Stanforth said.

The sheriff said it’s up to the inmates and the judges what’s next after jail. “Here is the carrot. Behave. And you can be taken off probation by modifying your behavior,” said Stanforth.

Stanforth said workers want to give inmates tools to get a job and contacts. “If they can get started on this path to break their cycle of addiction while they are incarcerated, then they are more likely to follow up once they are released into the general population. They will have their network in place. They will have a name. A phone number. They will have a resource within the community,” said Stanforth, who said the programs will be paid for through grants.

“They will do their time. But we are going to make that productive time the best we can while they are incarcerated,” said the sheriff.

New modern Fayette County Jail completed

After years of discussions, debates, quarrels, and arguments, the long-awaited and badly-needed new Fayette County Jail is now a reality. The Fayette County Commission and Fayette County Sheriff’s Department held an open house and allowed citizens to tour the new jail on Sept. 8. According to Sheriff Byron Yerby, approximately 150 people toured the jail during the two-hour event. “The comments from the citizens were very positive,” Yerby said. “They thought the new jail was very secure and would serve the needs of the county for many, many years.”

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Fayette County's old jail is 132 years old and soon to be abandoned as inmates moved into a new facility on McClellandtown Road Wednesday.

Warden John Lenkey says it will provide better security features and the latest learning and vocational technology for inmates, which will be the first jail in Pennsylvania to do so.

"The old jail had a lot of blind spots that caused security concerns. This place does not. There's cameras everywhere. It's very clean," he said.

Fayette County's jail is the first in the state to offer the IGNITE program, or Inmate Growth Naturally and Intelligently Through Education.

"That program will allow inmates the opportunity to be involved in many vocational and educational programming to help prevent them from returning to prison," says Lenkey. "Ultimately it's great for the offenders who come into our facility, in which case, our goal is to make them better when they leave, then which they came."

That new program will launch next month.

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Inmate dies at Fayette County jail; Investigation underway

A Fayette County Detention Center inmate died while in custody Tuesday evening, according to jail staff.

Shortly after 7 p.m. jail staff noticed William Lane III, 47, in acute medical distress, according to jail officials. Jail staff and YesCare Medical staff members immediately called 911 for additional assistance but all revival attempts were unsuccessful.

Lane was pronounced dead by the Fayette County Coroner’s Office at 8 p.m., according to jail officials.

Lane had been incarcerated since Aug. 13 on charges of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and failure to appear, according to jail officials.

The Lexington Police Department and the coroner’s office are investigating Lane’s death. Jail officials said an internal review will also be completed by the jail.

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Phone: 859-246-2806

Physical Address: Fayette County Detention Center 600 Old Frankfort Circle Lexington, KY 40510

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The Kentucky Department of Corrections maintains a searchable public database of all of the inmates they have in custody.

The prison that an inmate is assigned to depends on factors such as security classification, remaining time of their sentence, gang affiliation, and location of their residence.

The Kentucky State Prison System began in 1799 with the establishment of their first prison in Frankfort.

Today the state of Kentucky Prison System maintains fourteen adult correctional facilities.

With a staff of 4,400 correctional workers and parole officers, as of the end of 2023 they oversee approximately 95,000  inmates , including 63,000 on parole, supervised release or absconded.

The following will explain the instructions, tricks and hacks you can use to find any inmate in custody with the Kentucky Department of Corrections.

Kentucky Department of Corrections Inmate Search Instructions

The Kentucky Department of Corrections provides a limited amount of information you may want to know about any inmate in their system, however they do list every inmate. Inmates in custody have their crimes listed, as well as previous convictions. They also list all inmates who have been discharged.

There are multiple ways to look up an inmate  in Kentucky.

• You can list all inmates who share the same first letter of their last name.
• You can list all inmates who share the same first letter of their first name.
• You can list all inmates who share the same first letter of their middle name.
• You can list all inmates who share the same last name.
• You can list all inmates who share the same first name
• You can search any inmate using their KDOC Number.

The first set of results will list their Name, PID# and DOC Number, Gender, Race, Location and offense. Click on the linked Inmate Name to get to the inmate's page.  

The Kentucky DOC inmate's page will have quite a bit of information, including the inmate's mugshot.

Fayette County Detention Center - Sending Inmate Money

Fayette County Detention Center uses Access Corrections Secure Deposits (also known as 'Smart Deposit') for depositing money into an inmate's account. 

The information below provides you complete instructions regarding the Fayette County Detention Center: - Inmate Accounts and Deposits, - Commissary Information, - Depositing Money Online, - Mailing Inmate Money form You can also deposit Money through:

CashPayToday for a flat fee of $6.95. Visit www.cashpaytoday.com  or call (844) 340-2274  to register and find a location near you.  

You will need to provide the following information: Inmate ID # , your name, address and other important information. Dollar General, Family Dollar, and Kum & Go stores are part of the CashPayToday program.

ACE Cash Express  -  www.acecashexpress.com for a flat fee of $5.95  There is a $900.00 maximum limit per cash transaction. 

Steps: Register and/or log in. Select the facility of your inmate. Review the days, available hours and the cost of remote and on-site visits. Schedule your visit.

What is the Cost of a Remote Video Visit? Costs vary and are subject to change, but generally visits range from $5.00 to 15.00 for a 15 to 30 minute online or on-site video visit.

How do you know if your Inmate will be available during the time you schedule? The Securus system knows the times that Fayette County Detention Center inmates are available for remote video visits. It will not allow you to schedule a visit with your inmate if they are not available or the video visitation kiosk(s) in the jail are booked already. Once you schedule a visit with your inmate they will be notified of the date and time of the visit.

Important Tips: Your entire visit is being monitored and recorded. Do not say or do anything that you would not want being replayed in court. You should schedule your visit, in advance, at a time that works best for you. For best sound quality, use earbuds or headsets.

Quick & Easy Access to Important Information & Help: Phone:  972-734-1111 or 877-578-3658 Video Tutorial on Registering for Securus Video Visits . Frequently Asked Questions . Fayette County Detention Center Pricing . Securus Contact Information . iphone app Android app

The Fayette County Detention Center Inmate Phone System is Securus. 

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1.  AdvanceConnect – Good Option - You control all phone numbers your inmate can call.

This type of account offers you the following benefits: •    You are able to receive inmate calls as long as funds are available in your account. •    You can add multiple phone numbers to your account so your inmate can reach your home phone, work phone, cell phone, other relatives, neighbors, friends, etc. •    Calls WILL connect to cell phones.

2.  Inmate Debit – Inmate can call anyone they choose (subject to jail's approval)

This type of account offers you the following benefits: •    You can fund an Inmate Debit account without having your own calling account. •    Inmates can call anyone on their approved calling list without requiring friends and family to create separate prepaid accounts. •    Calls WILL connect to cell phones. •    Funds placed in the Inmate Debit account will become the property of the inmate and friends & family members will not be able to receive refunds on this account. 

3. Direct Bill - You receive calls from your inmate, and the charges are billed to you monthly.

• Requires a credit check. 
• Costs more.
• Good for lawyers, bail bonds, long-term inmates, etc.

Resources Contact Securus by Phone:   972-734-1111 or 800-844-6591 Contact Securus Online Frequently Asked Questions Submit a Question for Securus Online Online Rate Quote

Fayette County Detention Center Inmate & Family Voicemail

Securus Outbound Voicemail provides your inmate an opportunity to leave a message for their family and friends when a call to their mobile goes unanswered. Once the inmate leaves a voicemail, a text message containing a link will be sent to the dialed number. The recipient of the inmate's voicemail is then sent to a web form to pay and listen to the message. The voicemail will be available for up to 30 days after it is sent, and then another 30 days after it is paid for.

Securus Phone System Cost & Fees - *Subject to Change

ADVANCE CONNECT  Phone Calls  $0.21 per minute INMATE DEBIT Phone Calls $0.21 per minute

DIRECT BILL Phone Calls $0.25 per minute

TRADITIONAL COLLECT Phone Calls $0.25 per minute

VOICEMAIL Message One minute - $0.75 per minute

For current online rate quote, go here.

Fayette County Detention Center Inmate Mail Guidelines

Postcards The Fayette County Detention Center allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature. It is best to only use blue or black ink. Always include your name and return address. Envelopes The Fayette County Detention Center also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates. It is best to only use blue or black ink.

Postcards and envelopes MUST HAVE the sender's full name and return address on the envelope. 

Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address: 600 Old Frankfort Circle Lexington, KY 40510

Send all Legal Mail to this Address: 600 Old Frankfort Circle Lexington, KY 40510

Newspapers Newspapers may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Magazines News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate. Books The Fayette County Detention Center allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon ,  Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million . You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address noted. Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Fayette County Detention Center standards will be disposed of.  Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon. All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to: 600 Old Frankfort Circle Lexington, KY 40510

Fayette County Detention Center uses Securus eMessaging for Inmate Email.

What is the cost of sending inmate messages?

• Send a text Message - 1 stamp
• Purchase a reply for your inmate - 1 stamp
• Attach up to 5 photos - 1 stamp each photo
• Share up to 5 eCards - 1 stamp each eCard
• Send just a photo with no text - 1 stamp
• Send a 30 second VideoGram - 3 stamps

What can your inmate do with digital 'stamps'?

• Reply to your eMessage if you attach a return stamp
• Receive transferred stamps you share with them (no cost to transfer)
• When available, they can purchase their own stamps from their Inmate Debit Account

Contact Information and Help: eMessaging FAQ   eMessaging Signup & Helpful Information   Online Customer Service Support   Phone Support: 972-734-1111 or 800-844-6591 iphone app Android app

Mailing Check payments Securus Correctional Billing Services PO Box 650757 Dallas, Texas 75265-075

Once an inmate is convicted and sentenced for a violation of that state’s felony laws (and their sentence is more than one year in length), they are moved from the City or County Jail and sent to a State Prison in Kentucky. If the violation they are convicted of is a federal crime, they will be sent to a Federal Prison, but will not necessarily be doing their time in Kentucky.

Kentucky State Prisons are operated and maintained by the state government and are used to confine and rehabilitate criminals. State prisons are funded by state tax money. The fund is used to provide food and clothes to inmates and to hire employees to keep the prison running. Inmates in state prison enjoy certain privileges such as TV use and recreation, both indoor and outdoor. The number of privileges allowed depends on the security level of the prison, the inmate and the overall needs of the prison on a specific day.

Kentucky has minimum, medium and maximum security prisons. The Corrections Department in Kentucky also maintains low (or no) security residential settings and camps where inmates assist in state property maintenance and duties such as fighting fires. Almost all prisons provide ‘jobs’ where an inmate can earn a small hourly wage and even learn a trade. Some prisons even contract with call centers and handle phone calls on issues related to their state government. Criminals who have committed a violent crime or killed someone are likely housed in a maximum security prison. If the inmate in these prisons behave, they are also eligible to recreate and/or work as well.

In Kentucky Prisons rehabilitation is the stated goal but the reality is that they exist to punish inmates for their crimes and keep them from hurting or harming innocent people on the outside who follow the laws and live and act responsibly. The fact is that most prison systems are underfunded, overcrowded and are not able to spend time and money rehabilitating offenders. This is not the fault of the people hired to work in prisons, they are just victims of the lack of resources due to budgeting constraints.

State Inmate

Most states have Department of Corrections websites that allow you to type in a felon's first and last name and pull up inmates in that state.

If you need to find a sentenced inmate serving time in a state other than Kentucky, go here . To find an inmate in Kentucky, just scroll to the top of the page and click on the Inmate Search button.

Once you locate them click next to the inmate's name or on the link provided and it will show you which prison the inmate is housed in. If the inmate is no longer incarcerated, but is on parole/probation or discharged, it will tell you that as well. In addition, many state prison inmate pages show recent mug shots.

Federal Inmate

The federal prison system has its own inmate locator called the Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator.

Type in the inmate's name and it will tell you where he or she is incarcerated and their projected release date. It also lists released federal prison inmates and the date they were released.

Federal inmates who are moved from one prison to another will show as "No longer in federal custody" on the system until they reach their next federal prison destination. This movement can take a few days to several months to complete, so keep checking back to find out where the inmate was taken.

ICE Inmates

The ICE Detainee Lookup allows friends, family members and interested parties to locate illegal and/or undocumented immigrants that are in the United States without permission.

Has the Inmate been recently arrested?... Try a County Jail

In many cases, the person you are looking for has either not been convicted or sentenced or has been sentenced and is awaiting transport to a State or Federal Prison and is still incarcerated in a City or County Jail.

To locate that person, go here to first find the State , and then the County where they were originally arrested or have been transported to. From there you can begin your search in our databases that contain the names and information of millions of inmates.

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Officials say the inmate transfer to the new Fayette County Jail to happen soon

Jan 26, 2024 by mark hofmann 3 min read.

As county officials get ready to transfer inmates in the new Fayette County lockup, they’re also considering what will become of the existing prison.

Now more than 130 years old, the prison next to the courthouse on East Main Street is part of the Uniontown Downtown Historical District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In short, that means it can’t be torn down.

Commissioner Scott Dunn said the old prison, connected to the courthouse by a bridge of sighs, will be initially used as a place to hold inmates while they await court appearances. Beyond that, he said, officials aren’t sure what the building, built in 1892, will be used for.

However, Dunn said, there are plans for the prison annex, a separate structure built on the prison grounds in 1999.

The county commissioners have been in discussions with the state Department of Human Services to renovate the annex and turn it into a juvenile detention center.

The county’s former juvenile detention center on Cleveland Street closed in 2022, prompting the need to lease bed space for juveniles who are in custody.

Getting juvenile detainees to those out-of-county facilities, which include ones in Reading, Johnstown and some in Ohio, requires two deputies to make the trip. Some of those transfers, Dunn said, total up to 20 man hours.

“A juvenile detention center will save the county a substantial amount of money,” he said.

The proposed detention center would be operated by a third party, not the county, according to Dunn. That means Fayette would not make money if beds are leased to other counties, such as Westmoreland, where the detention facility is only partially open due to staffing issues.

Should the detention facility be approved, Dunn said the annex would have to be renovated, with the county and the state splitting the cost.

“We have to put out a request for proposals to see who will operate it,” Dunn said. “And once that’s done, we can move along with it.”

Plans for both the old prison and the annex won’t move forward until the new facility at 245 McClellandtown Road, Uniontown, is fully open. Construction on the 114,500 square-foot, $44 million facility started in March 2021, but supply chain issues slowed its completion.

Officials said employee training has been completed, and the occupancy permits are in place. The final step is to transport inmates from one lockup to the other.

Dunn said the county has been working with the state Department of Corrections as well as city and state police to coordinate that effort. For safety concerns, the date of the move will not be made public.

“We had to set a date and made a lot of arrangements for that to happen,” Dunn said.

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