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Book Donations Are Now Being Accepted
We are now accepting book donations to the jail. If you would like to donate books, they must be sent directly from the manufacturer, Amazon, Barnes and Noble etc.
Books MUST be mailed directly to 601 Central Ave. Newport, KY 41071
All books will become the property of the Campbell County Detention Center. If you would like for a family member housed in our facility to read the book first, that will be permitted, when they have finished the book it will be put into circulation for others to read.
Inmates are only permitted to have two books at a time. Do not send more than two books to any one inmate. Any books received over the permitted 2 books will be put into circulation for others to read. The inmate that the books were sent to will have the choice of what two books they would like to read first.
Books will NOT be returned, if a book arrives and is not permitted for any reason, it will not be circulated throughout the jail.
Books must be 6"x9" or smaller and no bigger than 2 inches wide.
Books cannot contain: violence, gang activity, murder/suicide or related topics, anything of a sexual nature, drug use etc.
Books must be paperback only, hardback books will not be distributed or returned.
Books containing color photos are not permitted.
Vending Machines Added to Inmate Areas
Inmate Vending Machines have been added to select areas of the jail.
If you would like to deposit money for vending use, please speak to the inmate you would like to leave money for prior to doing so to ensure they are housed in an area with a vending machine.
To Add Funds to a Vending Account:
1. Go to InmateSales.com on your phone or computer
2. Login or Create an Account
3. Choose New Purchase (or Repeat if you have done so before)
4. Choose “Campbell County Kentucky” as the facility
5. Choose “VendKwik Vending Machine” as the product
6. Complete the purchase
For Customer Support Call: 1-877-998-5678
Thank You and Great Job Staff!!
"no items of non-compliance were documented"
To say that I am exceedingly proud of the entire staff at the Campbell County Detention Center is an understatement! These inspections are very thorough and almost always find some items however small. This inspection result is truly a testament to the professionalism and dedication of our staff. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!
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Open Record Requests
CAMPBELL COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
JAMES A. DALEY, JAILER
601 CENTRAL AVE.,
NEWPORT, KY 41071
(859) 431-4611
FAX (859) 431-5147
OPEN RECORDS REQUEST
Procedures for Obtaining Public Records
A request for public records of the Campbell County Detention Center and its departments may be obtained by submitting a written application on either the standardized form provided on our website: https://ccdc.ky.gov; or any other form which shall contain the following:
1. The printed name of the requesting party;
2. Either the mailing address or e-mail address of the requesting party indicating where the records are to be provided;
3. Whether the request is for a commercial purpose;
4. A description of the documents requested; and,
5. A statement that the person making the request is one of the following: (a) an individual residing in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; (b) a domestic business entity with a location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; (c) a foreign business entity registered with the Kentucky Secretary of State; (d) an individual that is employed and works at a location or locations within the Commonwealth of Kentucky; (e) an individual or business entity that owns real property within the Commonwealth of Kentucky; (f) any individual or business entity that has been authorized to act on behalf of an individual or business entity defined in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this paragraph; or (g) a news-gathering organization as defined in KRS 189.635(8)(b)1.a to e.
6. The written application shall be signed by the requesting party and provided to Cathy Steele, Office Manager as official custodian of the Detention Center’s records by either being hand delivered or mailed to: Campbell County Detention Center, c/o Cathy Steele, 601 Central Ave., Newport, Kentucky 41071; sent via facsimile to (859) 431-5147 or, sent via email to: openrecordsCCDC@campbellcountyky.gov
The Campbell County Detention Center shall determine within five (5) days, excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after the receipt of the Open Records request whether to comply with the request and shall notify in writing the requesting party within the five (5) day period of its decision.
CCDC Open Records Request Form 1-20-23.pdf
Changes With Inmate Mail
Effective June 1, 2021, inmate mail will no longer be processed at the Campbell County Detention Center.
Family Members and Friends, please mail all inmate correspondence to the following address:
Inmate Name - Inmate ID
Campbell County Jail
PO Box 76550
Highland Heights, KY 41076
For more information on mail changes please go to top of page and click: INFORMATION, INMATE MAIL
Campbell County Detention Center K9 Yogi has received donation of body armor
Campbell County Detention Center K9 Yogi has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The vest was sponsored by Nicolette Dumas of Albuquerque, NM and embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of Cally and Shelby”.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c(3) charity located in East Taunton, MA whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 3,867 U.S. made, custom fitted, NIJ certified protective vests in 50 states, through private and corporate donations, at a value of $6.9 million dollars.
The program is open to dogs actively employed in the U.S. with law enforcement or related agencies who are certified and at least 20 months of age. New K9 graduates, as well as K9s with expired vests, are eligible to participate.
The donation to provide one protective vest for a law enforcement K9 is $960.00. Each vest has a value between $1,744 – $2,283, and a five-year warranty and an average weight of 4-5 lbs. There is an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts tax-deductible donations of any denomination at www.vik9s.org or mailed to P.O. Box 9 East Taunton, MA 02718.
Community and Staff Thankful for Masks
Major Smith delivered masks throughout the community to those that are working with the public and are at highest risk. Staff of the Detention Center are also required to wear a mask, many of the masks worn by employees were also made by the work program. All are thankful to be thought of and for the hard work of the ladies in the work program to get this done.
Work Program Making Masks for Jail and Community to fight
COVID-19
We at the Campbell County Detention Center are so proud of our staff and the ladies from our work program. Both groups took on the additional duties of making these masks for staff, inmates and others as needed throughout the community. Americans, our CCDC folks working together to defeat the demon COVID-19 and for the good of our community across the spectrum.
Campbell County Detention Center K9 Yogi to get donation of body armor
Campbell County Detention Center K9 Yogi will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Yogi's vest is sponsored by Nicolette Dumas of Albuquerque, NM and will be embroidered with the sentiment "In memory of Cally and Shelby". Delivery is expected within eight to ten weeks.
Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c (3) charity located in East Taunton, MA whose mission is to provide bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance to dogs of law enforcement and related agencies throughout the United States. The non-profit was established in 2009 to assist law enforcement agencies with this potentially lifesaving body armor for their four-legged K9 officers. Since its inception, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provided over 3,700 U.S. made, custom fitted, NIJ certified protective vests, in 50 states, through private and corporate donations, at a value of $6.9 million dollars.
The program is open to dogs actively employed in the U.S. with law enforcement or related agencies who are certified and at least 20 months of age. New K9 graduates, as well as K9s with expired vests, are eligible to participate.
The donation to provide one protective vest for a law enforcement K9 is $950.00. Each vest has a value between $1,744 – $2,283 and a five-year warranty, and an average weight of 4-5 lbs. There is an estimated 30,000 law enforcement K9s throughout the United States. For more information or to learn about volunteer opportunities, please call 508-824-6978. Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. provides information, lists events, and accepts tax-deductible donations of any denomination at www.vik9s.org or mailed to P.O. Box 9 East Taunton, MA 02718.
Improved Sustainability at CCDC
The Campbell County Detention Center began a recycling program in September 2019, collecting over 4 tons of recyclable materials in its first month of operation!
Correctional facilities are essentially small cities, operating 24/7, and, just as residents of a city produce local municipal solid waste (MSW) that is collected curbside, the inmates housed at the Campbell County Detention Center produce a large amount of waste, which contains significant amounts of materials that could be reused, recycled, or composted.
Campbell County Jailer, Jim Daley, and his staff members, worked with the Campbell County Solid Waste Coordinator to reduce waste and decrease waste management costs by implementing a recycling program in September 2019. All office spaces, employee break rooms, and inmate pods were provided recycling containers to place next to the current trash bins. A group of inmates works under supervision to collect bags of recyclables from the center to place in the recycling dumpster for pickup.
Common items recycled here include plastic bottles, cardboard, and aluminum cans from kitchen operations. The Detention Center was able to collect and recycle 8,314 pounds (4+ tons) from September 9, 2019 - October 9, 2019. At this rate, they could break 100,000 pounds in the first year, diverting a substantial amount of recyclable materials from the landfill. Great work!
Campbell County Senior Picnic
Mr. Daley handing out dinner rolls at the 2019 Senior Picnic
Inmate Chirping - A Messaging Device
Chirping is the CPC product name for inmate texting. This product allows inmates to send chirps (texts) to friends and family members.
Funds may be added to the inmate's account at anytime using the Inmate Saleswebsite.
When an inmate gets the device they may send 5 free automated messages each day for the first three days of possession of the chirping device. These automated messages will inform the person the inmate Chirped who is sending the Chirps and the facility they are Chirping from. It will then ask them to go to a direct link to the inmate's account on the inmatesales.com website, the website will then instruct them to use a credit card to put money on the inmate's account.
Cost of Chirping: Inmates will be charged a monthly service fee of $4.00. Inbound and Outbound Chirps are $0.10 each.
If an inmate has available funds on their chirping device they will be able to Chirp any phone and the Chirp will appear to be a normal text.
If you wish to stop receiving Chirps from an inmate, reply to the Chirp with STOP.
2018 Police Unity Tour
On May 12, 2018 numerous police officers joined the Police Unity Tour and rode bicycles from Portsmouth, Virginia to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC to raise awareness about officers who have died in the line of duty and to also raise money for the Memorial.
We are proud to say that many officers connected to our Campbell County Detention Center Family participated.
CCDC adds Body Scanner
Jailer Daley has recently installed a body scanner at the jail to assist in the battle against drugs. This scanner can show any items that a new inmate might attempt to conceal and sneak into the jail. As you can see from the images, these items would not be found during a normal unclothed search.
Congratulations to Academy Class 49!
Academy Class 49 was in academy training March 5, 2018 to March 16, 2018 under the training supervision of Lt. Lisa Fletcher was Deputy Jesse Burke, Deputy Paul Schneider, Deputy Jordan Williams, Deputy Kathryn Glassmeyer, Deputy Jeffrey Alsip, Deputy Wade Sendelbach, Deputy Stephen Wippel, Deputy Stephanie Chambers, Deputy Kayla Beyersdoerfer, Deputy Alexander Brown and Deputy Larry Newman.
Congratulations Academy Class 48
Academy Class 48 was in academy training February 20, 2018 to March 2, 2018 under the training supervision of Lt. Lisa Fletcher was Deputy Natalie Friedeman, Deputy Kathryn Hutchins and Deputy Elijah Meyer.
Campbell County Detention Center's Newest K9 - Yogi
K9 Yogi joined the staff of the Campbell County Detention Center December 2017.
End of Watch - November 19, 2017
K9 Layco
Heros are Never Forgotten
K9 Layco began his career with Bruce Markus and the Newport Police Department. Layco along with Sgt. Markus was responsible for uncovering drugs at various locations which led to arrests and also to tracking those that ran from the police also leading to arrests. K9 Layco was an important member of the Campbell County Detention Center staff and will be missed greatly.
Certificate of Appreciation
On July 13, 2017, Sergeant LaMieka Wright was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation from Jailer James Daley.
Sgt. Wright was awarded this due to her willingness to go beyond what is expected of her position, her leadership qualities and her ability to deescalate situations without the use of force.
Attacking Police Dogs now a felony in Kentucky
Attacking police dog now felony in Kentucky Updated: 6:09 PM EDT Mar 27, 2017
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KENTUCKY (AP & WLWT) —
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed a bill Monday that stiffens penalties for people who injure police dogs.
House Bill 93 makes it a felony to attack and wound a police dog.
Under the new law, anyone who attacks a police service animal with a gun or knife is guilty of a felony, regardless of whether the animal returns to duty.
Offenders would face one to five years in prison. Previously, if the wounded animal returned to service, the attacker faced a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail.
The same felony offense applies if someone kills a police service animal.
Prior to Monday, Kentucky was one of six states that considered it a misdemeanor to harm a police dog, according to the United States Police Canine Association.
Twelve states make it a felony to harm or kill a police dog regardless of the circumstances, while the penalties in 23 states depend on how badly the dog was injured.
K9's are important assets in jails, keeping order and safety. Many canines are trained to detect drugs and scents of missing individuals though some canines are explosive and weapon detectors as well.
20 years on the job!!
We would like to congratulate Joyce for her 20 years working for the Campbell County Detention Center.
Thank you Joyce for your commitment and hard work!
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Rodney Ballard, Commissioner for Kentucky Department of Corrections, with Campbell County Jailer, Jim Daley. Fort Thomas Matters file. Campbell County unveiled the expansion of its detention center last night, as elected officials, citizens and interested parties saw firsthand what the $7.53 million dollar expansion project looked like as a finished product. A new wing of the jail includes 107 jail beds and 36 isolation beds. The former district court offices has been refit into jail space, which includes new administration offices and a public visitation area. The big change, according to officials, is that the jail expansion has been laid out so that it can accommodate substance abuse disorder programming. Drug abuse, particularly opiates, have been a major factor in the increase in jail population in northern Kentucky. In all, Jailer Jim Daley said the jail will have a 689 inmate capacity and at least 30 beds will be used to house inmates in that new substance abuse program. The substance abuse disorder program will initially treat females and is something Daley said he believes is needed to break the cycle of incarceration caused by drug addiction. "The expansion provides us additional security for the entire facility by providing us with additional bed space," said Daley. "We also hope to turn the newer big dorm into a female work program, which means we will have people in a lockdown facility to do all of our cooking and cleaning which we believe strongly will slow down the amount of drugs coming into this facility because we'll have more control of inmates coming in and out." The county jail makes up about a third of the entire Campbell County budget at around $9 million dollars in 2015. Daley said he expects that to increase. "It's going to go up another $3-4 million excluding payment on the new facility. With the increase in beds, I'm going to need another 25 more staff. Our medical, security and food costs are going to go up. The good news is that the new facility will allow me to hold a lot more female state inmates. So at least initially, we're going to be getting paid for the largest portion of these beds and that was our plan when we first started this process ten years ago. We'd like to pay our price down with paying customers so that at some point in time when it's filled up with just county inmates the facility will be mostly, if not completely, paid for." |
The Campbell County Detention Center employs about 125 people currently.
Campbell County Judge-Executive, Steve Pendery, said that the increase in jail population has become the biggest drain to the county budget.
"We had to expand because we have so many people," said Pendery. "We have nearly 700 inmates in a space that designed for far less than that. When I was first elected, we had 135 beds, so if we were going to have to do something, why not do it in a way that the design lends itself to a solution."
Pendery said that they believe that investing in the substance abuse disorder programming within the confines of the jail will pay off for individuals and the county coffers in the long run.
"We are offering the hope that we'll have fewer customers in the jail in the future. It's not going to happen overnight. Medical professionals will tell you that the brain chemistry in a heroin addict is changed for 18 month to two years. That's what's different about our program. We've arranged for that longer-term program are believe it'll pay off in the future."
Daley also said the detention center expansion also added more isolation cells that he believes were desperately needed. Jail officials use these cells to separate disorderly inmates who are not complying with the set code of conduct. Previously, he had five such cells at his disposal, but he said in an ideal scenario he should have about 80 cells.
"The new isolation cells are a God-send. Most jailers would tell you they like at least 10% of their cells to be isolation cells," said Daley. "We won't have 80, but we will have 41 which is much better than 5."
Some of the isolation cells are negative-air enabled, which Daley said is useful if an inmate has a communicable disease, to protect staff and other inmates from contamination.
Inmates could begin using the new wing and isolation cells by early December.
9 more pictures below, all courtesy of Fort Thomas Matters:
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| Campbell County Attorney, Steve Franzen, and Campbell County Clerk, Jim Luersen. |
Fort Thomas resident, Matthew Huddleston, talks with Campbell County Commissioner, Brian Painter.
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| Campbell County Commissioner, Charlie Coleman, with wife Cheryl. |
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Marc Brandt, Chief Deputy of the Campbell County Jail, with Brighton Center CEO Tammy Weidinger and Director of the Brighton Recovery Center for Women, Anita Prater.
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| All the doors were open, so tours could be easily given, but this is about as open as it'll ever get. |
The larger dorm will eventually house a women's work unit, according to Jailer Jim Daley.
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| The control center will be able to open all doors and monitor all video and sound throughout the facility. |
