How to write to someone at Kentucky State Penitentiary
The department lists the address below for Kentucky State Penitentiary but doesn't label it for personal mail. Check the department's mail page before you write.
Checked against the department's own pages . How we check, and corrections
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Dashed lines are for you to fill in, in the department's own words.
Legal mail from lawyers and courts has its own address or rules: see the department's mail page.
- Where letters go
- To the prison
- What happens to them
- Opened and inspected; the letter itself is delivered
- What they get
- Your original letter
“Correspondence received shall, if possible, be delivered to the inmate within” Department source
“All incoming mail shall be sent via the US Postal Service and is subject to be inspected or read to determine if contraband is enclosed or any rule violation has occurred.”
No one at Kentucky State Penitentiary is listed yet. Know someone there who wants mail? List them for $50.
Questions
What is the mailing address for Kentucky State Penitentiary?
[Full name], [ID number], 266 Water Street, Eddyville, Kentucky 42038.
Is mail scanned at Kentucky State Penitentiary?
No. Personal letters are opened and inspected, and the letter itself is delivered at the prison. The person receives your original letter.
Can someone at Kentucky State Penitentiary be listed on a pen pal site?
We found no rule in Kentucky's published policies against it, and normal mail rules still apply. Rules change; the department's page is the final word.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we fix it from the department's page. How we check.
Sources: Kentucky State Penitentiary page, Kentucky mail rules, read 2026-10-07. Rules change; the department's page is the final word. Find someone: official inmate locator.
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