Fayette County Detention Center

Federal facility (USMS / BOP / DOD / MOC) used for ICE detention Lexington, KY 5 beds Operated by County Source: Vera Institute of Justice ICE Detention Trends Dashboard (Feb 2026 active snapshot)

Fayette County Detention Center is a federal facility (USMS / BOP / DOD / MOC) used for ICE detention in Lexington, Kentucky. Federal facilities — operated by the U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Defense, or Mariana Office of Corrections — are sometimes used to hold ICE detainees alongside federal pretrial and sentenced populations.

Documented capacity: 5 beds. Operated by County. Average daily population in February 2026: 3.2.