Grayson County Detention Center

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

Grayson County Detention Center is a federal facility (USMS / BOP / DOD / MOC) used for ICE detention in Leitchfield, 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 (Jailer). Average daily population in February 2026: 159.

TRAC Report 762 documented this facility operating 93 detainees above its contractual capacity at peak in fiscal year 2025.