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Casey County, Kentucky sentencing data

As of October 22, 2026, according to Kentucky Department of Corrections records, 131 people sentenced in Casey County were held in Kentucky state prisons. Their median sentence is 5 years, about the same as the statewide median of 5 years. 4.6% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 15% statewide. The most common offense is poss cont sub-1st degree-2nd or gt offense-methamphetamine.

131people in prison
5 yearsmedian sentence (state: 5 years)
4.6%serving 20+ years (state: 15%)
2life sentences

Sentences by offense: Casey County vs. Kentucky

Offenses with 10+ people. Median of the longest sentence from each person's most recent sentencing; life and death sentences not included.

OffensePeopleCasey median (yrs)Kentucky median (yrs)
Poss Cont Sub-1St Degree-2Nd Or Gt Offense-Methamphetamine1132
Traf Cont Sub-1St Deg-1St Off-Methamphetamine (2 Or > Grams)1187

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White12696%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other Kentucky counties

About this data

Source: Kentucky Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Casey County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.