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Logan County, Kentucky sentencing data

As of October 22, 2026, according to Kentucky Department of Corrections records, 188 people sentenced in Logan County were held in Kentucky state prisons. Their median sentence is 6 years, longer than the statewide median of 5 years. 14% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 15% statewide. The most common offense is poss cont sub-1st degree-1st offense-methamphetamine.

188people in prison
6 yearsmedian sentence (state: 5 years)
14%serving 20+ years (state: 15%)
8life sentences

Sentences by offense: Logan 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.

OffensePeopleLogan median (yrs)Kentucky median (yrs)
Poss Cont Sub-1St Degree-1St Offense-Methamphetamine1232
Traf Cont Sub-1St Deg-1St Off-Methamphetamine (2 Or > Grams)126.57
Poss Cont Sub-1St Degree-2Nd Or Gt Offense-Methamphetamine1132

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White12667%
Black4926%

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 Logan 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.