Our mission at the Leslie County Detention Center is to set the standard as the model correctional agency in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. We will use proactive programs, interpersonal communications along with modern methods of custody, care and control. As members of this agency we will maintain a professional environment that encourages positive behavior in order to deliver responsible individuals back into our communities. We will remain committed to our purpose of protecting the community by securely housing inmates placed in our custody by the courts and make every effort to positively impact their lives during their period of incarceration. Each member of this agency will strive to become elite and display an un-relentless commitment to excellence in our field... corrections.