Kentucky State Penitentiary
The Kentucky State Penitentiary, also known as the "Castle on the Cumberland", is a maximum security and supermax prison with capacity for 856 prisoners located in Eddyville, Kentucky on Lake Barkley on the Cumberland River, about 4.8 kilometres from downtown Eddyville.
Acdixon, Public domain.- Prison
- …lies at an elevation of 463 feet (141 metres)
- …is also known as “KSP”
- …is operated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections
- Description: maximum security prison located at Eddyville, Kentucky
- Address: 266 Water Street, Eddyville, KY 42038
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carmack and Suwanee.
Carmack
Locality
Carmack is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. Carmack is situated 3 miles southwest of Kentucky State Penitentiary.
Suwanee
Hamlet
Suwanee is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. Suwanee is situated 5 miles west of Kentucky State Penitentiary.
Confederate
Hamlet
Confederate is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. Confederate is situated 6 miles southeast of Kentucky State Penitentiary.
Kentucky State Penitentiary
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Latitude
37.04938° or 37° 2′ 58″ north
Longitude
-88.07516° or 88° 4′ 31″ west
Open location code
869H2WXF+QW
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“Kentucky State Penitentiary” goes by many names.
- French: “Pénitencier d’État du Kentucky”
- German: “Kentucky State Penitentiary”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kentucky State Penitentiary”
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