Mission Statement
Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center is committed to helping youth further their educational goals and learn to make smart choices that will help them achieve their full potential later in life.
About Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Fayette Regional Detention Center is a high security level facility with 56 beds located in central Kentucky. The facility was built in 2005 and features a variety of programs and learning opportunities to the youth in its custody.
The facility has strong community ties, and offers many skills building classes to juveniles, including life skill training, problem solving skill training, and behavior training programs. GED and traditional high school diploma programs are available to youth at this facility, so they can best prepare themselves to help their communities.
Capacity: 56
Visitation Info
- Residents in unit 100 will have visitation on Saturdays from 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Please arrive by 12:45pm.
- Residents in unit 200 will have visitation on Sundays from 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Please arrive by 12:45pm.
- Residents in unit 300 will have visitation on Sundays from 3:00pm - 4:00pm. Please arrive by 2:45pm.
- Residents in unit 400 will have visitation on Saturdays from 3:00pm - 4:00pm. Please arrive by 2:45pm.
For families who do not have access to an electronic device, a virtual visitation station is available Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00am – 4:00pm EDT at 8711 LaGrange Rd., Building E, Louisville, Ky. 40242. To schedule an appointment, please call 502-423-2206.
Shaun Faulkner, Facility Manager
Shaun Faulkner joined the Department of Juvenile Justice in June 2026 as the superintendent of Fayette Regional Juvenile Detention Center.
After beginning his career as a security police officer at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, Faulkner served nine years as a correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution Manchester and United States Penitentiary McCreary, both in Kentucky. In 2006, Faulkner became a contract specialist at USP McCreary while continuing to supervise federal inmates and participate in program reviews at several federal prisons. After eight years in this role, Faulkner became business administrator at USP McCreary, managing the facility's $40 million budget while also serving as reviewer-in-charge of financial management, education and health services operational reviews, training national special operations teams and conducting internal investigations. In 2018, Faulkner was named associate warden at Federal Correctional Institution Elkton in Ohio, where he supervised staff, served as the facility's PREA compliance manager, served on the Federal Bureau of Prison's Northeast Region Special Operations Response Team and conducted after action reviews for uses of force. Faulkner served in this role until his retirement in 2022.
Faulkner holds an Associate of Science in criminal justice from Somerset Community College as well as a Bachelor of Science in organizational management and a Master of Science in justice administration with an emphasis in corrections and homeland security from the University of the Cumberlands.
3475 Spurr Road
Lexington, Kentucky 40511
Phone: (859)246-2806
Fax: (859)256-2816