District 17 After Release
KDOC identifies District 17 as Jefferson North West. It is one of four Louisville-area probation and parole districts documented in the research. Districts 16, 18, and 19 serve other parts of Jefferson County. A conviction in Jefferson does not assign everyone to District 17. The person's supervision address, agency assignment, and KOOL location control.
The official District 17 page is the source for current office information. KOOL may show District 17 as the location after a state prison release. That entry indicates community supervision, not detention inside an office. A person can be released from confinement while still subject to reporting rules and other conditions.
Confirm District 17 Placement
Use a DOC or PID number in KOOL when possible. Name searches can return aliases or similar people. Read the location, supervision status, county of supervision, conviction county, and parole-history fields as separate facts. District 17 in the location field does not show where the person was confined before release.
- Search KOOL by stable identifier and confirm neutral identity fields.
- Check whether the record names District 17 or another Jefferson supervision district.
- Read the exact status instead of translating every community entry into parole.
- Compare the custody release date with the supervision start and end information.
- Use the court order, Parole Board action, or KDOC record to identify the legal basis.
Probation can begin through a court sentence without a state-prison release. Parole follows a Parole Board process. Mandatory reentry supervision is another state category. These paths may share an office but should not be reported as the same event.
Request KDOC Release Records
KDOC's open-records instructions accept offender-record requests by email or mail. Identify the full name and birth date or offender ID. Ask for an existing release or discharge record and name the fields needed. The state retention schedule identifies “Inmates and Releases” series 02990, updated daily and permanently retained by the agency. That series can help describe the target when a public KOOL view is not enough.
Send email requests to correctionsopenrecords@ky.gov or mail the Open Records Coordinator, Division of Public Affairs, P.O. Box 2400, Frankfort, KY 40602. KDOC publishes current copy media and paper fees on its instructions. Ask for an electronic copy and a cost estimate because methods and charges can change. Security, medical, victim, personal, juvenile, or other exempt information may be withheld.
| KDOC field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Projected release date | A calculation that can change |
| Parole eligibility | A point for Board consideration, not release |
| Proposed parole date | A planned date still subject to processing |
| Actual release type | The event recorded in Daily Releases or the agency record |
| Supervision location | Community oversight, not prison confinement |
Keep the dated KOOL view with the request response. If a field is wrong, send Offender Information Services or the records office the DOC number, disputed value, and supporting order.
District 17 Record Contact
Check the official District 17 page before calling or visiting because office details can change. Questions about a public KOOL status should be directed to KDOC, while a formal offender or supervision record belongs through the statewide open-records process.
Jefferson North West
Louisville, Kentucky
Use the official district page
for current address and phone
For records, contact the KDOC Open Records Coordinator, Division of Public Affairs, P.O. Box 2400, Frankfort, KY 40602, or correctionsopenrecords@ky.gov. A Jefferson clerk remains the source of a probation judgment, while the Kentucky Parole Board is the source of its own decision.
Parole and Probation Differ
Parole is conditional community release after a Board process and agency preparation. Probation is imposed by a court and may be ordered without a prison term. A violation can lead to sanctions or revocation proceedings, but the public location alone does not prove that one occurred. Use the exact status and order.
The Jefferson County parole and probation page covers all four district paths and Board sources. District 17 should be named only when the current agency record assigns that office. County of conviction and county of supervision can differ.
District 17 Supervision Timeline
A custody release date and a community-supervision start date may be close, but they answer different questions. A supervision end date is not a second jail release. Keep the custodial institution, release type, office assignment, and supervision term in their own fields.
Kentucky VINE can confirm departure from a listed custodian and provide notifications. KOOL supplies the state supervision view. The Parole Board decisions path can support a parole result, while the Board schedule is only an eligibility and hearing source. An observed hearing does not prove release.
For probation, obtain the signed Jefferson court order and later docket entries. For parole or mandatory reentry supervision, obtain the KDOC or Board record. This source split explains why an office assignment cannot stand alone as the full release record.
District 17 Status Terms
A community record can change after an office transfer, discharge, violation response, or new order. Preserve a dated observation and do not overwrite an earlier status without noting the change. If identifiers conflict, ask KDOC to resolve the record before drawing a conclusion.
- Parole
- Conditional community release following Board action and processing.
- Probation
- Court-ordered community supervision under stated conditions.
- Absconder
- An agency status linked to failure to remain in required contact, not proof of a new conviction.
- Discharge
- The recorded end of the relevant correctional supervision obligation.
District 17 is not the only Louisville office. District 16 is Jefferson North East, District 18 is Jefferson South West, and District 19 is Jefferson South East. Confirm the named district in the current official record.
District 17 Parole Records
The Kentucky Parole Board conducts weekly eligibility hearings and publishes monthly schedules that are updated on Monday mornings. A schedule can show the date, time, location, offender name, DOC number, and eligibility month. Hearings begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, and some may occur up to two months before actual eligibility. These are scheduling facts. They do not establish that someone entered District 17 supervision.
Use the Board's official decisions route and KOOL's parole-history table for the result. Possible actions include granted or recommended subject to processing, denied, deferred, serve-out, rescinded, and revoked. Preserve the exact displayed label. If a person-specific decision is missing, request it from the Board by name, DOC number, and hearing date. Then use KOOL and the actual release record to confirm community placement.
Members of the public may observe qualifying hearings in person or by videoconference under the Board's procedures, but observation does not permit speaking and file reviews are not observable. The schedule page gives the current method for requesting access. A hearing observation is not a substitute for the order, and a favorable action is not proof that every hold was cleared.
Correct District 17 Records
When KOOL lists the wrong district, status, or date, identify the field precisely. Provide the DOC or PID number, a dated copy of the public result, and the court or Board document supporting the requested correction. District staff can explain office routing, but the KDOC record custodian controls the formal offender record.
For a probation issue, the Jefferson clerk can address the signed judgment and docket. For parole, the Board can address its decision and KDOC can address supervision data. VINE support handles its own notification feed. Sending the same vague request to every office slows review and blurs which agency created the disputed fact.
Route District 17 Questions
Start with the field that needs an answer. District 17 can provide current office routing for Jefferson North West supervision. KDOC's records coordinator handles formal offender and supervision records. The Kentucky Parole Board controls its hearing and decision material. The Jefferson clerk controls a probation judgment and later court orders. Keeping those roles distinct avoids asking an office to certify a record it did not create.
A narrow KDOC request should include the DOC or PID number, full name, relevant date range, and specific existing records. Useful targets include the supervision assignment, start and end entries, transfer between districts, discharge entry, and the status history available for release. Ask for electronic copies and a cost estimate. Corrections-specific exemptions may limit security, medical, victim, or personal details even when the basic public status is visible.
If District 17 changes to District 16, 18, or 19 in KOOL, preserve both dated observations. The change can reflect a supervision-office transfer rather than a new custody release. Confirm the county of supervision and exact location instead of inferring the reason. A new office entry should not be described as a prison admission.
VINE serves another role. It reports custody events and notifications, not routine supervision-office changes. A VINE release date can support departure from the listed jail or institution, while KOOL and the legal order explain the community status that follows.
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