Mission Statement
Breathitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center provides a safe and secure environment for Kentucky’s at-risk juveniles to grow and learn to be productive individuals. The facility offers many opportunities to the youth allowing them to grow and flourish.
About Breathitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Breathitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center was the first state run facility constructed to house juveniles only. It was built and founded in 1997 and represents the long-lasting legacy of the Department of Juvenile Justice. The facility saw an expansion in 2001 to accommodate more space and amenities for juveniles in its care.
Available amenities include a library, indoor and outdoor recreation areas, counseling services, and art programs. It is a low-level secure facility that houses a maximum of 47 male juveniles from across the state. Jason Little has been the Juvenile Facility Manager at this facility for three years.
Bed Capacity: 47
Visitation Info
Saturday/Sunday 12:30-2 p.m., Tuesday/Thursday 6-7p.m.
Virtual visitation is available.
Jason Little, Facility Manager
Jason Little is originally from the Louisville area and moved to Breathitt County when he was 18 years old. He worked for a time at a local factory before beginning his career with the Department of Juvenile Justice as a youth worker for Breathitt Regional Juvenile Detention Center. He worked his way through management, becoming a supervisor in 2005, a Youth Service Program Supervisor in 2018, and Juvenile Facility Manager in 2021, a position he continues to hold.
Little says growing up in Louisville allowed him to see many different things and various justices and injustices in the world. This led him to desire this career path, as he wanted to be on the side of justice and helping juveniles work through their problems to better themselves and their community.
He says his main source of motivation comes from getting to see the difference he has made in so many lives over the years.
Address: 2725 Highway 30 West
Jackson, Kentucky 41339
Phone: (606)295-2350
Fax: (606)295-2007