How to Track a WKCC Inmate's Custody Status and Get Alerts with VINE

VINE (VINELink) is a free, confidential service that tracks an offender's custody status and protective order status in Kentucky - including people held at Western Kentucky Correctional Complex (WKCC). Check status updates anytime, or sign up for automated notifications by phone, email, text, or the mobile app. No more refreshing a website hoping for news.

Use VINE however works best for you. Search on the VINELink website, call 1-800-511-1670, or use the TTY line at 1-866-847-1298 if you're hard of hearing. All three options let you look up information and register for notifications.

• ✓ Use the VINELink website to look up custody/protective order status and register for alerts
• ✓ Call 1-800-511-1670 to check status or set up notifications by phone
• ✓ Use TTY at 1-866-847-1298 for the same status and registration options
• ✓ Choose how you want alerts delivered: phone, email, text, or in-app messages

After you register, VINE sends automated alerts whenever there's a change in custody status or protective order status. Pick your preferred delivery method - phone calls, emails, texts, or in-app notifications - so updates reach you in the format you'll actually see.

Want written notification of an offender's release instead? You can request that by mail through the Kentucky Department of Corrections Victim Services Branch. Include your contact information plus the offender's name and number, and send it to: Kentucky Department of Corrections Victim Services Branch, P.O. Box 2400, Room G-46, Frankfort, KY 40602.

1. Write your request for written release notification - include your name and current contact information.
2. Add the offender’s details - include the offender’s name and number.
3. Mail it to Victim Services - Kentucky Department of Corrections Victim Services Branch, P.O. Box 2400, Room G-46, Frankfort, KY 40602.