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Fayette County detention officials outline mental‑health unit, new CIT training and recruit academy results
Summary
Chief Scott Colvin and detention staff told Councilmember Amy Beasley the Fayette County Detention Center has added an on‑site mental‑health unit, partnered with YesCare, and is expanding Crisis Intervention Team training for officers; staff also reported 10,932 bookings in 2024 and said 86 officers hold national jail certifications.
Chief Scott Colvin of the Lexington Division of Community Corrections told Councilmember Amy Beasley on May 20 that the county’s detention operation has established a continuously staffed mental‑health unit and plans broader Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for all jail officers.
Colvin said the division consolidated mental‑health and medical services under a single contractor, YesCare, which “has put a really experienced team of mental health professionals on the ground,” naming doctors who support the unit. He said “a mental health professional in the unit at all times” now provides clinicians immediate access to custody staff and improves intervention and safety.
The chief and training staff described a parallel effort to strengthen officer response to behavioral health crises. Colvin said “all of our basic jail officer…
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