Facilities · Jail
Daviess County Detention Center
Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky · capacity 699
Also reported as Daviess County Jail; Daviess County jail; Owensboro jail.
8 deaths are recorded here, from 1884 to 2025; all by name.
- lynching 3
- undetermined 2
- overdose 1
- other person 1
- illness 1
The people
- Dalton Gordon August 20, 2025
- Darrius Quarles July 16, 2023
- James Lester April 9, 2017
- John S. Brooks October 9, 2011
- Joshua Anderson July 17, 1902
- Alfred Holt December 26, 1896
- Alfred Alexander December 20, 1896
- Richard May July 11, 1884
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.