Jul 15 Investigations Kentucky Jails Made $9.6 Million Off Jail Communication In FY2020 The auditor's survey found “verbal” contracts, nonspecific “technology grants” and signing bonuses connected to telecom contracts. By Jared Bennett Jul 15 Investigations Kentucky Jails Made Millions Last Year On Telecom Jared Bennett
Jul 14 Investigations The Pandemic Isolated Incarcerated People. Kentucky And Securus Cashed In The Department of Corrections made at least $3.2 million last year off incarcerated people's phone calls. By Jared Bennett Jul 14 Investigations When Prison Visits Stopped, Kentucky And Securus Cashed In Jared Bennett
Jul 9 Investigations This Former Ky. Trooper Denied Using Force. The Video Says He Did A warrant was issued Thursday for the trooper's arrest charging him with committing perjury during his testimony in a civil deposition. By Jacob Ryan and R.G. Dunlop Jul 9 Investigations This Former Ky. Trooper Denied Using Force. Video Says He Did Jacob Ryan and R.G. Dunlop
Jun 21 Investigations In-Person Prison Visits Return In Ky., But Strict Rules Leave Children Out Families say they're getting left behind by the strict rules on top of an isolating year for incarcerated people. By Jasmine Demers Jun 21 Investigations Visits Return, But Incarcerated Parents Can't See Children Jasmine Demers
Jun 18 Investigations LMPD Detective Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Probe Det. Brian Bailey was the subject of a KyCIR/WDRB News investigation that raised questions about his tactics and LMPD's oversight. By Jacob Ryan and Jason Riley, WDRB News Jun 18 Investigations LMPD Detective Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Probe Jacob Ryan and Jason Riley, WDRB News
Jun 11 Investigations As Restrictions Came And Went, Ky. COVID Death Backlog Skyrocketed When the Beshear administration eased life-saving restrictions in December, more than twice as many people were dying of COVID-19 as the public knew, and Gov. Andy Beshear focused his messaging on an optimistic and incomplete metric that’s been questioned by top health researchers. By Ryan Van Velzer , Tom Scheck, APM Reports and Suhail Bhat Jun 11 Investigations As Restrictions Came And Went, Ky. COVID Death Backlog Skyrocketed Ryan Van Velzer, Tom Scheck, APM Reports and Suhail Bhat
Jun 1 Investigations ‘Supposed To Care’: Absentee Child Advocates Bring Calls For Oversight Absentee guardian ad litems are a chronic issue, according to interviews with parents, policymakers, and guardians ad litem themselves. By Graham Ambrose Jun 1 Investigations ‘Supposed To Care’: Absentee Child Advocates Bring Calls For Oversight Graham Ambrose
May 29 Investigations New Lawsuit Alleges Unlawful Search By Scandal-Ridden LMPD Officers The circumstances of the case bear striking similarities to the investigation and subsequent raid that resulted in the police killing of Breonna Taylor. By Jacob Ryan May 29 Investigations New Lawsuit Alleges Unlawful Search By Scandal-Ridden LMPD Officers Jacob Ryan
May 27 Investigations Kentucky’s Attorney General Argues For Mandatory Expungement Fees At issue in the precedent-setting legal battle: whether indigent people must pay an expungement fee. By Jacob Ryan May 27 Investigations Kentucky’s AG Argues For Mandatory Expungement Fees Jacob Ryan
May 24 Investigations Search Warrant Task Force Has Big Job And Looming Deadline They met for the first time Monday, nine months after Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced his intent to form the task force. By Jacob Ryan May 24 Investigations Search Warrant Task Force Has Big Job And Looming Deadline Jacob Ryan
May 21 Investigations What Is Department Of Justice Looking At In LMPD Investigation? Basically Everything The day after the DOJ announced its Louisville civil rights investigation, they delivered a huge records request to Metro government. By Jacob Ryan May 21 Investigations What's Under Scrutiny In LMPD Investigation? Basically Everything Jacob Ryan
May 19 Investigations Metro To Require Vaccination Data From City Workers With incentives to share vaccine status voluntarily proving ineffective, Metro government intends to start requiring employees to share their status. By Lily Burris May 19 Investigations Metro To Require Vaccination Data From City Workers Lily Burris
May 18 Investigations Ky. National Guard Releases Heavily Redacted Review of 2020 Deployment One “overall recommendation” was that the Kentucky National Guard develop response guidelines. By Jared Bennett May 18 Investigations Review Of Ky. National Guard Deployment Mostly Redacted Jared Bennett
May 12 Investigations Judge On Search Warrant Task Force Disciplined For Public Opinions on Search Warrant Procedure Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Charles Cunningham received a private reprimand, but he confirmed to KyCIR that he was the subject of the discipline. By Jacob Ryan May 12 Investigations Judge On Search Warrant Task Force Disciplined For Public Opinions on Search Warrant Procedure Jacob Ryan