Sep 20 Investigations Jefferson County Sheriff Seizes Millions in Cash — Often From UPS Packages The sheriff says seized cash is a tremendous asset for the agency and has taken millions in recent years, often without a criminal case. By Jacob Ryan Sep 20 Investigations Sheriff Strikes Big Seizing Cash From Packages Jacob Ryan
Sep 17 Investigations At Shelby County Jail, Quarantine Means Missing Your Own Court Hearings The Shelby County Detention Center isn’t offering remote hearings, leaving people with COVID without the chance to post bail or participate in their case. By Jared Bennett Sep 17 Investigations Covid Keeps Some In Shelby Co. Jail From Court Jared Bennett
Sep 1 Investigations COVID-19 Deaths, Infection Rates in Ky. Prisons Among Nation’s Worst More than 10,000 people are currently held in Kentucky prisons, and nearly 8,000 have gotten the coronavirus since the pandemic began. By Jared Bennett Sep 1 Investigations Ky. Prison Pandemic Response Earns Failing Grade Jared Bennett
Aug 25 Investigations Ky. Can Waive Unemployment Overpayment Debt, But It’s Invite-Only The state has approved about a third of debt waiver requests — and most people can’t even apply. By Jared Bennett Aug 25 Investigations Ky. Can Waive Unemployment Overpayment Debt. It's Invite-Only Jared Bennett
Aug 23 Investigations Drugs Increasingly Killing Young Kentuckians In Pandemic In a record year for overdoses, young Kentuckians experienced the highest increase in deaths. By Jasmine Demers Aug 23 Investigations Drugs Increasingly Killing Young Kentuckians In Pandemic Jasmine Demers
Aug 19 Investigations Lawsuit: LMPD Detective Alleges Retaliation For Reporting Sex Crime In court records, Det. Jason Moseley says that a woman alleged a fellow detective sexually assaulted her — and he got demoted for reporting it. By Eleanor Klibanoff Aug 19 Investigations Lawsuit: LMPD Detective Alleges Retaliation For Reporting Sex Crime Eleanor Klibanoff
Aug 19 Investigations For Kentucky State Police, Lots of Shootings Draw Little Scrutiny The Kentucky State Police fatally shot 41 people from 2015 through 2020, more than any other law enforcement agency in the state. By R.G. Dunlop and Alysia Santo Aug 19 Investigations State Police Had Most Fatal Shootings in Kentucky R.G. Dunlop and Alysia Santo
Aug 16 Investigations Since Protests, LMPD Rarely Busts Down Doors For Drugs Before Breonna Taylor, LMPD busted down doors nearly twice a week looking for drugs. Now they’ve all but stopped. By Jacob Ryan Aug 16 Investigations LMPD No Longer Forcing Entry In Drug Searches Jacob Ryan
Aug 13 Investigations ‘Shooting First And Asking Questions Later’ As fatal police shootings have become a flash point in U.S. cities, they have also occurred at high rates in rural areas — largely without national attention. By Alysia Santo and R.G. Dunlop Aug 13 Investigations How Police Shootings Play Out In Rural America Alysia Santo and R.G. Dunlop
Aug 10 Investigations Phone Calls Still Won’t Be Free When Louisville Jail Gives Up Profit The jail’s contract with Securus Technologies will have to be renegotiated to lower costs for incarcerated people’s loved ones. By Jared Bennett Aug 10 Investigations Phone Calls Still Won’t Be Free When Louisville Jail Gives Up Profit Jared Bennett
Aug 10 Investigations In West End, Sewer Odors Are A Long-Standing Problem Nearly all the high-complaint ZIP codes are in the West End, which is predominantly Black, historically underserved and closest to the wastewater treatment plant. By Lily Burris Aug 10 Investigations In West End, Sewer Odors Are A Long-Standing Problem Lily Burris
Jul 28 Investigations Louisville Court Chaos Leaves Some Unaware They’re Missing Court Dates The administrative issue is leaving an unknown number of people with cases in District Court at risk for wrongful arrest. By Jacob Ryan Jul 28 Investigations Court Chaos Leaves Some Unaware They're Missing Court Dates Jacob Ryan
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