Jun 3 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Drops $28 Million, And Counting, For Prison Credit Miscount The money has gone to an international auditing firm working to straighten out Kentucky’s errors following a class-action lawsuit filed by inmates. By Ryland Barton Jun 3 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Drops Millions For Prison Credit Miscount Ryland Barton
Apr 21 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Case Over Jail Fees The Ky. Supreme Court will decide whether jails can bill people for costs, even if they are later cleared of wrongdoing. By Ryland Barton Apr 21 Kentucky Politics Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Case Over Jail Fees Ryland Barton
Mar 29 Kentucky Politics Bill Requiring More Training For Ky. Constables Advances Constables are elected officials with full police powers in Kentucky, but they don’t have to have police training. By Ryland Barton Mar 29 Kentucky Politics Bill Requiring More Training For Ky. Constables Advances Ryland Barton
Jan 21 Kentucky Politics Daniel Cameron Forms Task Force To Study Search Warrant Policies AG Daniel Cameron’s search warrant task force will mostly include government officials and members of law enforcement. By Ryland Barton Jan 21 Kentucky Politics Daniel Cameron Forms Task Force To Study Search Warrant Policies Ryland Barton
Nov 9 Investigations As Louisville Leaders Push Reform, Police And Prosecutors Push Back As protests continued in Louisville, criminal justice leaders discussed what reform measures they'd lobby for. The police and prosecutors often weren’t on board. By Jacob Ryan Nov 9 Investigations As Louisville Leaders Push Reform, Police And Prosecutors Push Back Jacob Ryan
Jan 14 Community U.S. Attorney Seeks Solutions To Louisville Violence With Summit U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman has invited local faith and business leaders to a private summit he’s organized for next week. By Kyeland Jackson Jan 14 Community U.S. Attorney Seeks Solutions To Louisville Violence With Summit Kyeland Jackson
Oct 25 Investigations New Court Ruling Could Make Expungement Unaffordable For Some Kentuckians People who can’t afford to pay expungement fees might be prevented from clearing their criminal record under a recent Kentucky court ruling. By Jacob Ryan Oct 25 Investigations New Court Ruling Could Make Expungement Unaffordable For Some Kentuckians Jacob Ryan
Sep 29 Community Kentucky’s Overcrowded Jails Full Of Nonviolent Offenders An analysis by the Administrative Office of the Courts says Kentucky's overcrowded jails are filled with nonviolent offenders who pose little risk. By Associated Press Sep 29 Community Kentucky's Overcrowded Jails Full Of Nonviolent Offenders Associated Press
Jun 14 Community Mayor Fischer Names Dwayne Clark As New Metro Corrections Director Clark replaces Mark Bolton, who announced his retirement in May after 40 years in the industry. By Evan Heichelbech Jun 14 Community Mayor Fischer Names Dwayne Clark As New Metro Corrections Director Evan Heichelbech
Jun 11 Community Report: Where Kentuckians Live Affects Chances For Pretrial Release The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy found vast disparities between counties on whether people were offered pretrial release without financial conditions. By Kyeland Jackson Jun 11 Community Report: Where Kentuckians Live Affects Chances For Pretrial Release Kyeland Jackson
May 28 Community LMPD Says Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinance May Not Change Much The ordinance aims to direct police to treat possession of less than half an ounce of marijuana by an adult older than 21 as the “lowest law enforcement priority.” By Amina Elahi May 28 Community LMPD Says Marijuana Decriminalization Ordinance May Not Change Much Amina Elahi
Apr 8 Politics Democrat Adam Edelen Calls For Decriminalizing Marijuana Possession Edelen is one of four Democrats running for governor this year and the only major candidate to advocate for decriminalizing the drug for recreational use. By Ryland Barton Apr 8 Politics Democrat Adam Edelen Calls For Decriminalizing Marijuana Possession Ryland Barton
Mar 14 Politics Ky. Legislature Passes Bill Expanding Felony Expungement Law Lawmakers voted to expand the state’s law that allows people to clear some Class D felonies from their records after a five-year waiting period. By Ryland Barton Mar 14 Politics Ky. Legislature Passes Bill Expanding Felony Expungement Law Ryland Barton
Mar 1 Community DOJ: Kentucky Jail Uses Excessive Force On Inmates News outlets report a letter by the agency to the Boyd County Detention Center warns a lawsuit could be filed if conditions don't improve within 49 days. By Associated Press Mar 1 Community DOJ: Kentucky Jail Uses Excessive Force On Inmates Associated Press
Feb 21 Politics Bill To Expand Criminal Expungement Advances In Ky. Legislature Under current law, people with one of 61 Class D felony convictions can apply to have their records cleared once they complete their sentences, wait five years and pay $500. By Ryland Barton Feb 21 Politics Bill To Expand Criminal Expungement Advances In Ky. Legislature Ryland Barton