May 9 Community Ky. jails and prisons are over capacity. New analysis suggests it’s going to get worse. Kentucky has some of the highest incarceration rates in the country. But state lawmakers ignored most efforts to address the issue and its root causes, instead passing measures that are likely to worsen overcrowding in jails and prisons. By Yasmine Jumaa May 9 Community New laws could further overcrowd Ky. jails and prisons Yasmine Jumaa
Jan 25 Health With COVID Vaccinations Underway, Some Frontline Workers Are Hesitant To Receive It More than 969,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to long-term care workers, teachers, and additional frontline health care workers around the Ohio Valley. But a surprising number of workers in some key sectors are hesitant or are refusing to get a shot, including some rural school staff in Kentucky, nursing facility workers in […] By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 25 Health With COVID Vaccinations Underway, Some Frontline Workers Are Hesitant To Receive It Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 25 Metro Louisville Louisville Jail Restores Inmate Log After Two Days Of Protests, ‘Chaos’ WFPL reported Thursday that the log was removed from the public due to "security issues." By Jared Bennett Sep 25 Metro Louisville Louisville Jail Restores Inmate Log After Two Days Of Protests, ‘Chaos’ Jared Bennett
Sep 24 Investigations Louisville Jail Shuts Down Public Inmate Log Amid Record Protest Arrests The jail spokesperson said unspecified security issues prompted the shutdown of the "inmate search" function as the city prepared for a new wave of protests. By Jared Bennett Sep 24 Investigations Louisville Jail Shuts Down Public Inmate Log Amid Record Protest Arrests Jared Bennett
Oct 17 Investigations Ky. Department Of Corrections Settles Sexual Harassment Suit For $1.5 Million Four women claimed they were sexually harassed while working as prison guards at Little Sandy Correctional Complex in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. By Eleanor Klibanoff Oct 17 Investigations Ky. Dept. Of Corrections Settles Sexual Harassment Suit For $1.5M Eleanor Klibanoff
Mar 5 Politics Advocates Say New Bill Could Slow Kentucky’s Growing Incarceration Rates House Bill 396, sponsored by Republican Representative Kimberly Poore Moser, would reclassify some non-violent drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors. By Kyeland Jackson Mar 5 Politics Advocates: New Bill Could Slow Ky.’s Growing Incarceration Rates Kyeland Jackson
May 9 Politics Kentucky Department Of Corrections Commissioner Resigns A statement from Justice and Public Safety Cabinet spokesman Mike Wynn said Rodney Ballard resigned to “pursue a private sector venture.” By Ryland Barton May 9 Politics Kentucky Department Of Corrections Commissioner Resigns Ryland Barton
Apr 19 Community Kentucky Officials Speed Up Release Of Paroled Prisoners Kentucky officials say they will release 570 paroled inmates faster in an effort to ease overcrowding at state and local correction facilities. By Associated Press Apr 19 Community Kentucky Officials Speed Up Release Of Paroled Prisoners Associated Press
Jan 24 Community Bevin Must Prioritize Jail Overcrowding, Says Top City Prosecutor State felony offenders being held at Metro Corrections as they await transfer to prison are clogging the system, according to the Commonwealth's Attorney. By Jacob Ryan Jan 24 Community Bevin Must Prioritize Jail Overcrowding, Says Top City Prosecutor Jacob Ryan
Jul 12 Investigations Feds Issue Another Report Critical Of Grant County Jail Last year, WFPL’s Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting disclosed more than a decade of abuse, indifference, ineptitude and malfeasance at the jail. By R.G. Dunlop Jul 12 Investigations Feds Issue Another Report Critical Of Grant County Jail R.G. Dunlop
Jan 5 Local News Recidivism Rates Drop In Kentucky Department of Corrections spokesperson Lisa Lamb says the drop in the recidivism rate can't be specifically attributed to new initiatives aimed at helping felons re-enter society, avoid parole violations and break addictions, but those programs likely played a role. By Gabe Bullard Jan 5 Local News Recidivism Rates Drop In Kentucky Gabe Bullard
Nov 20 Local News Corrections Department Releases Cause of Northpoint Riot From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh Kentucky corrections officials say inmates rioted at Northpoint Training Center in August because of a lockdown and tight new restrictions on inmate movements. Three days into a lockdown that followed an August 18th prison yard fight, Northpoint officials decided to make permanent, new restrictions on inmate movements. The decision […] By Stephanie Crosby Nov 20 Local News Corrections Department Releases Cause of Northpoint Riot Stephanie Crosby