Jun 16 Health A repeated crisis: Ky. women’s prison loses A/C amid heatwave Parts of the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women in Shelby County are without air conditioning amid extreme temperatures and an active heat advisory. By Yasmine Jumaa Jun 16 Health A repeated crisis: Ky. women’s prison loses A/C amid heatwave Yasmine Jumaa
Jan 11 Community Incarcerated women say some living areas lack heat, hot water amid extreme cold Parts of a women’s prison in Shelby County have been without proper heat or hot water since last Thursday, according to the ACLU of Kentucky. By Yasmine Jumaa Jan 11 Community Some incarcerated women say they lack heat amid extreme cold Yasmine Jumaa
Oct 7 Community Ky. corrections officials waited on A/C fix during heat wave power outage Corrections officials had the opportunity to mitigate the heat issue sooner than they did. Records show they declined due to cost. By Yasmine Jumaa Oct 7 Community Ky. corrections officials waited on A/C fix during power outage Yasmine Jumaa
May 27 Health Few Green River Inmates Released Before Coronavirus Infected 40% The governor has so far released 1,154 from incarceration. Just 16 left from Green River, where coronavirus has sickened more than 350 men. By Jared Bennett May 27 Health Few Green River Inmates Released Before Coronavirus Infected 40% Jared Bennett
Aug 20 Community Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Early Release Case The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on legal challenges to the state's early release program for prison inmates. Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh was in the courtroom. By Rick Howlett Aug 20 Community Kentucky Supreme Court Hears Early Release Case Rick Howlett
Aug 19 Local News High Court Hears Arguments On Prison Release Program From Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh An attempt to block an early release program for state prison inmates has now reached the Kentucky Supreme Court. Assistant Attorney General Hays Lawson argues a lower court ruling allowing the program to continue should be reversed. Another lower court ordered the program stopped. But Justice Mary Noble questions […] By Rick Howlett Aug 19 Local News High Court Hears Arguments On Prison Release Program Rick Howlett