Jun 15 Health These Three Factors Are Driving Many COVID-19 Outbreaks In Rural Communities For many rural counties, the spikes in cases have stemmed from meatpacking plants, prisons, and nursing homes. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 15 Health These 3 Factors Are Driving Many COVID Outbreaks In Rural Areas Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
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 3 Politics State Officials Discuss Criminal Justice Reform Amid Incarceration Boom Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary John Tilley said the number of people in Kentucky’s prison system surpassed 25,000 for the first time this year. By Ryland Barton Aug 3 Politics State Officials Discuss Criminal Justice Reform Ryland Barton
Apr 5 Economy Eastern Kentucky Prison Moves Forward As Opponents Consider Challenge The Bureau of Prisons has issued a record of decision signaling that it is moving ahead with plans to build a federal prison on the site of a former strip mine in Letcher County. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 5 Economy Eastern Ky. Prison Moves Forward As Opponents Consider Challenge Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 16 Politics Kentucky Reopens Contract With Troubled Private Prison Company The new agreement comes nearly a decade after the state abandoned the organization amid allegations of sexual abuse and mismanagement of Kentucky inmates. By Ryland Barton Nov 16 Politics Kentucky Reopens Contract With Troubled Private Prison Company Ryland Barton
Mar 10 Politics Private Prisons Back To Kentucky? Louisville Jail Officials Say Yes Overcrowding is a big problem in Louisville. It taxes jail staff and costs taxpayers. For jailhouse officials, it's a problem with no quick fix. By Jacob Ryan Mar 10 Politics Private Prisons Back To Ky.? Louisville Jail Officials Say Yes Jacob Ryan
Dec 27 Politics ‘Three Strikes’ Bill Would Put Repeat Offenders Behind Bars For Life Other states have “three-strike” laws that enact mandatory minimum sentences for those convicted of multiple felonies, though penalties range in severity. By Ryland Barton Dec 27 Politics ‘Three Strikes’ Bill Would Put Repeat Offenders Behind Bars For Life Ryland Barton
Aug 1 Economy The Prison Builder’s Dilemma: Economics And Ethics Clash In Eastern Kentucky Letcher County and other rural areas are wrestling with a choice between a potential economic boost and the ethical burden of becoming the nation’s jailers. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 1 Economy The Prison Builder’s Dilemma: Economics, Ethics Clash In Eastern Ky. Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource