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  • About KyCIR
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    • Browse all our projects
    • LMPD Police Shootings
    • Breonna Taylor
    • Search Warrants In Louisville
    • COVID and the Unemployment Insurance Crisis
    • Prosecution Declined
    • Economic Development Failures in Eastern Ky.
    • Coronavirus Pandemic In Kentucky
    • Seized: Asset Forfeiture in Kentucky
    • Fatal Flaws: How Kentucky Is Failing Its Workers
    • The Pope’s Long Con
    • Louisville Police And Hypocritical Actions On Immigration Enforcement
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Criminal Justice

LMPD’s Top Warrant Cop Accused Of Sexual Abuse, Questionable Tactics

By Jacob Ryan and Eleanor Klibanoff, KyCIR and Jason Riley and Travis Ragsdale, WDRB News | February 4, 2021

LMPD Detective Brian Bailey got more warrants than anyone else. An analysis shows he relied heavily on confidential informants — two of whom he’s been accused of sexually abusing.

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Louisville Police Routinely Busted Down Doors In Hunt For Drugs

By Jacob Ryan | January 19, 2021

The city banned no-knocks, but that doesn’t affect how LMPD uses “forced entry.” Records show they bust doors down an average of twice a week.

While Other Cities Introduce Police Chief Finalists, Louisville’s List Is Secret

By Jacob Ryan | December 11, 2020

The city is breaking with its past practice and keeping finalists for the position secret — even as many other large cities are doing the opposite.

Criminal Justice

Jefferson County Judges Reject Rules To Increase Search Warrant Transparency

By Jacob Ryan | November 20, 2020

The judges met confidentially Tuesday and didn’t answer questions about the vote until Friday afternoon.

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Louisville’s Top District Judge Silent On Search Warrant Rule Proposal

By Jacob Ryan | November 19, 2020

Court officials are saying their meeting, and minutes from that meeting, are confidential.

Louisville Judges To Weigh Search Warrant Changes

By Jacob Ryan | November 17, 2020

The proposal would overhaul the court’s process for issuing search warrants with the aim to boost transparency.

Criminal Justice

Louisville Police Change Warrant Form, Improve Transparency

By Jacob Ryan | November 11, 2020

The LMPD made the change shortly after KyCIR and WDRB reported the state issued the new forms — and LMPD wasn’t using it.

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As Louisville Leaders Push Reform, Police And Prosecutors Push Back

By Jacob Ryan | November 9, 2020

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.

Criminal Justice

Kentucky Issued A Search Warrant Reform. Louisville Police Aren’t On Board Yet

By Jacob Ryan, KyCIR and Travis Ragsdale, WDRB | October 28, 2020

Law enforcement agencies in Kentucky have a new way to bring more transparency to the process of obtaining a search warrant, but police in Louisville aren’t using it.

Criminal Justice

Enforcing ‘No Guns’ Order In Ky. Relies On Defendant’s Honor System

By Jacob Ryan | October 15, 2020

When a judge ordered Brett Hankison not to possess any guns, it was up to him to give them up.

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