Criminal Justice
At Shelby County Jail, Quarantine Means Missing Your Own Court Hearings
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The Shelby County Detention Center isn’t offering remote hearings, leaving people with COVID without the chance to post bail or participate in their case.
COVID-19 Deaths, Infection Rates in Ky. Prisons Among Nation’s Worst
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More than 10,000 people are currently held in Kentucky prisons, and nearly 8,000 have gotten the coronavirus since the pandemic began.
Ky. Unemployment Office Is Waiving Overpayment Debts, But It’s Invite-Only
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The state has approved about a third of debt waiver requests — and most people can’t even apply.
Phone Calls Still Won’t Be Free When Louisville Jail Gives Up Profit
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The jail’s contract with Securus Technologies will have to be renegotiated to lower costs for incarcerated people’s loved ones.
Criminal Justice
Kentucky Jails Made $9.6 Million Off Jail Communication In FY2020
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His survey found “verbal” contracts, expired contracts or contracts signed without a formal bid process. The terms often included “technology grants” that were left open to interpretation, a one-time “signing bonus,” lines of credit for capital improvements and other incentive payments.
Criminal Justice
The Pandemic Isolated Incarcerated People. Kentucky And Securus Cashed In
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The Department of Corrections made at least $3.2 million last year off incarcerated people’s phone calls.
Ky. National Guard Releases Heavily Redacted Review of Louisville Deployment
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The report looked at the David McAtee shooting and the deployment as a whole. It made 66 recommendations — and released only 3.
Criminal Justice
National Guard Investigation After David McAtee Shooting Still Not Done
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The Kentucky National Guard promised to examine its protest response and draft recommendations for the future.
coronavirus
How Many Coronavirus Cases In Ky. Jails? We Don’t Know, And State Won’t Say
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Although the state has oversight of local jails, state officials have been reluctant to wield it during the pandemic.
Kentucky’s Prison Coronavirus Defense Is Failing
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Incarceration today means frequent lockdowns and isolation, costly fees to stay in touch and fewer people in programs that would reduce time behind bars.