Government
Proposed Bills Target Kentucky’s System of No-Jail Jailers
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Legislative battle lines are forming over how best to address problems associated with the state’s 41 jailers who don’t have jails to run.
Government
Kentucky Lawmakers Pledge Jailer Reforms in Wake of Investigative Report
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A bill to be introduced soon in the House of Representatives is expected to propose doing away with no-jail jailers’ annual salaries, and compensating those jailers only for specific services performed, such as prisoner transport or courtroom security.
Government
Only in Kentucky: Jailers Without Jails
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A look into a wasteful, nepotism-laced but little-discussed jailers system that costs Kentucky taxpayers approximately $2 million annually.
Hi, I’m Jasmine Demers, a reporter for KyCIR covering issues related to youth and social services. I’m also a corps member with Report For America, a national program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities.