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Remedies Rare in Kentucky Jail Plagued By Death, Abuse

By R.G. Dunlop | October 6, 2015

As government officials watched, Grant County jail inmates died needlessly and were raped, abused and neglected. Lax security, flawed medical care, inadequate training and other administrative failures flourished. And there’s no end in sight.

Criminal Justice

Trouble Behind Bars: When Jail Deaths Go Unnoticed

By R.G. Dunlop | October 5, 2015

Who is dying in your local county jail? Not even the state Department of Corrections has a full, accurate and updated accounting. We found preventable deaths that provoked little to no follow-up, as well as failures at all levels of government.