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With Coronavirus Cases In Jail Rising, A Bail Fund Steps Up Its Work

By Jacob Ryan | September 2, 2020

Despite the contagious virus taking root inside the jail, judges continue to set bail amounts that are out of reach for some people. Government agencies lean on a set of narrow parameters when deciding who gets set free. The pandemic is also leading to delayed court hearings for some people, resulting in extended stays behind bars where they risk infection.

The result: Hundreds of people stuck in a cramped jail as a dangerous, contagious virus spreads, infects and, in some cases, kills. Many inmates and their families are turning to bail funds for a shot at getting out of confinement.

Former Regional Jail Supervisor Sentenced To Prison For Fatally Beating Inmate

By Brendan McCarthy | November 3, 2017

A 2015 KyCIR investigation featured Trent’s death and revealed myriad problems in jails across the state, including preventable inmate deaths, inadequate or nonexistent health care and oversight failures at all levels of government.

Criminal Justice

Bill To Hold No-Jail Jailers Accountable Heads To Governor

By R.G. Dunlop | March 17, 2017

A bill to hold Kentucky’s no-jail jailers accountable for their work passed through the legislature this week and is awaiting Gov. Matt Bevin’s approval.

Criminal Justice

Lawsuit Over 2013 Montgomery County Jail Death Settled

By R.G. Dunlop | February 9, 2017

A lawsuit resulting from the 2013 death of an inmate in the Montgomery County jail has been settled for more than $400,000. Ronald Gaunce’s death was detailed in a 2015 KyCIR series on jail health care woes.

Criminal Justice

Former Jail Deputy Pleads Guilty To Fatal Beating

By R.G. Dunlop | November 22, 2016

Damon Hickman’s guilty plea marks the latest chapter in a long saga of abuse in a Kentucky jail, and underscores the costs of such misconduct.

Criminal Justice

Grant County To Keep Troubled Jail Open

By KyCIR staff | October 3, 2016

Grant county officials have decided to keep its troubled jail open, abandoning a months-old plan to shutter the facility.

Criminal Justice

Troubled Grant County Jail To Close

By R.G. Dunlop | July 13, 2016

Capping more than a decade of turmoil over its troubled jail, Grant County fiscal court voted unanimously on Tuesday to permanently close the facility within 90 days.

Criminal Justice

Judge Finds Evidence Of Indifference In Montgomery County Jail Death

By R.G. Dunlop | May 10, 2016

A federal judge says there is evidence that a doctor, a nurse and the Montgomery County jailer all demonstrated “deliberate indifference” to the needs of an inmate who died in the jail. The inmate was featured in a KyCIR series last year on jail health care woes.

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