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Jailers

Government

How Kentucky Jailers Profit From Selling E-Cigarettes To Inmates

By R.G. Dunlop | January 29, 2020

Elected Kentucky jailers have capitalized on the e-cigarette boom by forming companies that sell vaping products to inmates in other jails or by handing lucrative business in their own facilities to friends and family, KyCIR and ProPublica have found.

Government

What Did, Didn’t Make It Through This Legislative Session

By R.G. Dunlop | April 3, 2017

Several topics of our coverage merited debate in the most recent legislative session. Here’s an update on what became law and what didn’t pass through the statehouse.

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

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

Federal Investigation Into Boyd County Jail A Rarity For Kentucky

By R.G. Dunlop | November 4, 2016

The federal investigation into the Boyd County Detention Center is a rarity, only the third such investigation of a Kentucky jail or prison in the past 36 years.

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

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.

Newsroom

KyCIR Wins Top Industry Honors

By KyCIR staff | April 7, 2016

WFPL’s Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting has received top industry honors from a national journalism organization.

Criminal Justice

Lawmakers Want Panel To Review All Kentucky Jail, Prison Deaths

By R.G. Dunlop | February 11, 2016

A panel to review deaths and near-deaths in Kentucky’s correctional facilities would be created by legislation introduced in the state House of Representatives. The proposal was sparked by KyCIR’s investigations into jail deaths.

Criminal Justice

No-Jail Jailers Bill Passes Kentucky Senate

By Ryland Barton | February 3, 2016

Kentucky jailers who don’t have a jail to run would have to file quarterly progress reports with their county fiscal courts under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday. The bill follows KyCIR’s 2015 investigation into no-jail jailers.

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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.

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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.

My reporting brings to light the stories of some of Kentucky’s most vulnerable citizens. It has the power to change policy and create impact.

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