Government
What Did, Didn’t Make It Through This Legislative Session
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
Criminal Justice
Senator Wants to Reform No-Jail Jailer System in Kentucky
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A Kentucky senator has filed legislation to increase accountability for the state’s no-jail jailers. This follows a KyCIR investigation into the inefficient, nepotism-laced jailers system that costs taxpayers about $2 million annually.