Although the state has oversight of local jails, state officials have been reluctant to wield it during the pandemic.

Incarceration today means frequent lockdowns and isolation, costly fees to stay in touch and fewer people in programs that would reduce time behind bars.

Uncooperative landlords have blocked hundreds of tenants in Kentucky from eviction prevention money. The government could pay tenants directly, but won't.

A lawsuit says remote eviction proceedings are violating the rights of Louisville tenants after the location of virtual eviction hearings was changed without notice.

Since Kentucky’s first COVID-19 patient was confirmed nearly a month ago, cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus have continued to increase…

People in rural areas are typically sicker, older and have less access to regular healthcare than other communities.

As some Republican legislators are unsatisfied with the program’s results and call for it to be defunded, the program's director says it's still saving lives.

The shrinking economic safety net and politics of the moment complicate an otherwise straightforward public health decision.

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.

Six cases of a rare coronavirus-related inflammatory condition have been identified in Kentucky youth since March, according to public records from the…