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Alix Mattingly/LPMKentucky is one of just four states where local and state law enforcement can’t get a warrant to wiretap a criminal suspect’s communications, leaving only federal officials with such powers. -
Bud Kraft/Legislative Research CommissionThe commissioner of Kentucky’s troubled Department of Juvenile Justice will resign at the end of the year. Vicki Reed helmed the agency amid a series of violent incidents including assaults, rape, riots and a brief escape.
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Formerly-incarcerated advocates say the process to clear criminal records is cost and time-prohibitive. A bill in the Kentucky legislature aims to automate the process. -
After large investments in recruiting youth correctional officers, Kentucky lawmakers are asking whether the same emphasis should be placed on psychologists and social workers. Recent changes could also mean kids are often getting transported longer distances when they’re put behind bars.
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Louisville’s inspector general says his office is facing roadblocks in investigating police misconduct because of a complaint filed by the local police union, according to the Courier Journal.
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The deflection program will add four service hours every day. The goal is to make the program available 24/7.
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While the detention center in Newport works to hire more staff, organizations like Kentucky Youth Advocates are encouraging Kentucky's politicians to look for new solutions to the Commonwealth's ongoing issues in juvenile justice.
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Louisville Metro Government settled a lawsuit with five women who accused a former police officer of rape and sexual misconduct. They will collectively receive $275,000.
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The Office of the Inspector General is establishing a community policing council in each of the eight police divisions in Louisville. The councils will be self-governed and will make recommendations to Louisville Metro Police Department through the Civilian Review and Accountability Board.
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Mayor Craig Greenberg announced on Thursday new efforts to improve mental health treatment at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, and increase transparency about who is incarcerated at the city’s jail.
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Following the arrest of a former Metro Corrections officer last week, advocates are shifting the spotlight to holistic reforms – like more health care services and fewer arrests – to improve conditions at the downtown Louisville jail.
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Police identified six people, including a suspected shooter, who died in a mass shooting at an Old National Bank in downtown Louisville Monday. Several others were transported to University of Louisville Hospital with injuries from the incident.
