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Democrats made their final impassioned pleas against the tough-on-crime legislation as it made final passage through the Kentucky General Assembly, until Republicans moved to limit debate.
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As correctional facilities in Kentucky and other states deal with overcrowding, researchers and community groups across the country are calling for more research into “post-incarceration syndrome.”
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Academy @ Shawnee’s former band director Cyr Wilson has been charged with three counts of rape in the third degree and one count of sex abuse in the first degree.
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Kentucky 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.
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The 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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The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday they arrested Brooks Houck in connection with the 2015 disappearance of Crystal Rogers from Bardstown, Ky.
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In the “Safer Kentucky Act,” Louisville Republican legislators proposed 18 measures that would increase penalties for existing crimes, place restrictions on nonprofit bail funds and ban on “street camping” and homeless encampments in public areas.
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Two Kentucky men exonerated for a decades-old killing have settled with the city of Louisville for $20.5 million after spending more than 20 years in prison, lawyers for the men said Friday.
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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.
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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.