Dig: Prosecution Declined is the result of the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting's yearlong look at how rape cases are investigated in Louisville. What we learned: here, the police defer to prosecutors on rape cases — and prosecutors reject the vast majority of cases presented to them. Due to this unusual relationship, most people accused of rape here will never face consequences. Most won’t be arrested or convicted. And the case will be closed anyway.

We reviewed thousands of pages of fatality investigations and dozens of federal reports to conclude that Kentucky is failing its workers in how it investigates deaths on the job.

The voices behind our investigations.

Records, research and interviews with stakeholders in the juvenile justice system show that racial disparity occurs at nearly every decision point in Kentucky’s juvenile justice system. As juvenile detention center populations dwindle and fewer minor offenders are locked up, whites feel the benefit most. Youth lockups are becoming more black and brown.

Hate groups have long called Kentucky home. But where does the state stand in comparison to the rest of the country? In this series, reporter Eleanor Klibanoff examines hate groups across the region, goes inside the playbook of one burgeoning supremacist group, and looks at how some residents are pushing back.

Records and interviews show that Louisville police help federal immigration agents with enforcement when asked, a practice that runs counter to statements from city leaders and in contrast to the “compassionate city” image they project. Louisville Metro Police dispatchers took ICE’s call for assistance, on average, nearly once a week from January to June, call records show. ICE agents asked LMPD to serve local warrants, make traffic stops and knock on the doors of non-violent offenders wanted for immigration offenses.

Her troubles continued even after her alleged rapist was indicted. Death threats. Vandalism. A suspicious car fire. The local sheriff -- a friend of defendant Billy Joe Miles -- got involved. But whose interests was he serving?