Jasmine Demers
Investigative ReporterJasmine Demers works on LPM's Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting team covering youth and social services. She is a corps member with Report For America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms.
Jasmine worked previously for the Arizona Daily Star. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Arizona School of Journalism, where she was editor-in-chief of the student-run Daily Wildcat.
Email Jasmine at jdemers@lpm.org.
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A report obtained by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services offers new details into what happened at Brooklawn, a foster care facility in Louisville, the day that 7-year-old Ja’Ceon Terry died last July. -
Uspiritus-Brooklawn and the estate of 7-year-old Ja’Ceon Terry reached a private settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, just days after the judge ruled that a former employee could override her confidentiality agreement and testify about mistreatment she said she witnessed while working there.
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Police used excessive force against teenagers, verbally berated youth during traffic stops and subjected them to unreasonable and invasive searches, according to the report.
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Dozens of residents and community leaders gathered Tuesday evening to voice concerns and share their ideas for how to reduce violence in Louisville.
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Lily Burris is the newest addition to the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting team. As a Report for America Corps member, she’ll cover issues related to wealth and poverty in Kentucky.
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At least 16% of Kentucky children ages 3 to 17 have depression or anxiety, the sixth highest rate in the nation, according to a recent report.
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Kentucky has made some progress. But advocates say lawmakers could do more to help young people – and that they’ve sometimes made matters.
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Several businesses and groups have set up supply drives and will deliver to eastern Kentucky communities over the next several days and weeks.
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The department lacks clear guidelines for serving arrest warrants in public settings, according to a KyCIR review.
