Opinion – Jennifer Jackson: Kentuckians must ask questions about ICE detentions in our state’s jails
As of April, Kentucky county jails are holding 1,079 prisoners for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Who are these…
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New data shows rural Kentucky counties are building more jails as incarceration rates continue to rise
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service New data shows incarceration has ballooned in Kentucky’s rural counties and less populated regions…
Opinion – Retired Kentucky jail and corrections employees speak out on passage of House Bill 5
HB5, the “Safer Kentucky Act,” is emotion-based legislation, rather than the evidence-based legislation Kentucky deserves. Legislators and research organizations who…
New report shows Kentucky county jails can help keep kids connected to their incarcerated parents
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Some county jails in the Commonwealth are creating or expanding parent-child visitation policies, but…
Post-pandemic, Kentucky returns to one of the highest incarceration rates in the world
By Chance Dorland Public News Service After a drop due to the COVID pandemic, new research found Kentucky is once…
State health department sending nurses to jails, shelters, treatment centers with Hepatitis A vaccine
The state Department for Public Health has sent a team of nurses to give hepatitis A vaccinations at county jails,…