KY joins national initiative to expand postsecondary opportunities for justice-impacted individuals
Kentucky is one of five states selected by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) to participate in a…
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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…
Review of KY death row system shows delays, disparities, costs many say must be addressed
By R.G. Dunlop Louisville Public Media Across the country, few people have been on death row longer than Karu Gene…
KY Chamber Foundation announces 19 member graduating class of fourth ‘Fair Chance Academy’
The Kentucky Chamber Foundation on Monday announced the fourth graduating class of its “Fair Chance Academy,” an ongoing initiative to…
Kentucky by Heart: KY corrections program teaches inmates how to transcribe braille; exploring the Ohio
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist If the ultimate goal of incarceration for one who commits a crime is personal restoration…
Department of Corrections wants to hire correctional officers to fill 1,038 positions at 13 state prisons
The Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) is currently hiring correctional officers to help fill 1,038 full- and part-time positions available…
Marcus Jackson: It’s time for the Ky. Department of Corrections to meet the needs of those in their care
Kentucky is suffering a crisis of mass incarceration and family separation. We have the third-highest rate of children with an…
Kentucky correctional facilities to resume in-person visitation beginning the week of June 20
Facilities operated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) and Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) will resume allowing in-person visitation…
Bevin announces new state-run prison in Eastern Kentucky to address overcrowding in county jails
Gov. Matt Bevin joined the Kentucky Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Personnel Cabinet to announce plans to operate a new…
New state ‘Hope and Help’ website continues momentum in combating the opioid epidemic
Gov. Matt Bevin has announced a new statewide public awareness effort to continue the Commonwealth’s historic momentum in combating the…
After years of steady increases, Kentucky’s overdose deaths declined in 2018; first time since 2013
Kentucky’s targeted approach to protecting its citizens from drug overdose deaths has resulted in the first decline since 2013. There…
Accomplished Federal Prisons executive Kathleen Kenney to lead Kentucky Department of Corrections
Kentucky Justice Secretary John Tilley announced Friday that Kathleen Kenney will serve as interim commissioner for the state Department of…
Storm damage at several of Kentucky’s state prisons; visitation canceled at state penitentiary today
Severe storms ripped through the state Wednesday causing damage to seven of Kentucky’s 12 state prisons. Torrential rain and wind…
State agencies partner to give 2,000 teddy bears handmade by inmates to foster children
A gift of teddy bears is helping to make winter a bit warmer for some children in need. The Kentucky…