Bills poured in, most died; of some 40 bills since ’20 addressing animal abuse, only four became law
By R.G. Dunlop Special to NKyTribune The bills poured in. By the tens. By the hundreds. By the thousands. From…
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Animal abuse: In Kentucky animals often don’t fare better, even when abuse cases are discovered
The third in a three-part series on Kentucky’s animal abuse laws By R.G. Dunlop Special to NKyTribune Rescue or…
Animal abuse: State cases have involved government employees who’ve largely avoided repercussions
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on Kentucky’s animal abuse laws.) By R.G. Dunlop Special to…
Growing Old in Prison: A ‘life sentence is essentially a death sentence,’ – but there’s no solution in sight
Part two of a two-part series By R.G. Dunlop Special to NKyTribune ‘Public safety comes first,’ before costs Both supporters…
Growing Old in Prison: Kentucky’s prison population is aging and prisons are unprepared
Part one of a two-part series By R.G. Dunlop Special to NKyTribune Steve Martin has spent 53 years in prison…
KY Parole Board: Kentucky’s parole board functions are complicated, and little-known to public
Editor’s Note: Final of a four-part series on Kentucky’s Parole Board By R.G. Dunlop Special to NKyTribune Kentucky’s parole system…
KY Parole Board: Cost of incarceration may outweigh risk certain inmates would pose if granted release
Editor’s Note: Third of a four-part series on Kentucky’s Parole Board By R.G. Dunlop Special to NKyTribune The financial cost…
KY Parole Board: Life-sentences pose serious financial challenges for prisons facing aging inmate population
Editor’s Note: Second of four-part series on Kentucky’s Parole Board By R.G. Dunlop Special to NKyTribune Sentences of life without…
KY Parole Board: Large case load, lack of clear guidance raise questions about some life-sentence cases
Editor’s Note: First in a four-part series on Kentucky’s Parole Board. By R.G. Dunlop Special to NKyTribune Lance Conn was…
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…
KyCIR: Veteran investigator for state attorney general’s office fired for lying to grand juries
By R.G. Dunlop Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting A veteran investigator for Attorney General Andy Beshear has been fired for…
KyCIR: State says Gynnya McMillen died of medical condition in juvenile detention center
By Ryland Barton and R.G. Dunlop Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting Sixteen-year-old Gynnya McMillen’s death earlier this year in a…
KyCIR: Juvenile Justice commissioner removed following death of teen in state-run detention center
By R.G. Dunlop Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting A major shakeup has occurred in the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice,…
Trouble Behind Bars: Derrick Rose died behind bars, there again for yet another of many misdemeanors
Fourth in a Series By R.G. Dunlop Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky.—Derrick Rose spent a fair amount of…
Trouble Behind Bars: Meet the man who took Grant County Jail from bad to worse
Third in a series By R.G. Dunlop Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting As a candidate for Grant County jailer in…