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Caged: How Kentucky dangerously overcrowds its county jails with state prisoners

Andy Beshear picks nursing home exec as watchdog of troubled nursing home industry

Politics & Government

Andy Beshear picks nursing home exec as watchdog of troubled nursing home industry

This Kentucky man was sentenced as a persistent and violent felony offender. He’s neither.

Watchdog

This Kentucky man was sentenced as a persistent and violent felony offender. He’s neither.

What did Kentucky get for Bevin’s $600,000+ contract to investigate Steve Beshear?

Politics & Government

What did Kentucky get for Bevin’s $600,000+ contract to investigate Steve Beshear?

December 6, 2019, 10:02 AM
Kentucky school district must release superintendent’s secret life insurance policy

Kentucky

Kentucky school district must release superintendent’s secret life insurance policy

Kentucky man ordered to represent himself in court

Watchdog

Kentucky man ordered to represent himself in court

‘This was a travesty.’ Mentally ill man ordered to be his own lawyer in KY court.

Watchdog

‘This was a travesty.’ Mentally ill man ordered to be his own lawyer in KY court.

‘It’s ruining everybody we know.’ One Kentucky town’s battle with meth’s resurgence.

Kentucky

‘It’s ruining everybody we know.’ One Kentucky town’s battle with meth’s resurgence.

Trending Stories

For Kentucky basketball fans, another reason to worry is picking up steam

Kentucky floods cause water rescues, evacuations. Risk of mudslides grows.

Kentucky flooding: ‘Major, major damage’ as rivers crest, cut off some areas

‘Be prepared to evacuate.’ Heavy rain causes floods in Lexington along Kentucky River

Capacity increasing at KY businesses. COVID-19 vaccinations projected to double.

Ex-UK Trustee Jim Booth owes his home county more than $2 million in overdue taxes

Kentucky

Ex-UK Trustee Jim Booth owes his home county more than $2 million in overdue taxes

He’s spending 20 years in a KY prison as a repeat meth cook. He didn’t do the crime.

Watchdog

He’s spending 20 years in a KY prison as a repeat meth cook. He didn’t do the crime.

Rineyville family reacts to false child abuse summons

Watchdog

Rineyville family reacts to false child abuse summons

How a stressed out Kentucky social worker accused the wrong father of child abuse

Kentucky

How a stressed out Kentucky social worker accused the wrong father of child abuse

Kentucky State Police take computer from Alison Lundergan Grimes’ office amid inquiry

Politics & Government

Kentucky State Police take computer from Alison Lundergan Grimes’ office amid inquiry

Bevin used a state plane for 67 trips to 29 states in 2 years. He won’t say why.

Politics & Government

Bevin used a state plane for 67 trips to 29 states in 2 years. He won’t say why.

‘We are officially out of space.’ Kentucky’s jails crammed beyond capacity.

Watchdog

‘We are officially out of space.’ Kentucky’s jails crammed beyond capacity.

KY should lock up fewer people, prisons chief says. It’s getting bigger jails instead.

Watchdog

KY should lock up fewer people, prisons chief says. It’s getting bigger jails instead.

Reduce jail overcrowding before a judge orders mass release, experts warn lawmakers

Politics & Government

Reduce jail overcrowding before a judge orders mass release, experts warn lawmakers

Inmates sometimes get less space than a coffin in this Kentucky jail. One man’s story.

Watchdog

Inmates sometimes get less space than a coffin in this Kentucky jail. One man’s story.

Why did Kentucky’s local jails start holding state prisoners?

Watchdog

Why did Kentucky’s local jails start holding state prisoners?

‘Someone thought this was a good idea.’ Why so many state prisoners are in local jails.

Watchdog

‘Someone thought this was a good idea.’ Why so many state prisoners are in local jails.

Inmates often idle away years in Kentucky jails with no bed, no dignity and no safety

Watchdog

Inmates often idle away years in Kentucky jails with no bed, no dignity and no safety

Footage shows Boyd County jail inmate allegedly abused by corrections officers

Watchdog

Footage shows Boyd County jail inmate allegedly abused by corrections officers

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