By Stu Johnson
Richmond, KY – Prosecutors across Kentucky could benefit from a statewide data base that tracks the members of criminal gangs. Police are already at work, expanding their existing criminal information network to include such gangs. Christian County Commonwealth's Attorney Lynn Pryor says the expanded system would only monitor confirmed gang members.
"Now there are lots of things that go into that validation. A person can't say, I'm in a gang and they are automatically validated. It's like a point system and they would have to accumulate so many points in order to be considered a validated gang member."
Pryor says there are still citizens and even government officials who hesitate to talk about gang issues. She says they worry it could drive away business or new residents.