Jared Bennett
Jared Bennett is an investigative reporter and deputy editor for LPM's Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting team. Previously, he was a reporter the Center for Public Integrity and a digital producer for WBUR in Boston.
Email Jared at jbennett@lpm.org.
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The plan to build a prison in Letcher County is generating opposition from a burgeoning national coalition that includes formerly incarcerated people. -
The sweeping Republican-backed crime bill could lead to more incarceration, which could bring problems for many Kentucky jails that are already overcrowded with people in state custody. -
KyCIR interviewed Michael Stansbury, the special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Louisville field office, about the agency's focus following Jan. 6. Stansbury said investigating political violence is a top priority for the office. -
State GOP leaders say Kentuckians charged in connection to the riot at the U.S. Capitol have been wrongfully detained. Experts disagree and court records show scope of violence.
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Local governments use federal funds to buy hundreds of homes damaged during last year’s deadly floods. -
Single-bid contracts often lead to higher costs for road work in Kentucky, but lawmakers seem unbothered. -
Veterans across the country are saddled with debt. A new nonprofit is launching this Veterans Day and wants to help. -
The company hired to lead the cleanup of the mess left behind the 2022 floods in eastern Kentucky now faces several lawsuits. -
Researchers with the Vera Institute for Justice found the expansion in Kentucky’s criminal justice system has coincided with economic decline as coal and manufacturing jobs left the state. -
Beshear said the Team Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief Fund has raised over $13 million from more than 41,500 donors.
