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A new report from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy shows the number of people incarcerated in the state–and the costs of keeping them locked up–have risen over the past decade.
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Officials have shied away from calling the Christmas Day bombing an act of domestic terrorism while they continue to investigate potential motives. And…
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Protests in Louisville grew tense as September came to a close. In the month’s final weekend, police made more than 200 arrests, squared off with…
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The head of Tennessee’s prison system says the number of unfilled correctional officer positions has reached an “all-time high.”Many facilities were…
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The Committee To Defend The President returned a $1,000 contribution to Earl Holt III, whose racist writings were cited by the white man who shot nine Black parishioners in Charleston, S.C., in 2015.
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Calvin Bryant has had a busy year and a half. He’s launched a nonprofit, become a dad. He even testified at the Tennessee State Capitol. That’s because…
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Kentucky is one of many states facing overcrowded jails and surging costs for holding those inmates. State lawmakers are considering some minor efforts to…
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Everyone experiences prison time differently. To Sarah Perrine, who received a ten year sentence for a host of drug-related charges, it ended up being a…
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Prison overcrowding has increasingly become part of the national conversation. Meanwhile, states are trying to do more to keep ex-offenders from going…
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A new report says Kentucky counties have "wildly inconsistent" bail practices.The Courier Journal reports the study was released Tuesday by the…