criminal justice

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.

Officials have shied away from calling the Christmas Day bombing an act of domestic terrorism while they continue to investigate potential motives. And…

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…

The head of Tennessee’s prison system says the number of unfilled correctional officer positions has reached an “all-time high.”Many facilities were…

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.

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…

Kentucky is one of many states facing overcrowded jails and surging costs for holding those inmates. State lawmakers are considering some minor efforts to…

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…

Prison overcrowding has increasingly become part of the national conversation. Meanwhile, states are trying to do more to keep ex-offenders from going…

A new report says Kentucky counties have "wildly inconsistent" bail practices.The Courier Journal reports the study was released Tuesday by the…