criminal justice

For many, the findings of the U.S. Department of Justice report detailing a pattern of abuses by Louisville police are no surprise. Now, the focus turns to reform, but some are apprehensive about trusting the process.

Kelly Goodlett is the first officer who will be convicted for their role in the deadly 2020 raid on Breonna Taylor’s home.

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…