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A bill advancing through the state legislature would create a system and potentially build a new facility for “high acuity” children with extreme levels of aggression or violent behavior.
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The commissioner of Kentucky’s troubled Department of Juvenile Justice will resign at the end of the year. Vicki Reed helmed the agency amid a series of violent incidents including assaults, rape, riots and a brief escape.
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Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration is calling on lawmakers to set aside $45.2 million to boost staffing and update security in Kentucky’s youth detention facilities after a series of violent incidents in recent years.
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After reports of violence from Kentucky’s juvenile detention facilities, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear announced a series of fixes, including raising pay for guards and other workers, boosting security and separating youth inmates by gender and severity of offense.
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A workgroup of Republican state lawmakers says Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear needs to overhaul leadership of the state’s troubled juvenile justice system.
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Gov. Andy Beshear announced a slate of juvenile justice measures in a news conference on Thursday that will include pay raises to attract and retain more workers, and protective equipment for youth workers.
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Gov. Andy Beshear has announced changes to the state’s juvenile justice system aimed at improving safety and programming, like educational services.
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Juvenile detention officials say staff shortages and overcrowding are among the challenges that led to fires, and an escape at a Jefferson County facility.
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The Mayfield Youth Development Center held a ribbon cutting Tuesday to celebrate the facility’s reopening after it closed seven months ago due to damage sustained during December’s deadly tornado outbreak.
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A published report says Kentucky’s former juvenile justice commissioner has appealed her termination for alleged harassment, bullying and creating a…