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Kentucky officials say they will release 570 paroled inmates faster in an effort to ease overcrowding at state and local correctional facilities.The…
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A bill proposed in the state House of Representatives would reduce penalties for some crimes with the goal of saving the state money, according to the…
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HAZARD, Ky. — Larry Trent was just one of the 154 or more inmates who died in a Kentucky jail during the past 6½ years. Arrested on July 5, 2013, in his car outside a Hazard doughnut shop, the 54-year-old
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The Hopkins County Jail has taken a gardening program for inmates to a new level by adding a small orchard. Jailer Joe Blue says inmates enrolled in a…
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In rural counties, state-run prisons are often major employers. And, after state budget cuts and reforms in the penal code, they remain an important part…
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The attorney for Kevin Wayne Dunlap says her client was incompetent to plead guilty in the slayings of three children because part of his brain is…