Jared Bennett

Researchers with the Vera Institute for Justice found the expansion in Kentucky’s criminal justice system has coincided with economic decline as coal and manufacturing jobs left the state.

Federal money meant to mitigate the impact of natural disasters has been distributed unevenly, according to a KyCIR analysis.

In a complaint issued on May 19, the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board based in Cincinnati accuses the office management, led by Chief Public Defender Leo Smith, of violating federal labor laws by “failing and refusing to bargain collectively and in good faith.”

Experts say jail suicides are preventable with more stringent screening and mental health care.

The city has settled with the corrections officer who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Louisville jail and jail staff union.