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Nov 29, 2017
KENTUCKY PRISON POPULATION PROJECTED TO GROW BY 4,400 IN THE NEXT DECADE AT A COST OF MORE THAN $600M
11/29/2017 Press Release from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet
Nov 28, 2017
Trump Administration Threatens to Revoke Louisville Law Enforcement Funding Over Immigration Reforcement
The Department of Justice issued letters to 29 jurisdictions, including Metro Louisville, threatening to withhold federal law enforcement grant money over these jurisdictions’ supposed non-compliance with a federal law that prohibits policies that restrict the sharing of “information regarding . . . citizenship or immigration status.”
Nov 28, 2017
Kentucky Reopening Private Prison Facility
The Kentucky Department of Corrections announced November 16 the reopening of the Lee Adjustment Center, a private prison facility citing “aging facilities and a growing inmate population.” The facility will be managed by CoreCivic, formerly Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). Kentucky stopped using private prisons earlier this decade after sex abuse and mismanagement at CCA’s Kentucky facilities.
Nov 28, 2017
Anti-LGBTQ KY Judge Mitchell Nance Resigns
Advocacy Groups Filed Ethics Complaint in May for Refusing Adoptions to Same-Sex CouplesOn October 25, 2017 Kentucky Family Court Jud
Nov 28, 2017
ACLU-KY Defends Activist’s Access to Public Records
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky announced October 24, 2017 that it would represent community activist Michael Maharrey, who was sued by the City of Lexington after he attempted to obtain documents relating to 29 surveillance cameras owned and operated by the Lexington Police Department (“LPD”).
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