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Legislative Research Commission/The Kentucky House passed a $39 million measure that includes spending to improve facilities and boost staffing in the state’s troubled juvenile justice system. -
Roberto Roldan/LPMKatie Crews was sentenced to two years of probation Monday for her actions leading up to the death of local restaurant owner David “YaYa” McAtee in June 2020.
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Kentucky Smart on Crime, a criminal justice reform coalition, wants to see legislation this year that will better support people with mental health issues and substance use disorder. -
Gov. Andy Beshear has announced changes to Kentucky’s juvenile justice system that will house youth charged with serious or violent crimes at high-security facilities.
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Police believe the shooting occurred after a fight spilled over into the parking lot. The suspected shooter is still at large.
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Metro Council members want an audit of the police department’s record-keeping, after a watchdog group filed a lawsuit claiming the agency improperly destroyed complaints.
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The former Vanguard Academy employee was indicted on 10 counts of child abuse. She pleaded not guilty Monday.
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The city paid $1.8 million to settle a lawsuit filed by three women who claimed they were coerced into serving as confidential informants and then sexually abused by a Louisville police detective.
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The Kentucky Department of Corrections evacuated 117 people held at the Letcher County Jail after intense flooding.
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The private contractor operating prison commissaries in Kentucky increased prices by 7.2% on July 1 with DOC approval.
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The department lacks clear guidelines for serving arrest warrants in public settings, according to a KyCIR review.
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Forty-six people on home incarceration have died since 2017 in Louisville, including seven in 2022 alone, according to data KyCIR requested from Metro Corrections.
