Justice Department to Investigate Kentucky's Juvenile Jails After Use of Force, Isolation Complaints FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Federal investigators will examine conditions in Kentucky's youth ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a statewide investigation into the conditions at eight youth detention centers and a youth development center in Kentucky.
Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice is already the subject of a federal civil-rights investigation. Now, the troubled ...
New "tough on crime" measures passed in recent years are expected to increase the youth inmate populations, Randy White, the ...
The new commissioner for the state’s Department of Juvenile Justice warned lawmakers Wednesday that an influx of youth sent ...
A state law taking effect next month will require more kids charged with violent offenses to be held in Kentucky’s troubled ...
The DOJ's investigation said Eric Nantell, 48, watched as multiple jail guards attacked a handcuffed and shackled inmate in ...
Federal investigators will examine conditions in Kentucky's youth detention centers and whether the state has done enough to protect juveniles housed there, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, it is investigating Kentucky’s juvenile justice system over its treatment of juvenile offenders after a series of incidents.