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Kentucky Department Of Corrections News Monitoring

  • Published on Mar 11, 2026

    Kentucky Corrections commissioner visits EKCC days after LEX 18 report

    (LEX 18) — Kentucky Department of Corrections Commissioner Cookie Crews visited the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex on Monday, days after LEX 18 Investigates reported she had not visited the prison in a year, despite at least four inmate deaths in …

    Source: Lex 18 - Kentucky - Pending
  • Published on Mar 17, 2026

    2 guards among 5 arrested in drug trafficking scheme at Kentucky prison

    Former correctional officers, inmates and a 70-year-old mother allegedly worked together to distribute narcotics inside the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex. WEST LIBERTY, Ky. — Two former correctional officers and three others, including a 70-year- …

    Source: WHAS 11 - Kentucky - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 14, 2026

    Pike County woman accused of producing child pornography moves to change plea to guilty

    A Pike County woman charged in a federal child exploitation case has indicated she plans to plead guilty. Pamela Denise Sargent - Kentucky Department of Corrections LONDON According to court records, 45-year-old Pamela Denise Sargent of Kimper faces four …

    Source: WVOW - West Virginia - Pending
  • Published on Mar 13, 2026

    Death penalty-related bills approved by Senate committee

    FRANKFORT — Two death penalty-related bills – Senate Bill 138 and Senate Bill 251 – were both advanced Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Stephen West, R-Paris, speaks on Senate Bill 251, which relates to the death penalty. David Michael …

    Source: Kentucky New Era - Pending
  • Published on Mar 14, 2026

    NKY teen to serve sentence in prison for 'hate crime' killing

    Updated March 10, 2026, 6:44 p.m. ET A Covington teen convicted of killing a man during a racially motivated robbery in 2023 has been ordered to begin serving his sentence in an adult correctional facility. Joseph McMeans Jr., 18, filed a motion on March 6 …

    Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Ohio - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 13, 2026

    Weekly Arrests: 3/11/26

    The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Carter County Detention Center over the past week. This list includes local arrests only. It does not include federal inmates being housed at or transported through the detention center. Terry …

    Source: Carter County Times - Kentucky - Pending
  • Published on Mar 13, 2026

    New report finds Kentucky ICE detainers have more than doubled in 5 months, crowding local jails

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The number of people held on Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers in Kentucky has more than doubled in the last five months. New reporting shows a quiet surge in immigration enforcement in Kentucky is packing local jails, …

    Source: WDRB - Kentucky - Indeterminate
  • Published on Mar 12, 2026

    Father says son died after prison medical staff dismissed his symptoms

    GREENUP, Ky. (LEX 18) — Samuel Morgan says his son Danny had been calling him from the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex since mid-October of last year, telling him he was getting sicker, not better. "He was coughing up blood, he was hard to …

    Source: Lex 18 - Kentucky - Pending
  • Published on Mar 12, 2026

    Kentucky teen to serve sentence in prison for 'hate crime' killing

    March 11, 2026, 7:42 a.m. ET A Kentucky teen convicted of killing a man during a racially motivated robbery in 2023 has been ordered to begin serving his sentence in an adult correctional facility. Joseph McMeans Jr., 18, filed a motion on March 6 in …

    Source: Courier-Journal - Kentucky - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 27, 2026

    Do Something Southern Indiana presentation addresses financial incentives of jails

    JEFFERSONVILLE — Do Something Southern Indiana hosted a presentation called “The Big Business of Incarcerating Immigrants” featuring Louisville resident Kyle Ellison. Ellison worked for several years in the Kentucky Department of Corrections, but has …

    Source: News and Tribune - Indiana - Pending
  • Published on Feb 24, 2026

    Kentucky Dept. of Corrections employee arrested for shoplifting at Richmond Buc-ee's

    MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Kentucky Department of Corrections employee is now facing charges after Richmond Police say he was captured on surveillance cameras stealing two men's button-down shirts , valued at a total of $140, from a Buc-ee's …

    Source: Lex 18 - Kentucky - Pending
  • Published on Mar 6, 2026

    State analysis finds that jail is understaffed

    From the January 26 Crittenden PressA recent staffing analysis presented to Crittenden Fiscal Court shows the Crittenden County Detention Center is operating well below the minimum number of full-time employees recommended by the state.Jailer Athena Hayes …

    Source: The Crittenden Press - Kentucky - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 4, 2026

    Weekly Arrests: 3/4/26

    The following individuals were arrested and booked into the Carter County Detention Center over the past week. This list includes local arrests only. It does not include federal inmates being housed at or transported through the detention center. Douglas …

    Source: Carter County Times - Kentucky - Pending
  • Published on Mar 4, 2026

    Tennessee man sentenced to prison in deadly Bowling Green crash

    BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - A Tennessee man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, after pleading guilty in a crash that killed Bowling Green woman in 2024. Ashley Porter, 40, was killed in a head-on crash on Lovers Lane near Briarwood Elementary School …

    Source: WBKO - Kentucky - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 26, 2026

    Bill to create KCTCS Prison Education Program advances

    FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 25, 2026) — The House Judiciary Committee considered a bill on Wednesday that seeks to reduce recidivism and boost Kentucky’s workforce. House Bill 5, sponsored by the committee’s co-chair, Rep. Jennifer Decker (R-Waddy), would …

    Source: Forward Kentucky - Pending
  • Published on Feb 25, 2026

    Resolution supports Imagination Library

    FRANKFORT — Reading can open doors for young people that are otherwise shut, and with this mindset, legislators on Tuesday advanced a Senate joint resolution in support of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Senate Minority Whip Cassie Chambers Armstrong, …

    Source: The Messenger - Kentucky - Pending
  • Published on Feb 25, 2026

    KY state trooper sentenced to 5 years in prison for traffic stop assault

    CARROLL COUNTY – (TNS) A Kentucky State Police trooper was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for beating a man with his baton during a 2023 traffic stop. Hayden Kilbourne, 28, pleaded guilty in January to second-degree assault and third-degree …

    Source: Murray Ledger & Times - Kentucky - Neutral
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  • Published on March 25, 2026 - 01:27 GMT

    Carr’s Gang Prosecution Unit Indicts Seven for Assault at Muscogee County Jail

    COLUMBUS, GA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that his office’s Gang Prosecution Unit has indicted seven individuals in connection with an assault that occurred at the Muscogee County Jail on Oct. 4, 2025. The defendants, who were all …

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  • Published on March 25, 2026 - 08:43 GMT

    Shaftsbury Barracks / VCR, Stalking

    VSP News Release-Incident   STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE   NEWS RELEASE         CASE#: 26B3001161 RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Benjamin Prandini                              STATION: Shaftsbury                     …

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