With reporting from Kentucky Public Radio’s Brenna Angel. Nearly 250 inmates are being paroled in Jefferson County Wednesday as part of Kentucky’s early release program, which is meant to save the state money while offering transitional services to offenders. The program, being called the Mandatory Re-Entry Supervision Program, is estimated to save up to $40 […]
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Corrections Bill Gives Police More Discretion on Whether to Arrest Some Offenders
The legislation is meant to reduce prison costs and crowding largely by steering drug offenders toward treatment programs. Senate Judiciary Committee chair Tom Jensen says it also gives police more flexibility to issue citations for misdemeanor drug crimes, such as marijuana possession, rather than make arrests.
Beshear Says He Will Sign Corrections Reform Bill
The bill’s proponents say it will save the state more than $400 million over ten years. About half of those savings will be reinvested into programs to keep the prison population low.
Metro Launches Shawnee Justice Reinvestment Pilot Project
City officials Wednesday announced a new program that will help released prisoners re-adjust to day to day life.
Man In Standoff May Have Escaped From Corrections
A man who died this morning in a standoff with law officials is believed to have escaped from a Louisville Metro Corrections facility.
Layoffs Possible After Union Lawsuits
After facing its third lawsuit over last month’s budget cuts, Louisville Metro Government is now considering layoffs.
Corrections Director Plans To Cut Costs Without Furloughs
The head of Louisville Metro Corrections says many of his employees won’t be furloughed, and will instead find other ways to trim his department’s budget.
Mayor Hires New Corrections Director
Louisville Metro Government has a new corrections director. The new chief is Mark Bolton, who comes from Arizona, where he was the director of community corrections. Before that, he managed jails in Washington state and was an advisor for the Iraqi National Prison System.
Art Projects at Local Jail Reach Beyond the Bars
Jails aren’t pretty, and their not supposed to be. But now jails have programs to help inmates turn their lives around, and in Louisville art is part of the mix. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports. Jails across the country are overcrowded, and more than half of the 13 million people who are released from local jails […]