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Corrections Department settles lawsuit with ACLU over cutting of inmate’s dreadlocks
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe man whose hair was cut is a Rastafarian who had challenged the prison’s hair policy on the...
McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Wendy’s franchisees face ‘convict leasing’ suit in Alabama
Restaurant Dive via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoFranchisees of McDonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Burger King and Wendy’s face a class action...
‘Long time coming.’ County jails sue state of KY over cost of housing state inmates
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoThe Kentucky Department of Corrections soaks local taxpayers for tens of millions of dollars a year...
KY prison leaders dodge questions on inmate sex, smuggling, but say, ‘We deal with it’
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJohn Cheves, the Herald-Leader’s senior investigative reporter, recently spent weeks gathering...
Two Kentucky prisons struggle with air conditioning amid dangerous heatwave
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTwo Kentucky state prisons in Mercer and Oldham counties are attempting to address issues with...
To hold officials accountable, statutory deadlines for public records must be upheld: Opinion
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Courier Journal’s recent story, “Louisville Metro falls further behind in releasing public...
Rikers Island inmate dies of suspected drug overdose, becoming 10th detainee to die this year
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW YORK — A Department of Correction officer was fired Monday after a Rikers Island inmate died of a suspected overdose. Inmate Elijah Muhammad was found unresponsive inside the island’s George ...
Black Man Forced to Cut his Dreadlocks Sues a Kentucky State Prison
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Black man imprisoned at the Kentucky Northpoint Training Center is suing the facility after being...
Golfer Scottie Scheffler Arrested Hours Before PGA Championship Round 2
Us Weekly via AOL· 1 week agoScottie Scheffler of the United States plays a second shot to make an eagle on the first hole during...
Jailer announces lawsuit against DOC in Fiscal Court, cites overcrowding
Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 29—Pulaski County Detention Center (PCDC) is the regional jail for many surrounding counties, but it also holds inmates that would otherwise be in state prisons. As a result, the county ...