Kentucky

A series of assaults, escapes and riots occurred last year at juvenile justice facilities around the state

The suit says counties are unfairly stuck with the costs of housing, feeding and providing medical and psychiatric care for inmates

Youth workers at the detention centers will now be re-classified as COs under the new plan

Former employees claim meal trays and prescription meds were withheld, as well as reports of physical abuse by staff

On Christmas Day five inmates attacked the CO in a common area of the Kentucky State Penitentiary

Trend of violence from some "significantly more violent" male teen offenders is made worse by severe staffing shortage

The program will allow inmates to receive virtual job interviews from businesses in the program

The new BOP proposal is to build a medium-security prison to house 1,152 men and an adjacent minimum-security prison camp for another 256 men

The former CO says he’s “deeply remorseful”

117 inmates were evacuated from the Letcher County Jail after flooding cut off access to running water

An official said changing the way people address substance use disorder can be a long-term solution for jail overcrowding

Eliahana Cruz Torres, 10, was one of 19 children killed when a gunman opened fire inside Robb Elementary

"People are falling asleep standing up," said James Knowlton, a long-time detention center employee

"I went to go load my weapon, called 911 and ran outside," said Louisville Metro Department of Corrections Officer Maranda Grayson

"We wish him the best and applaud him for his sense of humanity," Sheriff Jon Hayden said in a now-viral Facebook post