LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- After a dozen deaths in the past calendar year at Louisville's jail, a group rallied on Wednesday to call for better conditions.
A group met in downtown Louisville demanding there needs to be systemic, deep-rooted changes of jail conditions at Metro Corrections.
The group asked for greater transparency.
"If I'm responsible to pay taxes to help fund this, I want to know who is coming in here, what is happening and why," said Chanelle Helm. "What these trends look like."
The group of around 10 people represented several organizations that have the goal of improving conditions at the jail. They want to see more accountability, better health care for inmates and more wraparound services.
Metro Council hired a retired FBI agent to investigate issues at Metro Corrections. He released his preliminary findings last month, and one of the things the audit calls for is a new jail.
But the group said a new building won't solve the issues at the jail.
"It's not the building that kills people, it's the conditions," said Savvy Shabazza, All of Us or None Kentucky president.
The group said they've met with city leaders about the issues, but they want to see more action.
"Some people are allowing a few people to get away with some bad things because somebodies pockets are getting lined. Stand up," said Carolyn Marie Wilson, former corrections officer.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg's office said it plans to make updates and changes to the jail, which are expected to be announced Thursday. It's not clear what those changes could be.
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