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Councilmembers combing through 'disturbing' 457-page report into Louisville's jail
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Councilmembers combing through 'disturbing' 457-page report into Louisville's jail

  • Conroy Delouche
  • Updated Apr 28, 2023

The 457-page report is the result of a yearlong audit of Metro Corrections conducted by former FBI agent David Beyer at the request of Metro Council following a string of in-custody deaths.

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Louisville jail officer fired over 'absolutely horrible' comments about Breonna Taylor, LMPD
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Louisville jail officer fired over 'absolutely horrible' comments about Breonna Taylor, LMPD

  • Updated Aug 26, 2022

An officer at Louisville Metro Corrections was fired this week over comments he made on video about Breonna Taylor and the Louisville Metro Police Department.

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Louisville Metro Corrections graduates 8 officers, seeking more with hiring event
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Louisville Metro Corrections graduates 8 officers, seeking more with hiring event

  • Christie Battista
  • Updated Aug 26, 2022

On Friday, Metro Corrections celebrated the graduation of eight officers, with the hope of more to come. Five of the eight graduates from LMDC training academy are women of color.

Louisville's jail holding hiring event as leaders aim to fix longstanding staffing shortages
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Louisville's jail holding hiring event as leaders aim to fix longstanding staffing shortages

  • Updated Aug 24, 2022

Metro Corrections is taking new steps to hire more employees, recruiting both sworn and civilian positions.

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Director believes charges will be filed in death of 9th person housed at Louisville's jail
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Director believes charges will be filed in death of 9th person housed at Louisville's jail

  • Christie Battista
  • Updated Jul 15, 2022

Norman Sheckles, 44, died of an overdose while in jail custody around 4:45 p.m. last Friday, July 8. 

Search of Louisville Metro Corrections turns up drugs after inmate death on Friday
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Search of Louisville Metro Corrections turns up drugs after inmate death on Friday

  • Updated Jul 9, 2022

An investigation is underway. 

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Still time left to sign up for 'amnesty docket' for low-level, nonviolent offenses
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Still time left to sign up for 'amnesty docket' for low-level, nonviolent offenses

  • Updated May 27, 2022

There's a chance that the case can be resolved that day.

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Contract employee accused of smuggling narcotics into Louisville Metro Corrections
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Contract employee accused of smuggling narcotics into Louisville Metro Corrections

  • Breon Martin
  • Updated May 6, 2022

Investigators said they found nearly 60 pills and something else: suspected fentanyl, leading to another arrest.

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Metro Corrections officers credited with saving the lives of 2 inmates
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Metro Corrections officers credited with saving the lives of 2 inmates

  • Breon Martin
  • Updated Apr 29, 2022

It happened Wednesday afternoon in a dorm for inmates enrolled in a detox program at the jail in downtown Louisville.

Person housed at Metro Corrections taken to hospital following 'medical emergency'
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Person housed at Metro Corrections taken to hospital following 'medical emergency'

  • Updated Apr 24, 2022

Jail officials say a male inmate suffered what they believe was a heart attack, around 7 a.m.

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