Police said the prison was conducting an internal investigation into one of its officers.
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Kentucky State Police made the arrest on Thursday.
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Gov. Andy Beshear said the criteria for commutation will remain the same as the state's first round of commutation, which officials said saw 1,200 inmates released.
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Gov. Andy Beshear said the rate of positive COVID-19 tests was 4.5 percent this week, up from 2.87 percent last week.
The inmates are not showing any symptoms and are being housed in a quarantined area at the jail, according to jail officials.
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More than 1,000 inmates and employees at the prison have been tested for COVID-19, of which 309 yielded positive results, Beshear said.
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Holding inmates in Green River is a violation of the 8th Amendment, which is the right to be free from “cruel and unusual punishment," attorneys argue.
Charles Pedigo escaped from the facility Wednesday evening.