Louisville spent $2M to find number of people jailed too long, but attorneys say data is 'corrupted'
The class action lawsuit involving thousands of ‘over-detained’ inmates already is expected to cost the city tens of millions of dollars.
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The day after a former Norton Commons doctor pleaded guilty in April to trying to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband, she solicited other inmates "in a renewed effort to find someone to murder" him, according to prosecutors.
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Three employees at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex were fired and one suspended for 30 days last June for tasing inmates or preventing officers from using tasers on inmates who failed a drug test while in custody.
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Kentucky prison officers accused of forcing inmates to drink urine or be tased upon failed drug test
Taser logs show they were used against inmates during the time of the alleged misconduct and that video evidence depicts the electric flashes of the tasers being deployed behind a curtain, according to the lawsuit.
The diversion program will provide medication and treatment management assistance and long term housing or employment options.
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A court-ordered, independent audit completed in May concluded that Kentucky's system for giving good time credit to inmates who took classes has been “abysmally managed” and in “chaos for a long, long time.”
Kentucky State Police has asked the public to be on the lookout.
The lawsuit alleges the Kentucky Department of Corrections isn't properly transferring inmates to state prisons and has failed to pay counties for housing state inmates.
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Metro Corrections Director Jerry Collins says his staff found drugs in mail addressed to an inmate.
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The high court ruled on Oct. 28 that it is unconstitutional for jailers to take money from inmates. Only a sentencing judge is “able to order the reimbursement and billing of incarceration fees, not the county jail,” the ruling said.