Teeya Barnes a spokeswoman for the agency, confirmed the news to WDRB by phone Friday morning.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - Louisville Metro Corrections officers say their frustrations continue to grow as Mayor Greg Fischer sides with the de…

In March 2020, police and judges began trying to keep as many people out of the jail as possible with fears of it becoming an incubator for the COVID-19 virus. 

So far, 200 employees at the jail in downtown Louisville have gotten COVID-19, but many say the issues have been happening long before that.

Inmates will be sent there once staff training is completed this summer, officials said.

The school is assigning roommates to resident assistant advisors, who have typically lived alone.

Supporters of House Bill 463 touted the bill's success at a press conference, while law enforcement and prosecutors pointed to the concerns surrounding de-criminalization and early release.

They had been housed in an older facility due to overcrowding.