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Former stateRep. John Tilley, who also served as Kentucky’s Justice Secretary, has been arrested and charged with rape. Tilley was taken into custody Monday morning in downtown Lexington.
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Kentucky’s top corrections official says staying out of prison could be as easy as having a job for some former inmates.The state is developing a…
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As Kentucky’s drug overdose and incarceration rates continue to surge, some are renewing the call for the state to reform its criminal justice system and…
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As the opioid epidemic rages across Appalachia, one grim consequence has played out in Kentucky’s medical examiner’s office: A staggering increase in…
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Kentucky’s Justice Secretary says he’s not giving up on criminal justice reforms becoming a reality during this year’s legislative session.But John…
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Kentucky’s top public safety official says the state’s prisons will run out of space by May 2019, possibly forcing the early release of thousands of…
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The Secretary of Kentucky’s Justice and Public Safety Cabinet says he’s thrilled with the impact of the state’s needle exchange programs.John Tilley…
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Kentucky is undergoing rapid changes in how it treats drug offenders.A growing number of communities are offering needle exchange programs for IV drug…
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State prisons are at capacity, county jails are overcrowded and the state is recommending transferring about 1,600 inmates to private prisons that have…
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The Kentucky House of Representatives now has its own version of a bill that seeks to combat the state’s heroin epidemic.There are a few key distinctions…