Kentucky Department of Corrections

Kentucky’s attorney general says federal law doesn’t require taxpayers to fund gender re-assignment surgeries for transgender inmates in state custody. Republican AG Russell Coleman issued an opinion on Thursday, calling the idea “absurd.”

The Republican majority in the Kentucky General Assembly is pushing back on new proposals concerning gender-affirming care for state inmates. The state Department of Corrections has proposed new rules to improve accommodations for transgender prisoners, which could include gender reassignment surgeries.

Dozens of Kentucky inmates are being released this week after a state statute was declared unconstitutional. The statute required some inmates to receive…

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…

Kentucky’s new Department of Corrections commissioner says one of his top priorities is reducing recidivism.Jim Erwin said 34 of Kentucky’s jails and…

This story has been updated to include a statement from the Department of Corrections.The Kentucky Department of Corrections has named Rodney Ballard,…