Jared Bennett
Center for Public Integrity
Washington, DC, United States
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In Kentucky, rare bipartisan support for expanded voting access –
Kentucky surprised many in 2020 when, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials reached a bipartisan compromise expanding vote by mail and early voting access in a state that historically had some of the most restrictive voting access laws in the country. Kentucky has continued to buck national trends ever since. Lawmakers in the […] → Read More
Letcher County jail evacuates after flood cuts off running water
The Kentucky Department of Corrections evacuated 117 people held at the Letcher County Jail after intense flooding. → Read More
Louisvillians Are Dying Under House Arrest
This story was produced by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit newsroom by Louisville Public Media. For more, visit KyCIR.org. Jackie Wulf says her son, Jason Wulf, used to call her pretty much every day. That is, unless he was using methamphetamine. So when Jason was held in the Louisville jail this past … Continued → Read More
Louisvillians are dying under house arrest
Forty-six people on home incarceration have died since 2017 in Louisville, including seven in 2022 alone, according to data KyCIR requested from Metro Corrections. → Read More
Louisville public defenders claim 'retaliation' against union effort
In a complaint issued on May 19, the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board based in Cincinnati accuses the office management, led by Chief Public Defender Leo Smith, of violating federal labor laws by “failing and refusing to bargain collectively and in good faith.” → Read More
Kentucky kept collecting UK medical debt after acknowledging due process violations
UK HealthCare has powerful debt collection tools at its disposal thanks to its partnership with the Department of Revenue, which can garnish wages, levy bank accounts or intercept tax returns to get at money allegedly owed to the university — all without a court order. → Read More
Louisville settles sexual harassment case with jail staffer
The city has settled with the corrections officer who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Louisville jail and jail staff union. → Read More
Experts: Inadequate mental health resources, policies contribute to Louisville jail suicides
Experts say jail suicides are preventable with more stringent screening and mental health care. → Read More
Survivor of the Mayfield candle factory files lawsuit – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
An employee of the Mayfield candle factory who survived the building’s collapse during last week’s tornado has filed a lawsuit claiming the company did not adequately protect them during the storm. Eight people died when the storm hit; there were 110 people inside the building. The lawsuit was filed in Graves Circuit Court on behalf […] → Read More
Attorney claims 'smoking gun' as Mayfield factory workers consider lawsuit – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
While the company denies wrongdoing, the attorney claims the survivors have proof the company broke the law. → Read More
Second death this week reported at Louisville jail – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
A jail spokesperson said they are still gathering information about the deaths. → Read More
Louisville wants a vendor to provide free phone calls for incarcerated people and their loved ones – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
Louisville is looking for a new vendor to provide phone and video call services from the city jail. Unlike its previous contract with Securus Technologies, the city wants the new vendor to make calls free for incarcerated people and their loved ones. People making calls from the Louisville jail currently pay Securus, a private company […] → Read More
Calls from Kentucky prisons become cheaper for some, more expensive for others under new rate cap – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
Calls from Kentucky prisons became more expensive for some people recently, as the company that provides telecommunications services in those facilities adjusted prices to comply with a new federal rate cap that went into effect October 26. → Read More
At Shelby County Jail, Quarantine Means Missing Your Own Court Hearings – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
The Shelby County Detention Center isn’t offering remote hearings, leaving people with COVID without the chance to post bail or participate in their case. → Read More
Kentucky Unemployment Office Is Waiving Overpayment Debts, But It’s Invite-Only
Many who owe money are excluded from even asking. → Read More
Kentucky Jails Made $9.6 Million Off Jail Communication In FY2020 – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
The auditor's survey found “verbal” contracts, nonspecific “technology grants” and signing bonuses connected to telecom contracts. → Read More
The Pandemic Isolated Incarcerated People. Kentucky And Securus Cashed In – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
The Department of Corrections made at least $3.2 million last year off incarcerated people's phone calls. Securus made millions more. → Read More
Former Head of Kentucky Unemployment Office Dead at 39
Attorney Muncie McNamara took over the unemployment office when it had been depleted and left unprepared for the crush of claims to come. → Read More
Lots Of Police And Media, But No Demonstration Yet At Kentucky Capitol
State capitals nationwide boosted security Sunday after the FBI warned of armed protests planned in all 50 states. → Read More
Ky. Still Can't Waive Unemployment Overpayment Debt
Ky. made thousands of improper payments at the start of the pandemic, including many to people who believed they were eligible for unemployment benefits. → Read More