South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...

State law dictates that people in Kentucky jails are entitled to the same health care they would receive while outside jail.

So Herald-Leader reporter Taylor Six launched a six-month investigation to answer some of those questions. Throughout her ...

The Herald-Leader analyzed 5 years of KY Department of Corrections death logs, lawsuits, autopsy reports and death ...

I’M JENNIFER BAYLESS. A POWERFUL STORM BROUGHT HEAVY DOWNPOURS, TRIGGERED DEADLY FLASH FLOODING ALL ACROSS KENTUCKY. GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAYS EIGHT PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD AFTER THE SYSTEM ...

My first priority will be to make sure that the people who work there now have the support they need as they transition to new jobs at the Department of Corrections or elsewhere. I will also work ...

(LEX 18) — Kentucky State Parks is offering lodging to those who have been displaced due to flooding. Park locations include the Jenny Wiley, Natural Bridge, Pine Mountain, and Cumberland Falls ...

The Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter Friday threatening the federal funding of any academic institution that considers race in most aspects of student life. The letter ...

SB 2’s sponsor, Senate Majority Whip Mike Wilson, R-Bowling Green, called it a “simple” bill to address an issue that came up last year involving a Kentucky Department of Corrections regulation ...

GOP lawmakers said they intended to make such legislation a priority ahead of the 2025 General Assembly, after the Kentucky Department of Corrections included a proposal to expand services for ...