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The Kentucky Department of Corrections is a state agency of the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet that operates state-owned adult correctional facilities and provides oversight for and sets standards for county jails. They also provide training, community based services, and oversees the state's Probation & Parole Division.
The bill would have amended the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to $10.10 per hour over the course of a two-year period. [78] The bill was strongly supported by President Barack Obama and many of the Democratic senators, but strongly opposed by Republicans in the Senate and House.
Western Kentucky Correctional Complex (WKCC) is a segregated, dual-sex, medium-security prison in unincorporated Lyon County, Kentucky, [2] near the city of Fredonia. As of October 2019 [update] , the facility had 693 prisoners (493 men and 200 women).
The return of the U.S. Justice Department brings Kentucky full circle. The state Department of Juvenile Justice was created in 1996 as part of a settlement with the Justice Department after the ...
The federal investigation follows a Kentucky auditor's report that said the state's juvenile justice system had ongoing problems with the use of force and isolation techniques in the detention ...
The steps required to become a nonprofit include applying for tax-exempt status. If States do not require the "determination letter" from the IRS to grant non-profit tax exemption to organizations, on a State level, claiming non-profit status without that Federal approval, then they have actually violated Federal United States Nonprofit Laws.
Monthly reports sent to Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice warn of under-staffing and violence at facilities.
The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (LMDC), known locally as Metro Corrections, is a local corrections agency/jail system responsible for the booking and incarceration of inmates and arrestees in Louisville, Kentucky. The agency was previously known as the Jefferson County Corrections Department, but the name was changed with the ...