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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies , the state had 389 law enforcement agencies employing 7,833 sworn police officers, about 183 for each 100,000 residents.
Lee Adjustment Center in Beattyville, also operated by CoreCivic, housed out-of-state inmates from Vermont until 2010. In November 2017, due to facility overcrowding, the Kentucky Department of Corrections signed a contract allowing CoreCivic to reactivate the vacant prison to house up to 800 male inmates.
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 ...
A female deputy employed by the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office who alleged she underwent an invasive strip search as part of her training has sued for sexual harassment, naming the sheriff, a ...
One of the Laurens County officers repeatedly shocked the inmate with an electrified glove, normally used to force compliance and “de-escalate” situations, according to the manufacturer.
Most recently, as the Herald-Leader reported this week, Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice fired a male correctional officer June 6 and notified Kentucky State Police after a review of ...
Southeast State Correctional Complex, formerly the Otter Creek Correctional Center, is a medium-security prison located in Wheelwright, Kentucky. [1] The facility is owned by CoreCivic and is operated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections. The prison has housed both male and female inmates at different times, from Kentucky and from Hawaii. [2]
In 16-month period ending November 2023, the KY Department of Corrections found more than 40 employees were involved in inappropriate relationships or smuggling contraband into prisons for inmates ...