Kentucky

Feature August 19

Where Lots of Police Shootings Draw Little Scrutiny

The Kentucky State Police fatally shot 41 people from 2015 through 2020, more than any other law enforcement agency in the state.

By Alysia Santo and R. G. Dunlop

Feature August 13

“Shooting First and Asking Questions Later”

In rural communities, fatal police shootings have occurred at high rates, without the attention (and protests) that urban shootings have drawn.

By Alysia Santo and R.G. Dunlop

News June 23

Millions of People With Felonies Can Now Vote. Most Don’t Know It.

In a handful of key states, no more than 1 in 4 formerly incarcerated people registered in time for the 2020 election, a Marshall Project analysis found.

By Nicole Lewis AND Andrew R. Calderón

A billboard sponsored by O, The Oprah Magazine, is on display with an image of Breonna Taylor, in Louisville, Kentucky.

News August 8, 2020

Why It’s Not So Simple To Arrest The Cops Who Shot Breonna Taylor

Memes and billboards are calling for arresting the three officers. But what does Kentucky law say?

By Jamiles Lartey

A public defender returns to his office after helping defendants at the Rhode Island District Court in 2017.

Life Inside April 17, 2020

“How Do I Defend People Now?”

Public defenders rely on in-person, confidential meetings with clients. They say COVID-19 makes their jobs nearly impossible.

By Chrissy Madjar, Kenneth Hardin, Eric Quandt and Nathan Wade

Life Inside October 25, 2018

Freaky Friday, Prison-Style

At a Kentucky prison, inmates and staff switch places during a “re-entry to society” role-playing game.

By Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.

Q&A August 10, 2016

Kentucky Judge Amber Wolf On Her Newfound Internet Stardom

“All judges are human beings under that robe.”

By Alysia Santo

Feature June 28, 2016

Meet the Full-Service Social Media Secretary for Prisoners

How Renea Royster gives prisoners access to the digital world.

By Maurice Chammah

The dorms at Western Kentucky Correctional, in Fredonia, Ky., in June 2010.

Analysis June 14, 2016

So You Think a New Prison Will Save Your Town?

Six reasons you’re likely to be disappointed

By Tom Meagher & Christie Thompson

David Jones in an undated photograph with his son.

News November 12, 2015

Kentucky’s Protracted Struggle to Get Rid of Bail

‘Is there any better way than money’?

By Alysia Santo