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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. The post Louisvillians are dying under house arrest appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

Out of this year’s 289 nonpartisan judicial elections held across the state, 210 are uncontested. The post Here’s why most candidates running for judge in Kentucky don’t need your vote appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

Patricia Borns is a Report for America fellow and will focus on wealth and poverty. She answered five key questions to help you get to know her better as an individual and a reporter. The post Get to know Patricia Borns, KyCIR’s new Wealth and Poverty Reporter appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

Adeshina Emmanuel officially start June 13 and will manage KyCIR's five-person reporting team. He comes to KyCIR from Injustice Watch. The post Get to know Adeshina Emmanuel, KyCIR’s new Managing Editor appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

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.” The post Louisville public defenders claim ‘retaliation’ against union effort appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

Reporting from WFPL News and the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting has won two prestigious regional journalism awards. The post KyCIR and WFPL win two regional Murrow awards appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

A conservative dark money group is influencing public welfare laws in Kentucky, and advocates say it could have a detrimental impact on access to benefits for the state’s most vulnerable residents. The post Meet the Florida think tank pushing for welfare restrictions in Kentucky appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

A woman's death is putting a renewed focus on the flaws in the city's criminal justice system that harm victims of domestic violence, and allow offenders to avoid accountability. The post Red Flags and Repeat Offenses: A woman’s death shines light on cracks in city’s domestic violence response appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

"Dig Season 2: The Model City” was a joint investigation by Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting and Newsy. Released in October 2021, it chronicles the ambitious promises Louisville leaders made to mend relationships with the Black community. The post Second season of KyCIR’s ‘Dig’ podcast nominated for Peabody Award appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

When KyCIR visited the site on Thursday, Hope Village sat nearly empty. The tents on display during last week's press conference were gone, leaving only ten wooden platforms. The post City’s outdoor space still not ready to serve unsheltered residents appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

Despite years of urging by child welfare experts, and even though Kentucky has some of the highest rates of child maltreatment and opioid abuse in the nation, family recovery courts are still not widely available throughout the state The post Advocates say family drug courts could save Kentucky children, but state support is still limited appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

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. The post Kentucky kept collecting UK medical debt after acknowledging due process violations appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

Candle factory workers weren't trained for emergencies before deadly tornado collapse, lawsuit claims. The post Candle factory workers weren’t trained for emergencies before deadly tornado collapse, lawsuit claims. appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

Some troopers downplayed or misrepresented the force they had used. On other occasions, they misrepresented the facts under oath about what they or others had done. The post False testimony didn’t end these Kentucky state troopers’ careers appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

The city has settled with the corrections officer who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Louisville jail and jail staff union. The post Louisville settles sexual harassment case with jail staffer appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

Experts say jail suicides are preventable with more stringent screening and mental health care. The post Experts: Inadequate mental health resources, policies contribute to Louisville jail suicides appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

Two years after seizing $380,000 from a St. Matthews man and using indictments his family as leverage to keep it, prosecutors dismissed charges - and kept most of the cash. The post Accused of extortion, Louisville’s top prosecutor drops charges – but keeps cash appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

With no system in place to track youth who age out of foster care and a slew of obstacles exacerbated by the pandemic, local advocates are concerned that many vulnerable youth will continue to be left without crucial relief. The post Stimulus aid for former foster youth isn’t reaching most eligible Kentuckians appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

Kyla Staple’s Bowling Green home was destroyed when a tornado tore through her neighborhood in December. FEMA hasn't helped. The post KyCIR Amplify: A KY Tornado survivor expected FEMA to help. Instead, she got denied appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.

After deadly tornadoes hit Kentucky, FEMA promised help. Two months later, fewer than 1 in 7 applicants are getting it. The post FEMA denials frustrate Kentucky tornado survivors appeared first on Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting.