When supervisors nap: staff misconduct in Kentucky’s juvenile justice system
by KATE HOWARD, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting – The teenager in custody was suicidal, which meant staffers at the Lincoln Village Juvenile Detention Center were tasked with near-constant surveillance. Yet, for more than an hour, the observation check log lay untouched. It was 2:30 a.m. The staffer was asleep at the table in the control room.…