Rand Paul Talks Criminal Justice Reform

BY MICHON LINDSTROM PUBLISHED 6:09 PM ET JUN. 10, 2019 LOUISVILLE, Ky- U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, made a stop in Louisville Monday to discuss criminal justice reform. Paul spoke at New Legacy, a non-profit based in lousville that provides housing and vocational education among other things to former felons. While visiting the non-profit, Paul…

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New Grant To Fund Research On Kentucky Jails

By Kyeland Jackson A new grant will allow the nonprofit Kentucky Center For Economic Policy to research Kentucky’s rising incarceration rates. The $10,000 grant from the New York-based nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice was announced Tuesday. KCEP Executive Director Jason Bailey said his organization will research and collect data on county jails in Barren, Leslie,…

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Louisville nursing homes named in federal report for ‘persistent record of poor care’

By Billy Kobin, Louisville Courier Journal Six Kentucky nursing homes, including two Louisville facilities, have been named in a U.S. Senate report on nursing homes with a “persistent record of poor care.” Pennsylvania’s U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey, a Republican, and Bob Casey, a Democrat, released the names of nearly 400 nursing homes nationwide with poor safety records…

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