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Kentucky corrections officer dies during special response training
DANVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Northpoint Training Center (NTC) for the Department of Corrections is mourning the loss of one ...
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Kentucky attorney general finds no requirement to use tax dollars to pay for inmate gender surgeries
The Kentucky Department of Corrections requested the opinion from the state's Republican attorney general as the agency amends its administrative regulations regarding medical care for people in ...
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KY prisons’ health care provider declares bankruptcy. Some lawsuits accuse it of fraud
Morgan Hall, spokesperson for the Kentucky Department of Corrections, said state officials have worked with the company to “ensure services are not disrupted” during the bankruptcy proceedings.
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Louisville Metro Corrections launches innovative opioid treatment program for inmates
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Department of Corrections has a new treatment plan for inmates struggling with ...
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State of Addiction: LMDC home to first jail-based opioid treatment center in Kentucky
The new medication-assisted treatment program is the first in Kentucky to be fully licensed to offer all FDA-approved ...
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2nd suspect charged with murder of Louisville jail officer
an officer at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. Police said the arrest came Thursday morning after a brief standoff in the 2700 block of Cedar Street. This is the second arrest in ...