/tags/jail jail en-US Copyright Mon, 07 Jun 2021 08:01:00 GMT /local-news/2021-06-07/program-offers-treatment-options-over-jail-time-for-low-level-offenses A local initiative to end the cycle of arrests among low-level criminal offenders has expanded. Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) got its start in… Mon, 07 Jun 2021 08:01:00 GMT /local-news/2021-06-07/program-offers-treatment-options-over-jail-time-for-low-level-offenses Michael Monks /news/2021-06-01/for-first-time-in-more-than-a-year-in-person-visits-to-resume-at-ky-prisons People held in Kentucky prisons and juvenile justice centers will be allowed in-person visitors again beginning June 20, for the first time in more than... Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:24:18 GMT /news/2021-06-01/for-first-time-in-more-than-a-year-in-person-visits-to-resume-at-ky-prisons Jess Clark, Jess Clark /local-news/2020-08-10/ohio-aclu-working-to-keep-jail-population-down-during-covid-19 As COVID-19 cases continue to pop up across Ohio, the American Civil Liberties Union wants to make sure inmates in county jails aren't subjected to… Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2020-08-10/ohio-aclu-working-to-keep-jail-population-down-during-covid-19 Ann Thompson /local-news/2020-03-31/how-kenton-co-jail-is-helping-inmates-being-released-to-stop-the-spread-of-covid-19 The population of the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington was reduced over the past two weeks from 715 to 483.Most of the released inmates are now… Tue, 31 Mar 2020 08:01:00 GMT /local-news/2020-03-31/how-kenton-co-jail-is-helping-inmates-being-released-to-stop-the-spread-of-covid-19 Michael Monks /crime/2019-09-22/kentucky-ranks-in-top-ten-of-states-with-highest-unique-jail-admissions A new report ranks Kentucky 9th in the nation for the rate at which counties hold residents in local jails. The state-by-state analysis aims to provide... Mon, 23 Sep 2019 03:15:18 GMT /crime/2019-09-22/kentucky-ranks-in-top-ten-of-states-with-highest-unique-jail-admissions Becca Schimmel, Becca Schimmel /crime/2019-05-16/when-it-comes-to-bail-reform-will-the-tri-state-follow-cincinnatis-suit The bail system is meant to ensure an individual appears in court after he or she is charged with a crime and to promote public safety. But some research… Thu, 16 May 2019 08:00:00 GMT /crime/2019-05-16/when-it-comes-to-bail-reform-will-the-tri-state-follow-cincinnatis-suit Michael Monks /crime/2019-05-02/when-should-young-people-be-charged-as-adults Teenagers accused and convicted of serious crimes face harsh sentences when tried as adults.During a symposium this week, legal experts will pose the… Thu, 02 May 2019 08:01:00 GMT /crime/2019-05-02/when-should-young-people-be-charged-as-adults Michael Monks /health/2019-04-04/how-hamilton-county-is-stepping-up-to-prevent-jail-time-due-to-mental-illness According to the National Stepping Up Initiative, in the U.S. approximately 2 million times each year, people who have serious mental illnesses are… Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:01:00 GMT /health/2019-04-04/how-hamilton-county-is-stepping-up-to-prevent-jail-time-due-to-mental-illness Michael Monks /news-from-npr/2019-02-19/scrubbing-the-past-to-give-those-with-a-criminal-record-a-second-chance A criminal conviction can present obstacles to everything from jobs to housing. Since 2017, more than 20 states have expanded or added laws that help people seal or expunge their criminal records. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:58:00 GMT /news-from-npr/2019-02-19/scrubbing-the-past-to-give-those-with-a-criminal-record-a-second-chance Eric Westervelt, Barbara Brosher /health/2019-02-18/jail-overcrowding-exacerbates-problems-for-those-with-mental-illnesses The National Alliance for Mental Illness says about two million people with mental illnesses are booked into jails every year. But most counties aren’t... Mon, 18 Feb 2019 19:24:18 GMT /health/2019-02-18/jail-overcrowding-exacerbates-problems-for-those-with-mental-illnesses Barbara Brosher - WFIU