A Kentucky State Penitentiary employee is accused of having sex with another inmate at the prison, according to Kentucky State Police. Alysta Mathis, 26, of Dawson Springs, is charged with ...

KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — A prisoner serving a life sentence for violent offenses faces additional charges after he allegedly attacked a lieutenant. Kentucky State Police said it was around 5 p.m. on Friday ...

Drugs and paraphernalia were smuggled in at higher rates than other items like tattoo equipment or weapons.

EDDYVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — A caseworker at the Kentucky State Penitentiary has been arrested after security footage allegedly captured her having a sexual encounter with an inmate, according to ...

The Kentucky Department of Corrections has fired two prison guards and suspended a third after a handcuffed inmate's head was forced into a wall during an incident that went unreported for more than a ...

EDDYVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - The Kentucky Department of Corrections fired two prison guards and suspended another after an inmate complained he was assaulted by guards. According to the Lexington ...

Analysis projects Logan’s Law adds hundreds of millions in long-term prison costs. Some provisions add 10 years before parole, raising incarceration and care expenses. KY Department of Corrections ...

Eight Kentucky county jails were holding 1,100 immigrants on behalf of the federal Department of Homeland Security and ICE.