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A federal grand jury has indicted two former deputy jailers in connection with the 2013 beating death of an inmate at the Kentucky River Regional Jail in Perry County, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. The indictment charges Damon Hickman, 38, and William Howell, 59, with fatally beating 54-year-old Larry Trent. It also accuses […]
State Auditor Finds Mismanagement at Grant County Jail
A state audit released Monday disclosed careless handling of tens of thousands of dollars, sloppy record-keeping and other administrative issues at the Grant County Detention Center. Auditor Adam Edelen said his office is forwarding the findings to the Kentucky attorney general’s office for “further investigation.” The audit cited the jail for “poorly designed policies and […]
Our “Trouble Behind Bars” series uncovered instances of unnecessary deaths, as well as abuse and misconduct, in Kentucky jails. Meanwhile, federal, state and local oversight appears to be lax, with few if any serious consequences for those who skirt the law. We’ve received lots of feedback from readers and listeners asking what can be done to […]
On any given day, there are more than 20,000 people jailed in Kentucky. Our “Trouble Behind Bars” series recently examined jail issues across the state. We also investigated a poorly run jail in Grant County, and found failures by government at all levels to bring about lasting reform there and to ensure that inmates and staff were not […]
This is Part 5 of KyCIR’s “Trouble Behind Bars” series. Read Parts 1, 2, 3, 4. Abuse and misconduct in Kentucky’s county jails inflict immeasurable physical and emotional damage on victims. They also are costly to taxpayers. More than $52 million has been paid out during the past 15 years to settle legal claims involving Kentucky’s […]
This is Part 4 of KyCIR’s “Trouble Behind Bars” series. Read Parts 1, 2, 3. WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky. — Derrick Rose spent a fair amount of his adult life in the back of police cruisers, in criminal courtrooms or in custody. He was a persistent thorn in the side of law-enforcement in northern Kentucky, picking up a […]
This is Part 3 of KyCIR’s “Trouble Behind Bars” series. Read Part 1, Part 2. WILLIAMSTOWN, Ky.—As a candidate for Grant County jailer in 2010, Terry Peeples promised change. Once in office, he delivered it. But what he delivered — a jail wracked by allegations of sexual perversion, intimidation and threats, involving an array of […]
This is Part 2 of KyCIR’s “Trouble Behind Bars” series. Read Part 1. Danny Ray Burden fell asleep in mid-sentence as he was booked into the Grant County jail, toppling over on the bench where he sat. Prodded awake, he coughed, shook and pleaded for emergency medical attention. A blood test showed that the 41-year-old diabetic […]
HAZARD, Ky. — Larry Trent was just one of the 154 or more inmates who died in a Kentucky jail during the past 6½ years. Arrested on July 5, 2013, in his car outside a Hazard doughnut shop, the 54-year-old Trent told police he drank “about four beers and mouthwash” before driving to the store […]
CARROLLTON, Ky. — A county grand jury on Monday indicted the Carrollton police chief and a veteran officer for allegedly springing a mentally ill man from jail, putting him on a bus and banishing him to Florida earlier this year. Police Chief Michael Willhoite, 48, and Officer Ron Dickow, 50, are charged with two felony […]
CARROLLTON, Ky.—The case of Adam Horine, the mentally ill Kentucky man removed from jail and put on a bus to Florida by Carrollton police earlier this year, continues to grow in complexity. He now faces a criminal charge of groping a woman in a northern Kentucky hospital. Since his banishment from Carroll County, Horine has […]
Kentucky Jails Struggle With Mentally Ill Inmates
The recent banishment by police of a mentally ill man from Carroll County, Kentucky, to Florida appears to be an unusual occurrence. But Adam Horine’s mental health struggles are common in a criminal justice system that contains an inordinate number of emotionally troubled men and women. An estimated 15 to 25 percent of jail […]
Judge: Carroll County, Ky., Authorities May Be Held In Contempt For Improperly Removing Inmate
CARROLLTON, Ky. — It wasn’t unusual to see Adam Horine’s name on Wednesday’s court docket in Carroll County, where he has a lengthy record of mostly minor offenses. But Horine’s alleged misconduct wasn’t the main issue once things got underway. He wasn’t even present in the courtroom. Instead, four police and jail officials, all in […]