The Third Thursday Lunches continue at Hotel Louisville • 120 West Broadway (Second & Broadway) September 21, 2023—Out of Sight – Out of Mind – Out of Money: Turning the Lights ON at Metro Jail with Kyle Ellison Lunch buffet at 11:30am, presentation at noon The current crisis at Louisville’s Metro Jail has been building for more than forty … Continue reading Third Thursday Lunch returns to Hotel Louisville with Speaker Kyle Ellison
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Who Are the Women and Men Behind Bars in Kentucky?
THIRD THURSDAY LUNCH March 16, 2023, 12-1pm Going Beyond the Statistics with Gail Chandler Drawing on her twenty-seven years of experience as counselor, supervisor and administrator in Kentucky correctional facilities as well as at a Dismas halfway house Gail Chandler will introduce us to the life stories of some of the imprisoned individuals she worked … Continue reading Who Are the Women and Men Behind Bars in Kentucky?
Overview of Kentucky’s Prison and Jail System
By Kyle Ellison October 12, 2020 I attended last year’s Kentucky Criminal Justice Forum in Louisville and appreciated the opportunity to discuss re-entry issues with legislators and people working on the front lines of criminal justice reform. (https://www.kentuckycjf.org/). This brought back thoughts and feelings from my years with Kentucky Department of Corrections (KDOC) as a … Continue reading Overview of Kentucky’s Prison and Jail System
Politics and prisons, populations and pardons: repeating the past in more expensive ways
By Kyle Ellison February 6, 2020 (Revised October 12, 2020) Disabled prison inmates in Frankfort, Kentucky circa 1911 In his final days in office Governor Bevin issued 650 pardons, several of which were highly controversial. We should think about the remaining 37.000 people who remain in Kentucky’s prisons and jails. Over the 220 years Kentucky has … Continue reading Politics and prisons, populations and pardons: repeating the past in more expensive ways
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