Kentucky’s correctional education program is giving inmates in the Madison County Detention Center a chance to build brighter futures through learning opportunities that can shorten sentences and open ...

FRANKLIN, Ky. (WBKO) -In the historic district of Franklin stands the eerie Old Stone Jail, long rumored to have paranormal activity. Walking through the cold jail, you feel like someone is watching ...

Kentucky hasn't carried out an execution since 2008 when its lethal injection practices came under scrutiny. But there's pressure now to resume capital punishment and Gov. Andy Beshear says a ...

Foul play is suspected after a Pike County man was found dead in a jail cell at a Kentucky correctional facility on Tuesday, investigators said.

One of the men convicted in the murder of Crystal Rogers has been moved to a prison in eastern Kentucky. Joseph Lawson was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical ...

Sheriff Jerry Goodin said the donation will help Scott County's progress in educating inmates and giving them job skills they can use once they're released.

The death of a 27-year-old man that occurred on Tuesday at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex is under investigation, according to the Morgan County coroner.

A second inmate death in just over a month is being investigated at the Eastern Correctional Complex (EKCC), according to the State Police.

Hazard, has sent a letter to Gov. Andy Beshear, formally urging him to sign a death warrant authorizing the execution of Ralph ...

When officials arrived, an initial investigation showed that Chase Caudill, 26, of McDowell, was driving a Polaris UTV when it overturned, partially ejecting him from the vehicle. He was pronounced ...