The man convicted in the murder of a former Kentucky state representative's daughter has been sentenced to life in prison.

Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex near West Liberty already ranked highest for smuggling reports among Kentucky prisons.

Guards at Southeast State Correctional Complex, a Kentucky state prison in Floyd County, abused their authority by planting a weapon on an inmate, using racist slurs toward Black inmates, daring ...

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 ...

(LEX 18) — Kentucky Department of Corrections Commissioner Cookie Crews visited the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex on Monday, days after LEX 18 Investigates reported she had not visited the ...

At the request of the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC), the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 8 in Morehead was ...

Ashley Elgin had already purchased a welcome-home banner and balloons, and she was planning to take her husband’s last name soon. She told the Herald-Leader she was just nine days away from being ...

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 ...

Kentucky officials say a second person has died due to the winter storm, an inmate.The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet said an inmate, Marvin Knuckles, died while shoveling snow at the ...