Like the rest of the country, Kentucky has a jail and prison overpopulation problem. Some states have it worse than others and, while Kentucky’s woes aren’t quite as bad as some, it’s nonetheless presenting a major challenge and stretching our resources thin. Though Kentucky ended private prison contracts three years ago, we might once again be turning to these facilities to hold the surplus of prisoners that are filling our prisons and jails. These private prisons were both too expensive and …
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