After resident pushback over Campbell County’s ties to ICE, county officials brought the jailer before the fiscal court this week to answer lingering questions about detention contracts and enforcement practices. Northern Kentucky residents have been showing up at their county fiscal courts to ask them to end their agreements with ICE. Several residents attended Kenton […]
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Kenton County, Covington residents continue to urge against ICE cooperation
Residents have been attending the Kenton County Fiscal Court meetings since December to call for an end to ICE cooperation. A candidate for the new Covington City Council is also calling for explicit policies establishing legal guardrails against ICE agents in the city. This is not the first time that Northern Kentucky residents have shown […]
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Campbell County residents ask officials to reconsider ICE contract
Campbell County residents filled the Campbell County Fiscal Court meeting on Jan. 21 to speak out about the county’s contract to house ICE detainees. There were eight speakers at Wednesday’s fiscal court meeting, with more folks filling the seats in the fiscal court room who asked questions and voiced concerns regarding the Campbell County Detention […]
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He helped 2,500 inmates earn GEDs. Now he’s retiring
Campbell County recognized Gene Dobbs, a long-time teacher at the Campbell County Detention Center’s GED program, for 25 years of service. Dobbs retired from the Sycamore Community School District as a junior high math teacher in 1998. At that time, the Campbell County Detention Center had just lost its GED instructor, and Dobbs was asked […]
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Inmate escaped from Campbell County Detention Center, remains at large
An inmate from the Campbell County Detention Center walked away from a work site in Wilder and has not been re-captured, according to Kentucky State Police. KSP said 33-year-old Jamie Sage Holt, of Florence, walked away from his job site at around 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. KSP said they were called to investigate at […]
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Charity donates candy, Christmas cards to Campbell County Detention Center
More than 300 bags of candy and Christmas cards were assembled at the Southgate fire station and delivered to the Campbell County Detention Center Thursday night. The event was arranged by members of Catholic Charities, an organization that assembles various programs in Norther Kentucky such as child and family services, counseling services, housing services, and […]
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Inmate back in custody after escaping from Campbell County Detention Center
Written by Christian LeDuc for WCPO A man who escaped from the Campbell County Detention Center is back in custody. Robert L. Day, 35, escaped around 3 p.m. Wednesday while on work release, Kentucky State Police said in a press release. According to Major Zachary Smith with the Campbell County Detention Center, Day was arrested […]
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Campbell, Kenton Counties, among others, join KY Jailers Association in lawsuit against state
The Kentucky Jailers Association, four Kentucky counties, including Campbell and Kenton, and their jailers have joined forces in a complaint/petition against the Kentucky Department of Corrections. The complaint was filed on Jan. 20 regarding housing state inmates in county facilities, claiming that the state has ignored its statutory responsibilities to care for those inmates. Plaintiffs […]
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Campbell Co. Inmate That Escaped In May Now Back In Jail
Escapee Jerry Iles is behind bars once more. By Jessie Eden A Northern Kentucky man is now back behind bars after escaping from a work detail nearly 9 months ago. In May 2019, 58-year-old Jerry Iles walked away from his work program with Campbell County Detention Center. RELATED: Inmate Escapes from Campbell County Jail Still Wanted […]
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Campbell County Deputy Jailer Died in Fatal Car Crash on AA
The woman who was killed in a car crash Sunday night on the AA Highway in Cold Spring has been identified. Lindsay Kent Mitchell, 22, passed away at the scene after the car she was driving was struck by a cargo van traveling in the opposite direction on the AA Highway. She was turning north […]