Sen. John Schickel has filed a bill that would require notification of schools within 24 hours of students facing specific felony or misdemeanor charges
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Campbell County female juvenile inmates relocated after critical staffing shortage
The females in the Campbell County Juvenile Justice Center have been moved after it was announced the facility is experiencing a critical staff shortage, according to an announcement from the governor’s office Thursday. “Right now, the situation has gotten too critical, so that is why we are going to temporarily relocate the juveniles currently in […]
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Increases in starting pay, new facilities planned for juvenile justice system
On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced additional changes to the juvenile justice system after his administration came under heavy criticism for juvenile facilities in Kentucky that had issues with riots and understaffing. The new changes will raise the starting salary of Department of Juvenile Justice workers to $50,000 per year, raises for current staff, and […]