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\nOn Friday, one issue managed to unite both parties on the Senate floor, that something must be done about Kentucky\u2019s Juvenile Justice System.<\/p>\n
\nOn Friday, one issue managed to unite both parties on the Senate floor, that something must be done about Kentucky\u2019s Juvenile Justice System.<\/p>\n
Senate Resolution 31 passed by a unanimous vote, giving the green light for a committee to study and come up with possible solutions to the debacle at the state\u2019s facilities.<\/p>\n
Dangerous conditions for the detained teens and employees were exposed in a series of investigations which began with the center in Lyndon before expanding to Adair County. Those reports included riots, assaults on teens and staff and an alleged rape of a female detainee by multiple men.<\/p>\n
Whistleblowers also spoke of teens not being fed as a form of punishment, not getting showers or an education and teens having sex.<\/p>\n
The resolution will focus on some key points including staffing, policies and procedures, what went wrong and whether the juvenile detention center in Louisville should re-open.<\/p>\n
The committee will be comprised of four members of the House, four members of the Senate and four non-voting members.<\/p>\n
The Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee held hearings on the issue as well, bringing in the department\u2019s leaders to testify under oath. That committee is conducting its own investigation spearheaded by Representative Jason Nemus.<\/p>\n
The teens were then removed from the facility in Lyndon and transferred to other centers across the state.<\/p>\n
After the riot in Adair County, which resulted in one female teen allegedly being raped and an employee air lifted to a hospital in critical condition, Governor Andy Beshear announced the separation of female and male detainees.<\/p>\n
He later announced his ideas for the re-structuring of how teens are kept in the state\u2019s custody, like grouping detainees by level of offense in different facilities.<\/p>\n
The investigation by the Legislative Committee is ongoing.
\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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