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A new collection of essays from academics and activists devoted to prison abolition focuses on the quiet but rapid expansion of the carceral system in small towns and municipalities.
At least 30 Kentucky prison guards had inappropriate relations with inmates over just 16 months -- with one female staffer becoming pregnant by a prisoner — while 14 others smuggled drugs in, the Herald-Leader reported.
In 16-month period ending November 2023, the KY Department of Corrections found more than 40 employees were involved in inappropriate relationships or smuggling contraband into prisons for inmates, usually drugs.
A shocking investigation by Herald-Leader revealed 59 cases of employee-on-inmate sexual offenses in the past five years, with 35 cases involving possible criminal charges.