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Hopkins County Jail joins list of Ky. detention facilities that can hold ICE detainees indefinitely

The newest among them is the Hopkins County Jail in Madisonville. The western Kentucky jail joins others in Boone, Campbell, Grayson and Oldham counties. Law enforcement officers with some Kentucky ...

Floyd County inmate dies in custody, reigniting KY jail conditions debate

A Hazard man died Saturday at the Floyd County Detention Center in what police say appears to be a suicide, renewing concerns about safety at the Eastern Kentucky jail once known for contraband, ...