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Turning Jails Into Prisons—Collateral Damage From Kentucky's War On Crime, Robert G. Lawson Jan 2006

Turning Jails Into Prisons—Collateral Damage From Kentucky's War On Crime, Robert G. Lawson

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The primary purpose of this article is to scrutinize Kentucky's ever-increasing reliance on local jails for the incarceration of state prisoners. This objective cannot be achieved without an examination of the problems that compel counties and cities to allow (and even encourage) the state to capture their jails for this use. The first half of the article (Parts I-IV) provides general information about jails (including some pertinent history), contains a detailed description of jail functions (including some that have descended upon jails by default), and concludes with a discussion of what the state has done over two decades to convert …


Stansbury V. Maupin: Kentucky's Refusal To Recognize Legislative Home Rule For First Class Cities, Judith Adams Villines Jan 1981

Stansbury V. Maupin: Kentucky's Refusal To Recognize Legislative Home Rule For First Class Cities, Judith Adams Villines

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Urban County: Kentucky's New Structure For Local Government, William M. Lear Jr. Jan 1973

The Urban County: Kentucky's New Structure For Local Government, William M. Lear Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Nature Of Municipal Legislation, Alvin E. Evans Jan 1952

The Nature Of Municipal Legislation, Alvin E. Evans

Kentucky Law Journal

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Do Kentucky Cities Have Any Inherent Rights As To Local Functions Free From Legislative Control?, Hollis E. Edmonds Jan 1951

Do Kentucky Cities Have Any Inherent Rights As To Local Functions Free From Legislative Control?, Hollis E. Edmonds

Kentucky Law Journal

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