Guard charged with drug smuggling at Eastern KY prison with history of problems

Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex near West Liberty already ranked highest for smuggling reports among Kentucky prisons.

Drug contraband in Kentucky's prisons remains rampant. One stands out among the rest

Drugs and paraphernalia were smuggled in at higher rates than other items like tattoo equipment or weapons.
AOL

Report: Guards at KY prison planted weapon, used racist slurs, tossed contraband

Guards at Southeast State Correctional Complex, a Kentucky state prison in Floyd County, abused their authority by planting a weapon on an inmate, using racist slurs toward Black inmates, daring ...
AOL

Maximum-security KY prison neared riot over guard planting contraband on inmates

Officials feared a gang riot last November at Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville after inmates discovered a guard was planting contraband tattoo needles in cells during searches, resulting in ...
Kentucky Today

Prison staff member caught bringing drugs into EKCC

At the request of the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC), the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 8 in Morehead was ...
WLKY

Inmate dies while shoveling snow at eastern Kentucky prison

Kentucky officials say a second person has died due to the winter storm, an inmate.The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet said an inmate, Marvin Knuckles, died while shoveling snow at the ...
LEX 18

KSP: Correctional officer charged with smuggling drugs into eastern Kentucky prison

A correctional officer at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex faces multiple charges after prison officials caught him ...