(AP) - Attorneys for inmates charged in an uprising at Northpoint Training Center say a state witness lacks credibility. The incident a year ago at the prison near the central Kentucky city of Burgin injured eight guards and eight inmates, destroyed five buildings and damaged five of the six dormitories.... more »
FRANKFORT (AP) - Kentucky prison officials say it will cost $18.8 million to rebuild at Northpoint Training Center, where most of the buildings were destroyed or damaged in a fiery riot. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that officials said construction at the medium-security prison should be complete by the end of... more »
DANVILLE (AP) - Family members of inmates in a central Kentucky prison where a fiery riot last year caused extensive damage protested Wednesday outside a courthouse while a grand jury decided if some prisoners would be criminally charged. Family members sat outside the Boyle County Courthouse, many holding signs, surrounded... more »
The five inmates indicted for the fiery riot at the Northpoint Training Center in August are the first of nearly 100 expected to be charged. Kurte Smith, Aron Fisk, Mackenzie Curry, Bobby Hoskins, Jr. and Stacy Newell face a charge of first-degree rioting. The August 2009 riot in Boyle County... more »
DANVILLE (AP) - A prosecutor says five inmates have been indicted in connection with the fiery August riot at a medium-security central Kentucky prison. Boyle Commonwealth's Attorney Richard Bottoms says the five were indicted Monday and are the first of 100 inmates from the Northpoint Training Center near Danville that... more »
Kentucky lawmakers have questioned top corrections officials about the quality of meals served to inmates and what role food might have played in a prison uprising last year. The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday revolving around a bill seeking to cancel a nearly $12 million-a-year food service contract the... more »
Justice Secretary J. Michael Brown has scheduled a Friday afternoon press conference to discuss the findings of investigators who looked into the cause of a prison riot at Northpoint Training Center in August. A written report of the findings will be publicly released at the press conference set for 1... more »
We're learning more about the possible causes of a massive prison riot at Northpoint Training Center this past August in Boyle County. Officials with the Department of Corrections told a panel of lawmakers Thursday that insufficient locks on prison doors and an overall displeasure with the prison's food service contributed... more »
