The Jail and Corrections Task Force will meet on the following days:
- June 12, 11 a.m. EDT
- July 24, 9:30 a.m. EDT
- August 28, 10 a.m. EDT
- Sept. 26, 9:30 a.m. EDT
- Oct. 23, 11 a.m. EDT
- Nov. 8, 10 a.m. EDT
Watch the task force meetings live here: https://legislature.ky.gov/Public%20Services/PIO/Pages/Live-Streams.aspx
The task force was created to study existing jail and correctional facilities; possible realignment and closure of jail and correctional facilities; management of Kentucky's incarcerated population; personnel and other costs associated with jail and correctional facilities; pretrial and post-conviction incarceration data from the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Department of Corrections, and jails; pretrial defendants, including a breakdown by jurisdiction of the financial conditions of release and charged offenses for those defendants; and the number of supervised individuals incarcerated on new charges versus those incarcerated due to revocation.
Task force members
- Sen. John Schickel, Co-Chair (R - Boone County)
- Rep. Josh Bray, Co-Chair (R - Laurel, Madison, Pulaski, Rockcastle counties)
- Sen. Brandon J. Storm (R - Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, Rockcastle counties)
- Sen. Robin L. Webb (D - Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lewis counties)
- Sen. Whitney Westerfield (R - Caldwell, Christian, Muhlenberg counties)
- Sen. Phillip Wheeler (R - Elliott, Johnson, Lawrence, Martin, Pike counties)
- Rep. David Hale (R - Bath, Menifee, Montgomery counties)
- Rep. Keturah Herron (D - Jefferson County)
- Rep. Jason Petrie (R - Christian, Logan, Todd counties)
- Rep. Wade Williams (R - Hopkins County)
Read more about interim legislative task forces here: https://kaco.org/articles/legislative-research-commission-announces-special-task-forces-for-interim-session/
