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Kentucky governments fighting in court over incarceration costs

By Douglas A. Berman

This local article from Kentucky, headlined "Counties sue state over state inmate costs," provides a good example of how our prison economy and tough economic times can lead to some unusual court battles.  Here are some details: The Kentucky County Judge/Executives Association and 110 fiscal courts filed the suit Friday in Franklin Circuit Court.  The suit names the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Justice Cabinet, the Finance Administration and the General Assembly as defendants.  It seeks to force the state to pay for the time prisoners are housed in jails before they are sentenced.  Presently, the state picks up the tab for state felons only from the time of sentencing. ?It?s been discussed for years and years,? said Laurel County Judge/Executive Lawrence Kuhl...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 12, 2008 (boomark / email).