AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF

Unfortunately, the jail deaths crisis at louisville metro department of corrections continued with more lives lost in the facility during this fiscal year. Aclu-ky continues leading a community coalition called the community stakeholders to end deaths at lmdc. Quarterly meetings with director collins and monitoring of the new healthcare contract are key activities, and our efforts to slow the flow of people into the troubled, understaffed facility are ongoing. Along with allied organizations and partners from the justice system, we hosted another amnesty court docket across three days in louisville, jefferson county to reduce the number of folks with bench warrants hanging over their heads. 174 people were able to get their cases taken care of (300 cases in total)and the coalition covered approximately $80,000 in restitution payments.