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| Trouble Behind Bars: Deaths in Kentucky jails go largely unnoticed despite one every 15 days |
| By nkytribune.com- R.G. Dunlop |
| Published: 10/05/2015 |
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HAZARD, Ky.—Larry Trent was just one of the 154 or more inmates who died in a Kentucky jail during the past 6½ years. Arrested on July 5, 2013, in his car outside a Hazard doughnut shop, the 54-year-old Trent told police he drank “about four beers and mouthwash” before driving to the store with his 10-year-old grandson. Booked into the Kentucky River Regional Jail for an outstanding bench warrant and on a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, Trent couldn’t post bond, so he remained in custody. Four days later, he was dead, allegedly the victim of a fatal beating by two jail deputies. Within 48 hours of Trent’s death, jail Administrator Tim Kilburn completed a required report for the state Department of Corrections and classified Trent’s death as a homicide. And a few weeks later, the two deputies were charged with manslaughter, accused of killing Trent by “striking, kicking and restraining” him. Read More. |
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