Work Release

Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the article, "Hustonville clerk wants more Inmate supervision. " This letter is not to judge Lorraine Warner but just to express my opinion and share my experience. My husband and I own a farm supply business and also have had experiences with the work release program at Lincoln County Regional Jail. We see inmates regularly as they work with the recycling center and pick up our boxes and other items regularly. In my experience without exception, the inmates I have come in contact with have been nothing but respectful and kind.

An inmate at the Jessamine County Detention Center was killed Monday while working off River Road with the State Highway Department. John Michael Hager, 35, of Nicholasville, was cutting down trees in southern Jessamine County when one of the trees he was working on fell on him. He died form his injuries. "It's a tragic accident," Jessamine County Chief Deputy Allen "Doodle" Peel said. Hager was a Class D, or non-violent, inmate at the jail. The Kentucky State Highway Department uses some inmates to do labor around the state's roads such as maintenance and picking up litter.

STANFORD - An inmate walked away from work release Tuesday, but he did not get far. Charles Christopher Moore was captured not far from the Lincoln County Recycling Center on Ky. 698 where he fled. After a brief search of the surrounding area, Moore was apprehended without incident, state police said. Moore was taken back to the Lincoln County Regional Jail on a second-degree escape charge. Trooper R.G. Wren is investigating.

Dear Editor: I have said for sometime that I am not a fan of a Class D work release program. With the work release comes trouble. Not every prisoner who Is on work release is going to cause trouble, but there is that percentage that makes it tough on everyone else. There is an open door for drugs to get into the jail. These individuals go out and work in a day's time picking up trash, mowing, whatever their job is for that day. How easy would it be for an inmate to have someone leave drugs, or anything for that matter, for their use at their work location.

Warrants are pending for a Boyle County inmate suspected of growing marijuana and trafficking in prescribed medication. Authorities began investigating Evan Craig Dailey, 37, after an anonymous tip Wednesday led the sheriff's department to his residence at 10735 Forkland Road. Deputy Sheriff Marty Elliott said officers discovered an undetermined amount of marijuana growing behind Dailey's house. Elliott said there also was evidence that Dailey was selling marijuana and pills during work release.

Clark County Jailer Bobby Stone won’t be tried next month for contempt of court, as was originally scheduled. During a status conference Friday, the July 14 trial in Clark District Court was continued because Fayette County Attorney Ray Larson, who is the special prosecutor for the case, will be in a trial elsewhere, according to court officials. A new pre-trial conference has been scheduled for July 19, and a new trial date may be set then. Stone, who is currently serving his seventh consecutive term as jailer, is facing two charges of contempt of court after two prisoners were released from the jail before their sentences were complete and against orders from two district judges, Earl-Ray Neal and Brandy Oliver Brown.

LIBERTY - Cases handled recently in Casey District Court, listed by name, charge, fine and jail sentence, where applicable, include the following. Court costs were assessed in most cases. Ages and addresses are listed if available. Derrick Hamilton, 90 N. Ky. 837, Yosemite, theft by deception, 15 days or restitution. Ronald D. Rowe, 35, 600 Lynn St., Middleburg, driving under the influence of intoxicants, $560, credited for time served and 90-day suspension of driver's license; expired registration plate, one headlight and no driver's license, merged.

Magistrates approved the annual update of the detention center's policy and procedures manual at its meeting on Tuesday. The main text of the manual was unchanged except for the chapter concerning the jail's restricted custody center which houses work release inmates. Lisa Brumfield, administrative assistant at the detention center, said the two items that were revised involved strip searches and how inmates are classified for work release. The changes have already been approved by the State Department of Corrections and just had to be approved by the Jessamine County Fiscal Court.

A Lancaster man who escaped from custody last week in Pulaski County surrendered Monday afternoon to Boyle County authorities. Somerset police Lt. Shannon Smith said Jason Cannon, 31, was handed over to Pulaski authorities and transported back to the Pulaski County Detention Center where he faces a second-degree escape charge. Smith said Cannon, who was an inmate at the Pulaski Detention Center, was on work release Thursday at  Lake Cumberland Regional Airport with another inmate, Cortney Slusher, 33, and Clyde Collett, 39, an airport employee and work release supervisor.

Local authorities are searching for an inmate after he escaped from the Jessamine County Detention Center on Thursday. Jonathan M. Owens, 25, had been serving a one-year sentence for cold checks, jailer Jon Sallee said, and was a work-release inmate staying in the restricted-custody center. With more cold-check charges pending, jail officials were moving him to the main facility around 12:30 p.m. Thursday when he ran out of the building and fled on foot. “He was recently interviewed by Nicholasville police and had more charges coming, so we were transporting him from our restricted-custody center to our main facility when he got away and ran out the door,” Sallee said.

Local authorities are searching for an inmate after he escaped from the Jessamine County Detention Center on Thursday. Jonathan M. Owens, 25, had been serving a one-year sentence for cold checks, jailer Jon Sallee said, and was a work-release inmate staying in the restricted-custody center. With more cold-check charges pending, jail officials were moving him to the main facility around 12:30 p.m. Thursday when he ran out of the building and fled on foot. “He was recently interviewed by Nicholasville police and had more charges coming, so we were transporting him from our restricted-custody center to our main facility when he got away and ran out the door,” Sallee said.

A Lancaster man who escaped from custody last week in Pulaski County surrendered Monday afternoon to Boyle County authorities. Somerset police Lt. Shannon Smith said Jason Cannon, 31, was handed over to Pulaski authorities and transported back to the Pulaski County Detention Center where he faces a second-degree escape charge. Smith said Cannon, who was an inmate at the Pulaski Detention Center, was on work release Thursday at  Lake Cumberland Regional Airport with another inmate, Cortney Slusher, 33, and Clyde Collett, 39, an airport employee and work release supervisor.

Clark County Jailer Bobby Stone won’t be tried next month for contempt of court, as was originally scheduled. During a status conference Friday, the July 14 trial in Clark District Court was continued because Fayette County Attorney Ray Larson, who is the special prosecutor for the case, will be in a trial elsewhere, according to court officials. A new pre-trial conference has been scheduled for July 19, and a new trial date may be set then. Stone, who is currently serving his seventh consecutive term as jailer, is facing two charges of contempt of court after two prisoners were released from the jail before their sentences were complete and against orders from two district judges, Earl-Ray Neal and Brandy Oliver Brown.

Clark County Jailer Bobby Stone will be tried in July for contempt of court after jail employees reportedly released two prisoners prematurely. Following a 20-minute closed hearing Thursday afternoon, special judge David Hayse scheduled the trial for July 14 after Stone allegedly violated the terms of a previous probation agreement in Clark District Court. So far, the trial will only involve the contempt charges which stemmed from an order filed by Clark District Judges Earl-Ray Neal and Brandy Oliver Brown in January.

An inmate at the Jessamine County Detention Center was killed Monday while working off River Road with the State Highway Department. John Michael Hager, 35, of Nicholasville, was cutting down trees in southern Jessamine County when one of the trees he was working on fell on him. He died form his injuries. "It's a tragic accident," Jessamine County Chief Deputy Allen "Doodle" Peel said. Hager was a Class D, or non-violent, inmate at the jail. The Kentucky State Highway Department uses some inmates to do labor around the state's roads such as maintenance and picking up litter.

STANFORD - Seven people were indicted Friday by a Lincoln County grand jury, including an inmate who attempted to escape while on work release. Charles Christopher Moore, 28, was charged with second-degree escape. He had been booked into the Lincoln County Regional Jail as a state inmate on Aug. 24. On Nov. 6, Moore walked off of a recycling job while on work release. Jail authorities said Moore made it to a wooded area nearby but was apprehended a short time later by a jail supervisor.

STANFORD - An inmate walked away from work release Tuesday, but he did not get far. Charles Christopher Moore was captured not far from the Lincoln County Recycling Center on Ky. 698 where he fled. After a brief search of the surrounding area, Moore was apprehended without incident, state police said. Moore was taken back to the Lincoln County Regional Jail on a second-degree escape charge. Trooper R.G. Wren is investigating.

Magistrates approved the annual update of the detention center's policy and procedures manual at its meeting on Tuesday. The main text of the manual was unchanged except for the chapter concerning the jail's restricted custody center which houses work release inmates. Lisa Brumfield, administrative assistant at the detention center, said the two items that were revised involved strip searches and how inmates are classified for work release. The changes have already been approved by the State Department of Corrections and just had to be approved by the Jessamine County Fiscal Court.

Warrants are pending for a Boyle County inmate suspected of growing marijuana and trafficking in prescribed medication. Authorities began investigating Evan Craig Dailey, 37, after an anonymous tip Wednesday led the sheriff's department to his residence at 10735 Forkland Road. Deputy Sheriff Marty Elliott said officers discovered an undetermined amount of marijuana growing behind Dailey's house. Elliott said there also was evidence that Dailey was selling marijuana and pills during work release.

Dear Editor: I do not know either candidate running for jailer, so all I can comment on is two situations that occurred at the detention center -- one under Mr. Hill's administration and one that occurred under Mr. Harmon's term as jailer. I am a retired medical state correctional employee. I served as a Health Authority and Nurse Service Administrator for 1,200 inmates at Northpoint Training Center for 13 years. During my time in this position, I had, on occasion, the opportunity to visit the Boyle County Detention Center to draw blood on inmates for DNA testing.