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Amber Duke

Amber Duke

Amber Duke is interim executive director of ACLU-Ky.

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Louisville Metro Department of Corrections

Citizens group demands new medical provider, end of overcrowding at Louisville jail where 12 died

By: , , , and - December 5, 2022

For the past year, Louisville has been in the throes of one of the most devastating humanitarian?crises in the city’s history. Twelve people died in the nightmarish conditions at Louisville Metro?Department of Corrections (LMDC): Last December, as Mayor Greg Fischer and community leaders shrugged their shoulders and?remained silent when three people died at the jail […]