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Posts Tagged ‘Letcher County’

Indigenous Organization Acquires Land on Proposed Federal Prison Site in Kentucky

By Abby Hassler | July 23, 2025 | 0
Opponents of FCI/FPC Letcher distribute yard signs at an event hosted by Concerned Letcher Countians in March 2024. Photo by Willie Dodson

A controversial proposed prison site in Letcher County, Kentucky, is facing new barriers thanks to a community-based Indigenous organization and new suggested budget cuts from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Community members resist proposed Eastern Kentucky Prison

By Willie Dodson | December 3, 2024 | 1
Opponents of FCI/FPC Letcher distribute yard signs at an event hosted by Concerned Letcher Countians in March 2024. Photo by Willie Dodson

A controversial prison project in Eastern Kentucky has resurfaced, despite community opposition that had kept the proposal at bay for several years.

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Federal Approval Rescinded for Kentucky Prison

By AV's Intern Team | August 6, 2019 | 0

The project would have used public money, including abandoned mine reclamation funds, to build a federal prison on a former coal mine in Letcher County, Ky.

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