Pulaski County Detention Center (PCDC) is the regional jail for many surrounding counties, but it also holds inmates that would otherwise be in state prisons. As a result, the county
Jail overcrowding in the Pulaski County Detention Center (PCDC) has become a massive issue in recent years, but there may be a light at the end of the tunnel, according
 Janie Slaven | CJ
PCDC Sgt. Rodney Dick, Rep. Josh Branscum, Rep. David Meade, and Pulaski Jailer Anthony McCollum stand outside the jail s virtual courtroom after briefly observing a hearing.
 Janie Slaven | CJ
Rep. Josh Branscum, Jailer Anthony McCollum, Rep. David Meade and Justice Debra Hembree Lambert discuss the pros and cons of remote court proceedings for local jails.
The COVID-19 pandemic may be winding down but it promises to have a lasting effect on the way certain things are done particularly when it comes to court proceedings.
On Thursday, David Meade (R-Stanford), Speaker Pro Tem for the Kentucky House of Representatives, and 83rd District Representative Josh Branscum (R-Russell Springs) visited the Pulaski County Detention Center to observe how the facility handles remote court proceedings as well as other protocols necessitated by the pandemic s onset in March 2020.
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Pulaski County Detention Center Sgt. Rodney Dick and Nursing Director Casey Coffey updated Fiscal Court Tuesday on jail operations since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on county jails across Kentucky, the Pulaski County Detention Center accomplished something nearly unheard of.
During Tuesday s meeting of Pulaski County Fiscal Court, PCDC Sergeant Rodney Dick presented county officials with a $44,255 check representing excess fees for 2020.
With the pandemic keeping inmates from being transferred, most local jails saw a dramatic drop in inmate population particularly state inmates that produce lodging revenues.
Dick said that Jailer Anthony McCollum and his command staff restructured as a result. We re doing more with less, he said.