A lawsuit claiming that an inmate’s religious rights were ignored was recently filed against the Madison County Detention Center (MCDC) and the county.
A package of buprenorphine, one medication used to treat opioid use disorder, and a naloxone nasal spray. UK Photo | Pete Comparoni
RICHMOND, Ky. (May 25, 2021) – The University of Kentucky’s $87 million HEALing Communities Study has partnered with Voices of Hope and the Madison County Detention Center to increase access to medication for opioid use disorder for people who are being released from the jail.
The Madison County Detention Center, under the leadership of Jailer Steve Tussey, detains about 5,600 people per year. The jail is located in Richmond, Ky. and does not currently have a substance use treatment program. Madison County is one of the 16 Kentucky counties participating in the HEALing Communities Study. The study has the ultimate goal of reducing opioid overdose deaths by 40% in participating communities that represent more than a third of Kentucky’s population.
Taylor Six
tsix@richmondregister.com
Dec 31, 2020
Fifty-five cases of coronavirus have been reported at the Madison County Detention Center as of Thursday afternoon.Â
Out of 380 inmates being housed at the facility in downtown Richmond, 55 tested positive, and one staff member.Â
According to Deputy Judge Executive Colleen Chaney, all individuals are asymptomatic and quarantined in the jail for 14 days or the event that they are released.
She stated, effective immediately, the jail and their partnering law enforcement agencies (Madison County Sheriff s Office, Richmond and Berea Police Departments, and Kentucky State Police) will transport arrested individuals to the Clark County Detention Center in Winchester.Â