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Barren County Jail receives near-perfect state inspection, overcrowding cited as only issue

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STAFF REPORT Glasgow News 1 The Barren County Detention Center has earned a near-perfect evaluation from the Kentucky Department of Corrections, with overcrowding listed as the only problem found during a recent inspection. During a March 16 jail committee meeting, Barren County Jailer Aaron Shirley told members that state inspectors gave the jail what he described as an “incredible” score, adding that the Department of Corrections cited the fac…
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WCLU Radio broke the news in on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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