LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A potential settlement that may cost Louisville Metro Government millions of dollars has been reached in a federal class action lawsuit that was filed against the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections nearly nine years ago.
The lawsuit alleges that LMDC unlawfully held people in custody after they had been ordered released by a judge or had completed their sentences.
The original suit was filed on February 3, 2017, and says there are potentially hundreds of people who would qualify for the settlement…