Marc L. Fields

Presented a new in-house addiction and mental health treatment program (PATH) to the Kenton County Fiscal Court. It replaced a state-backed program and opened treatment to inmates in every jail dorm.

February 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Fired a county jail officer for punching an inmate in the face and head, leaving a gash. Fields was the jail's chief deputy at the time.

July 30, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Reported that the jail began holding ICE detainees in May 2025, housing 366 by year end. He said he turned beds once used for state inmates into federal beds, earning 2.5 times more money.

March 4, 2026

Source: kentoncountyjail.org

Defended the jail's holding of federal immigration (ICE) detainees after residents asked the county to end it. He said ICE detainees are treated the same as every other inmate.

January 13, 2026

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Was named in his official role in a federal wrongful-death suit over an inmate killed by his cellmate in 2023. The court dismissed the claims against him because they repeated the claims against the county.

June 4, 2025

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Started the jail's first Citizens Academy, a six-week course for up to 20 residents. It showed how the jail runs, including its budget, medical care, and addiction programs.

April 8, 2025

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Won a court ruling in his lawsuit against the state prisons agency. A Franklin County judge found the agency failed to move state inmates out of county jails on time and underpaid their medical care.

May 31, 2024

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Sued the Kentucky Department of Corrections, along with the county and other jailers. The suit said the state left its inmates in county jails too long and did not pay their medical costs.

January 20, 2023

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Said publicly that trying to jail people out of addiction does not work. He said people released back into the same situation cannot be expected to succeed.

December 22, 2022

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Won election as Kenton County Jailer with 30,710 votes (62.4%). He beat Democrat George Exterkamp, who got 18,490 votes.

November 8, 2022

Source: kentonkyclerk.gov

Said publicly that the state was breaking its own law by leaving sentenced state inmates in the county jail. As of July 26, 2022, 51 state inmates had stayed past the 45-day legal limit, crowding the jail.

August 9, 2022

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Received endorsements from County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann, Sheriff Charles Korzenborn, and Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders in the 2022 jailer race.

May 14, 2022

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Was appointed Kenton County Jailer by County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann, effective January 1, 2021. He replaced retiring jailer Terry Carl after serving as his chief deputy since 2018.

December 7, 2020

Source: nkytribune.com