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The Kentucky Department of Corrections, the Kentucky State Police and the state of Hawaii are currently investigating sexual abuse allegations by inmates at the Otter Creek Correctional Center in Wheelwright. Next month, a Floyd County grand jury is expected to hear the case. For years, the Department of Corrections has attempted to push a bill that would increase the penalty from a maximum of 12 months to a maximum of five years, saying they don't believe there is such a thing as consensual sex between guards and inmates. They're pushing for tougher prison sex laws in Kentucky, which is one of just three states that consider sexual contact between guards and inmates a misdemeanor.