Letcher County residents may have to wait until the end of the summer to find out whether or not a federal prison will be constructed in Letcher County.

Less than a month before the U.S. Justice Department announced an investigation into sexual-abuse and harassment allegations at an Arkansas prison unit, Gov. Asa Hutchinson told the agency the state couldn't comply with the national Prison Rape Elimination Act.

Justice Department launches investigation into alleged sexual abuse at women's prison in Newport