Officials told The Courier Journal that Sophia Rosing, a former student at the University of Kentucky who was given a 12-month jail sentence for using racial epithets to attack another student in 2022, had been freed early.
According to Morgan Hall, communications director for the Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, Rosing was never detained by the Kentucky Department of Corrections and was given a 12-month term in a county jail on October 17, 2024, after his charges were reduced to misdemeanors.
Hall stated: “She received pre-sentence credit and good time credit by the jail, which advanced her release to May 11, 2025,”. “The Department of Corrections had no role in her custody or release.”
After entering guilty pleas to many crimes, Rosing was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and a $25 fine.
Despite her commitment to “personal growth and accountability” and the “tremendous personal and professional consequences” she has had since the assault, Rosing’s lawyer argued in March that she should be released early. However, the request was turned down.
In a letter to students, UK President Eli Capilouto said that the former UK student had previously been shown drunk in a video that went viral and using “racial slurs and offensive language” toward Kylah Spring, a Memphis first-year student.
