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More Kids Will Be Locked in Kentucky’s Troubled Juvenile Detention Facilities Due to Laws Going Into Effect This Month

Several of the most harmful criminal legal system policy changes in recent Kentucky history go into effect this month, increasing...

Analysis

The 2024 Kentucky General Assembly Was the Most Regressive for Criminal Legal System Policies in Recent Memory

More than any legislative session in recent memory, the 2024 Kentucky General Assembly doubled down on harmful policies that will result in longer sentences, Kentuckians locked up for being poor,...

Analysis

Budget Agreement Maintains Modest Spending for Education and Other Needs Despite Funds Available to Do More

The final budget agreement spends significant dollars out of the Budget Reserve Trust Fund (BRTF) primarily on infrastructure and very specific local projects. However, it remains largely austere when it...

Analysis

Senate Bill 20 Would Allow More Children to Be Prosecuted as Adults

Prosecuting children in adult court leads to harsher consequences and harmful long-term outcomes, both for the children and the greater community. Yet Senate Bill (SB) 20 would make it easier...

Analysis

Senate Budget Includes Much More Infrastructure Spending, Remains Austere When It Comes to Other Needs

The Senate has proposed a budget that spends significant dollars out of the Budget Reserve Trust Fund (BRTF), primarily on infrastructure projects, much more than the House proposed. However, the...

Analysis

Companion Bills to Automate Expungement Would Give Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians a Second Chance

Involvement in the criminal legal system, even just once, can have long-lasting consequences that negatively affect social and economic mobility, and quality of life. An estimated 38% of Kentucky adults...

Analysis

House Bill 5 Would Cost Kentucky More Than $1 Billion Over a Decade

The Kentucky Senate is now considering House Bill (HB) 5, legislation containing the most sweeping expansion of the state’s criminal statutes in decades. In addition to increasing incarceration, hardship and...

Analysis

House Bill 5 Arrives in Senate With Changes That Make It Even More Harmful

Last week, the House passed House Bill (HB) 5, a sprawling collection of tried-and-failed policies that will increase incarceration, hardship and the risk of fatal overdose in Kentucky. Prior to...

Op-Ed

House Bill 5 Doubles Down on Ineffective Policies That Will Further Increase Incarceration and Hardship

All Kentuckians deserve to feel safe in their communities, but sending even more people to jail and prison, and for longer, will not make us safer. And yet, that’s the...

Analysis

Floor Amendment to HB 5 Proposes New Harmful Changes That Far Outweigh Attempts at Making Bill Less Harsh

The House is expected to vote on House Bill (HB) 5 today with a floor amendment from its primary sponsor. Rather than make the bill less harsh, nearly all of...

More Kids Will Be Locked in Kentucky’s Troubled Juvenile Detention Facilities Due to Laws Going Into Effect This Month

The 2024 Kentucky General Assembly Was the Most Regressive for Criminal Legal System Policies in Recent Memory

Budget Agreement Maintains Modest Spending for Education and Other Needs Despite Funds Available to Do More

Senate Bill 20 Would Allow More Children to Be Prosecuted as Adults

Senate Budget Includes Much More Infrastructure Spending, Remains Austere When It Comes to Other Needs

Companion Bills to Automate Expungement Would Give Hundreds of Thousands of Kentuckians a Second Chance

House Bill 5 Would Cost Kentucky More Than $1 Billion Over a Decade

House Bill 5 Arrives in Senate With Changes That Make It Even More Harmful

House Bill 5 Doubles Down on Ineffective Policies That Will Further Increase Incarceration and Hardship

Floor Amendment to HB 5 Proposes New Harmful Changes That Far Outweigh Attempts at Making Bill Less Harsh

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