SB 1 Would Harm Kentucky Kids, Economy
After receiving a second reading on the House floor yesterday, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) continues to advance in the...
Criminal Justice
HB 424’s Reformed Felony Threshold Would Reduce Incarceration for Low-Level Theft
Today the Senate Judiciary committee will hear a House-passed bill that would reduce incarceration – especially important as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to make Kentucky’s current jail overcrowding even more...
Report Shows Importance of Expungement to Kentuckians’ Health – House Bill 327 Would Be Step Forward
Expanding expungement in Kentucky is good for health, according to new research published by the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness. The report details the findings from a...
Bill Supports Public Safety and Protects Children From Automatically Being Tried as Adults
Current law in Kentucky mandates that children charged with certain felony offenses be prosecuted as adults, rather than as juveniles. The current law limits the discretion of prosecutors and judges,...
Harsh Measure Threatens Kentucky’s Families and Finances
A new harmful and costly immigration proposal – Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) – would create an impractical mandate for most public agencies in Kentucky to participate in federal immigration...
Ways Forward for the Commonwealth
In the coming weeks and months, Kentuckians will hear from candidates for governor about their vision and ideas for our commonwealth. KCEP’s careful analysis of Kentucky data and the research...
Expungement Bill Is a Highlight, But Deeper Commitment to Criminal Justice Reform Missing from Session
Overall the criminal justice bills that passed in the 2019 General Assembly will not move Kentucky forward in addressing its growing inmate population. At the same time the state legislature...
SB 57 an Important Step to Expand Felony Expungement
SB 57, which is scheduled for a vote in the House tomorrow, would take another modest but important step toward making it easier for Kentuckians with a record to get...
Kentucky Has Much to Learn from Other States on Criminal Justice Reform
Advocates for criminal justice reform in Kentucky hope to see effective and much-needed bail reform in the upcoming legislative session. But without other changes focused on reducing the number of...
What Happened With Criminal Justice This Session
In January, lawmakers headed into the 2018 Kentucky General Assembly with information about and the need to address the state’s rapidly growing inmate population and corrections costs; our status as...