Criminal Justice

Despite Some Progress, There Is Still an Urgent Need for Kentucky to Do More to Address the Potential Spread of COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons

Reducing the number of people in jails and prisons is increasingly a focus of state, local and also nationwide efforts...

Analysis

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 House, despite the harms to Kentucky kids and our economy...

Analysis

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...

Analysis

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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Analysis

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...

Analysis

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...

Despite Some Progress, There Is Still an Urgent Need for Kentucky to Do More to Address the Potential Spread of COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons

SB 1 Would Harm Kentucky Kids, Economy

HB 424’s Reformed Felony Threshold Would Reduce Incarceration for Low-Level Theft

Report Shows Importance of Expungement to Kentuckians’ Health – House Bill 327 Would Be Step Forward

Bill Supports Public Safety and Protects Children From Automatically Being Tried as Adults

Harsh Measure Threatens Kentucky’s Families and Finances

Ways Forward for the Commonwealth

Expungement Bill Is a Highlight, But Deeper Commitment to Criminal Justice Reform Missing from Session

SB 57 an Important Step to Expand Felony Expungement

Kentucky Has Much to Learn from Other States on Criminal Justice Reform

Research that works for Kentucky

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