Let’s Do More Than Light a Candle for the Mayfield Factory Workers
Eight people died in the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory when it was hit by a massive tornado last Friday...
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Just Like COVID, KY Tornadoes Show Us That Most Vulnerable Workers Need Protecting
Just Like COVID, KY Tornadoes Show Us That Most Vulnerable Workers Need Protecting By: Linda Blackford Source: Herald-Leader
Why Were Jail Inmates Working in the Mayfield Candle Factory When the Tornado Hit?
Why Were Jail Inmates Working in the Mayfield Candle Factory When the Tornado Hit? By: John Cheves Source: Herald-Leader
What the Legislature Can Do to Improve the Return Home for Kentuckians Leaving Incarceration
Despite the harms to people, families and communities, Kentucky incarcerates 40% more people than the U.S. average. In addition, existing state and federal policies strip people reentering society of certain...
Report Shows Kentucky Has Reversed Course in 10 Years Since Passage of Criminal Justice Reform
Report Shows Kentucky Has Reversed Course in 10 Years Since Passage of Criminal Justice Reform By: Staff Report Source: Northern Kentucky Tribune
Further Shift Away from Income Taxes Would Worsen Inequities, Harm State’s Economy
As the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly approaches, some interested in more tax cuts for the wealthy are again pushing to shift Kentucky’s tax system away from income taxes and toward...
Why Can’t Kentucky Reduce Its Sky-High Prison Populations? Look to Lawmakers, Report Says
Why Can't Kentucky Reduce Its Sky-High Prison Populations? Look to Lawmakers, Report Says By: Chris Kenning Source: Courier-Journal
Kentucky Tightens the Guardrails on Its Controversial Film Incentives Program
Kentucky Tightens the Guardrails on Its Controversial Film Incentives Program By: Stephanie Wolf Source: WFPL
New Report: 10 Years After Widely Hailed Criminal Justice Reform, Kentucky Has Reversed Progress and Mass Incarceration Is Worsening
Since initial 2011 reforms, the KY General Assembly has passed only 10 laws that further reduce incarceration — and 59 laws that increase punishment Kentucky received national attention in 2011...
In Decade Since Major Criminal Justice Reform, the Kentucky General Assembly Has Passed Six Times as Many Laws Increasing Incarceration as Decreasing It
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the passage of 2011’s House Bill (HB) 463, “The Public Safety and Offender Accountability Act.”[efn_note]2011 Ky. Acts, ch. 2, https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/11RS/documents/0002.pdf.[/efn_note] HB 463 was...