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Criminal Justice

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Analysis

HB 126’s Reformed Felony Threshold Would Reduce Incarceration for Low-Level Theft

The House Judiciary committee is scheduled to hear a bill sponsored by Representative Ed Massey, House Bill (HB) 126, on...

Ashley Spalding | February 2, 2021

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Analysis

New Data Helps Pave the Way for Bail Reform in Kentucky

Legislators and advocates have been discussing bail reform for years, with general agreement that too many Kentuckians are incarcerated while awaiting trial, many because they cannot afford bail. Past bail...

Ashley Spalding | January 21, 2021

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Op-Ed

Letter to Governor Beshear: Coalition Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine and Incarcerated Kentuckians

COVID-19 vaccine Doses On January 19, 2021, a coalition of Kentucky organizations and individuals submitted the following letter to Governor Beshear. Dear Governor Beshear, As COVID-19 spreads throughout the country...

admin | January 19, 2021

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Analysis

Banning No-Knock Warrants Is an Important First Step in Addressing Police Violence Through Demilitarization

Since the killing of Breonna Taylor by police in March during a drug investigation, public officials, community organizations and advocates have called for bans of “no-knock” warrants, which have become...

Carmen Mitchell | December 18, 2020

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Waiver to Provide Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Incarcerated People Shouldn’t Increase Incarceration

KyPolicy submitted the following comments on the 1115 Waiver Amendment – SUD Incarceration Services to the DMS Commissioner's office on November 6, 2020. You can read them in PDF form...

Carmen Mitchell | November 10, 2020

Analysis

IDs Are a Necessity for Successful Reentry

When people who have been incarcerated are released from jail and prison, support services such as housing and mental health can help them get back on their feet and avoid...

Carmen Mitchell | October 1, 2020

Analysis

Kentucky Must Continue Momentum Reducing Jail and Prison Population

As we enter the seventh month of the COVID-19 pandemic, jails and prisons have been among the top “hotspots” for COVID-19 at the same time incarcerated individuals are among the...

Ashley Spalding, Dustin Pugel, Pam Thomas and Carmen Mitchell | September 3, 2020

Analysis

Kentucky’s Largest Cities Spend a Quarter of Their Budgets on Police

Amid growing attention to harmful overpolicing of Black communities, many are calling on cities to begin shifting public resources away from policing toward social services, mental health, affordable housing and...

Dustin Pugel and Pam Thomas | June 11, 2020

Analysis

Policy Changes to Address Police Violence

With the recent police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and David McAtee – in a long history of state-sanctioned violence against Americans who are Black – protests are occurring...

Jessica Klein and Anna Baumann | June 11, 2020

Analysis

To Protect Kentuckians from COVID-19, State Needs to Build on Already Significant Declines in Incarceration

In recent weeks, important steps have been taken to address the public health crisis posed by incarceration in Kentucky’s jails and prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in historic declines...

Ashley Spalding and Pam Thomas | May 1, 2020

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Criminal Justice News

1 Local Jails Seeing Rise in Inmate Populations

2 How Legislators, Jailers Aim to Fight Recidivism, Overcrowding in Kentucky Jails

3 KY Jails Are Again Overfilling After COVID Restrictions Lift. Will New Laws Make It Worse?

4 High Incarceration Rate Leaves Most of Kentucky’s Jails Overpopulated. See the Data.

5 Post-Pandemic, KY Returns to World-High Incarceration Rate

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The 2022 General Assembly Passed More Bills Increasing Incarceration Than Decreasing It, and Failed to Make Other Badly Needed Justice Changes

Carmen Mitchell

House Bill 3 Proposes Harmful, Regressive Policy Changes to Kentucky’s Juvenile System

Ashley Spalding

‘Transplant’ Bill Would Give Large Windfall to Companies Recruiting Remote Workers

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