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Criminal Justice

Analysis

Report on County Jails Shows Why We Need Additional Criminal Justice Reforms

A recently released report from the state Legislative Research Commission (LRC) raises the alarm around the growing number of state...

Ashley Spalding | May 19, 2017

Analysis

Criminal Justice Bills Passed This Session

As the session began, many were hopeful that the legislature was poised to pass criminal justice reforms that would make a meaningful impact in reducing the state’s growing inmate population,...

Ashley Spalding | March 31, 2017

Analysis

New Version of Drug Bill Would Have Serious Consequences for Addicts and Criminal Justice System

A new version of House Bill 333 passed the Senate Judiciary committee late last night. The bill contains very consequential changes for Kentuckians struggling with addiction, as well as the...

Ashley Spalding | March 30, 2017

Op-Ed

General Assembly Risks Driving Corrections Costs Higher

Going into this legislative session, the Kentucky General Assembly was poised to make criminal justice reforms that would reduce the state’s growing inmate population and associated costs while also maintaining...

Ashley Spalding | February 28, 2017

Analysis

Gang Bill Costly and Missing Effective Approaches to Supporting Youth

Too many in our state have experienced the devastating consequences of violent, sometimes gang-related crime, and our legislators understandably want to do something to stop it. House Bill 315 proposes...

Ashley Spalding | February 27, 2017

Analysis

What’s In the Criminal Justice Reform Bill, and What’s Not

Senate Bill 120, the bill coming out of the state’s Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council (CJPAC), proposes some positive steps to address barriers to successful reentry often experienced by former...

Ashley Spalding | February 15, 2017

Analysis

Harsher Criminal Penalties Not a Proven Way to Address Heroin Problem

We all want to see Kentucky address its devastating drug problems. The issue touches individuals and families from all walks of life across Kentucky, and too many of us have...

Ashley Spalding | February 15, 2017

Analysis

Mix of Criminal Justice Bills So Far in 2017 General Assembly

With Kentucky’s growing inmate population and high rates of recidivism, what we need in 2017 is legislation that will make these problems better, not worse. The criminal justice bills filed...

Ashley Spalding | January 18, 2017

Analysis

How Criminal Justice Reform Would Help Kentucky Kids

Criminal justice reform is important not just for adults but also for children, as highlighted in a new report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). This link is especially relevant...

Ashley Spalding | December 22, 2016

Analysis

Kentucky’s Repeat Offender Laws Need Reform

Last week Kentucky’s Public Advocate Ed Monahan testified to the Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary that the state needs to reform its Persistent Felony Offender (PFO) laws. This is also...

Ashley Spalding | November 11, 2016

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Criminal Justice News

1 New KyPolicy Website Shows Kentucky’s Incarcerated Population Increased Again in 2022

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2 Local Jails Seeing Rise in Inmate Populations

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

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

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

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The Experts

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

Carmen Mitchell

Facts Don’t Support Economic Argument for Proposed Federal Prison in Letcher County 

Ashley Spalding

Public Schools Are Becoming a Lower State Budget Priority

Pam Thomas

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