KY: Criminal Justice
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Kentucky determined to support its domestic violence shelters amid federal cuts
As federal Victims of Crime Act funding continues to impact Kentucky's domestic violence shelters, advocates say they are applauding lawmakers …
Reentry program for people incarcerated offers a model for others
By Taylor Sisk for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collabor…
KY crisis aversion bill would help decrease gun violence, advocates say
New legislation under consideration by Kentucky lawmakers would allow police to confiscate guns from people whose family members are concerned about t…
KY lawmakers consider bill that would expand felony offenses
Under proposed legislation being considered by Republican lawmakers, Kentucky renters would face harsher criminal penalties for property damage…
Report: Black Kentuckians continue to be incarcerated at high rates
A new study of incarceration trends shows Black people in the Commonwealth are jailed at a rate nearly three times higher than their white peers…
More than 300,000 Kentuckians charged for cannabis over past two decades
Kentuckians continue to be charged, jailed and fined for cannabis-related offenses at high rates, despite dramatic shifts in public opinion, …
A call for greater focus on youth justice in Kentucky
The number of children behind bars in Kentucky has declined significantly in recent years, but their advocates said more work could be done to create …
Proposed East KY Federal Prison Would Have Devastating Environmental Impacts
After Republican Congressman Hal Rogers inserted language into the latest House appropriations bill which would bypass environmental regulatory proces…
KY Rep. Pushes to Fast-Track Federal Prison Project, Despite Local Opposition
A more than $500 million proposed federal prison project, which would sit on a former coal mine site in Letcher County, is receiving a renewed push …
Kentucky’s Incarcerated Population on the Rise
Kentucky incarcerated more than 32,000 people in 2022 in both local jails and state prisons, a 250% jump from the mid-1980s, according to a new …
DOJ Report: Louisville Police Repeatedly Violated Kentuckians’ Civil Rights
The Louisville Metro Police Department engaged in patterns of conduct which violated people's civil rights, said a U.S. Department of Justice report …
In 2022, KY Became 2nd State to Pass Death-Penalty Mental-Illness Exemption
Kentucky became the second state in the nation this year to pass an exemption to the death penalty for people with a serious mental illness. Signed …